Amgen Keeping Dosing Options Open For Cholesterol Buster AMG 145
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
A monthly dose of Amgen’s PCSK9 inhibitor lowers LDL significantly with a good tolerability profile in two Phase II studies. Reporting results for the RUTHERFORD trial in the journal Circulation, investigators compare AMG 145 favorably for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia to a range of rivals, including Sanofi’s REGN 727, Genzyme’s mipomersen and Aegerion’s lomitapide.
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