Panel Review Of Aegerion’s Lomitapide May Lead To Evolution Of Cholesterol Drug Approval Standards
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
FDA will be using an upcoming advisory panel review of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s lomitapide to see if there is still support for traditional lipid endpoints in clinical trials of cholesterol drugs.
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