A randomised clinical trial investigating the effect of anacetrapib versus placebo in high risk patients already taking statins
Studied treatment | anacetrapib 100mg daily |
Control treatment | placebo |
Patients | high risk patients already taking statins |
Size | 30624 |
Blindness | double-blind | Inclusion period | |
Follow-up duration | median 4 years | Centers | |
Lost to FU | geographical localisation | ||
Primary endpoint | coronary events | Design | Parallel groups |
Merck announced on june 26, 2017 that the REVEAL trial with anacetrapib had met its primary endpoint, significantly reducing the rate of coronary death, MI, and coronary revascularization
Effects of Anacetrapib in Patients with Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease. N Engl J Med 2017;: [PMID: 28847206] link to pdf add to Mendeley
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Merck Reveals Positive Findings For Its CETP Inhibitor
ClinicalTrial.gov record NCT01252953
Comment: Full results of REVEAL will be presented on August 29 at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Barcelona, Spain
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