Cholesterol drug setback casts doubt over multibillion-dollar race
Novartis' experimental cholesterol drug pelacarsen failed to reduce cardiovascular events despite lowering levels of the harmful lipid Lp(a). This setback creates uncertainty for rival Lp(a) drugs being developed by Amgen and Eli Lilly.
Why it matters — An Amgen watcher would care because this failed trial from a competitor raises uncertainty around the prospects of Amgen's own rival Lp(a) drug in the same multibillion-dollar race.