Juxtapid Phase 3 Achieves in HoFH; Needham & Company Maintains Aegerion (AEGR) at 'Hold' Pending Better Visibility

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Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Achieves Primary Endpoint in Phase III Study of Lomitapide in Japanese Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)

May 26, 2015 7:09 AM EDT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEGR), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of novel therapies for patients with debilitating rare diseases, today announced the primary endpoint was achieved in the Company's open-label, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lomitapide in nine Japanese patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). The primary endpoint measured mean percent change in low-density lipoprotein... More

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Achieves Primary Endpoint in Phase III Study of Lomitapide in Japanese Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)

May 26, 2015 7:09 AM EDT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEGR), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of novel therapies for patients with debilitating rare diseases, today announced the primary endpoint was achieved in the Company's open-label, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lomitapide in nine Japanese patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). The primary endpoint measured mean percent change in low-density lipoprotein... More