Dalcetrapib Failure Raises Yet More Questions On Value Of Tinkering With HDL Cholesterol
Executive Summary
Termination of the development program for dalcetrapib creates more doubt about the class of CETP inhibitors, long viewed with ambivalence. But important differences in how the drug works compared to rivals leaves room for some to hold out hope for CETP inhibition and the HDL hypothesis in general.
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