Sanofi, Regeneron Drug Cuts Cholesterol in 9 Studies
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Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s cholesterol drug cut levels of the artery-clogging protein in nine trials, and reduced the rate of heart attack, stroke and death in one test, as the companies race with Amgen Inc. to get a new treatment to market.
In trials involving about 5,000 patients, alirocumab met the main goal of lowering bad cholesterol after 24 weeks of treatment more than placebo or drugs such as Merck & Co.’s Zetia, the two companies said in a statement today without disclosing detailed results. The drop was consistent with previous trials, such as one reported in October in which alirocumab lowered bad cholesterol by 47 percent, they said.