Where Cholesterol Surrogates Stand After ACC '16
Executive Summary
Failure of another CETP inhibitor – Lilly’s evacetrapib – despite robust LDL-lowering raises more doubt about surrogates, yet doesn’t put too much of a damper on PCSK9 inhibitors at the annual American College of Cardiology meeting. Statins get another boost just ahead of entry of Crestor generics.
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