The experimental drug, evacetrapib, belongs to a developing class of drugs called cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors.
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The CETP inhibitors are being considered as the next big thing in the cholesterol market. Additionally, the recently approved PCSK-9 drugs Praluent ( Sanofi and Regeneron ) and Repatha ( Amgen ) face decreasing competitive pressure from the CETP class; we are increasingly confident in our $12 billion peak sales projections for the PCSK-9 drug class. Morningstar Premium Members gain exclusive access to our full Eli Lilly Report, including fair value estimates, consider buying/selling prices, bull and bear breakdowns, and risk analyses.
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The Indianapolis company said researchers cited a lack of effectiveness, not safety concerns, in recommending an end to late-stage research on the drug, evacetrapib. A few were given the Lilly drug daily while others were given a placebo for up to four years. (LLY) stated that the firm and the ACCELERATE study’s academic leadership have agreed the recommendation of the independent data monitoring committee to terminate the Phase 3 trial of the examinational medicine evacetrapib, due to insufficient efficacy.
The company said that the drug was being explored for the treatment of high-risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
The study tracked whether evacetrapib reduced the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke, coronary surgery or hospitalization for unstable angina among patients, versus a placebo.
“Today’s news is a negative for Lilly and we anticipate that investors will also likely read across negatively for Merck”, Evercore ISI analyst Mark Schoenebaum said in a research note, according to Reuters.
But Lilly shares are now down nearly 8% in the wake of the evacetrapib setback. The company plans to incorporate the charge into its updated 2015 outlook when it releases its third-quarter results on October. 22.
US-based healthcare company Eli Lilly is set to discontinue the phase III trial of the investigational medicine evacetrapib, as it proved inefficient.
Merck’s anacetrapib has become the one and only medication within a novel lesson named CETP blockers that continues to be in late-stage tribulations.
Should Merck’s own outcomes data for anacetrapib prove positive, the pill could be a much preferred method for patients over the injections required for PCSK9 treatments.
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