Other CETP Inhibitors Could Escape Torcetrapib Trap, ACC Studies Suggest
Executive Summary
The failure of Pfizer's torcetrapib need not be the death knell of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor class, according to analysis of imaging studies presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, because there are several plausible reasons that the lack of efficacy could be due to molecule-specific problems
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