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Cholesterol-lowering blockbuster candidates speed into Phase III trials

Less than a decade on from genetic studies indicating the potential of PCSK9 as a target to affect cholesterol metabolism, two PCSK9 inhibitors are moving into late-stage development.

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Figure 1: Mode of action of PCSK9-targeted monoclonal antibodies.
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Mullard, A. Cholesterol-lowering blockbuster candidates speed into Phase III trials. Nat Rev Drug Discov 11, 817–819 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd3879

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