Cholesterol Endpoints Draw Scrutiny At HoFH Panels
Executive Summary
The Metabolic and Endocrinologic Advisory Committee accepts LDL lowering as endpoint for homozygous hypercholesterolemia drugs, backing approval of Aegerion’s lomitapide by 13-2 and Genzyme’s mipomersen by 9-6, but hones in on the need for better surrogates for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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