Aegerion (AEGR) Says Efficacy, Safety Profile for Lomitapide Maintained
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Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEGR) today provided a clinical update on its lead investigational therapeutic, lomitapide.
Aegerion reported that the 78-week data from its pivotal Phase III clinical trial are consistent with data previously reported at the 26- and 56-week time points. The Phase III study was a single-arm, open label trial, designed to evaluate the efficacy and long-term safety of lomitapide for the treatment of patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). The data demonstrate that the reduction in LDL-C cholesterol from baseline was maintained at 78-weeks.
Aegerion reported that the 78-week data from its pivotal Phase III clinical trial are consistent with data previously reported at the 26- and 56-week time points. The Phase III study was a single-arm, open label trial, designed to evaluate the efficacy and long-term safety of lomitapide for the treatment of patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). The data demonstrate that the reduction in LDL-C cholesterol from baseline was maintained at 78-weeks.
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