DalCor Keeps Faith In CETP Biomarker, Despite No Dice For Merck's REVEAL Genetic Analysis
Executive Summary
Hopes for a precision approach for the vast cardiovascular disease population live on – past failed studies of HDL-raising drugs and lack of evidence for genetic typing in Merck's latest analysis of anacetrapib in REVEAL.
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