{"id":762,"date":"2025-06-18T12:53:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitefansalaran.ir\/En\/?p=762"},"modified":"2025-07-06T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T17:16:16","slug":"mercks-cholesterol-lowering-drug-hits-primary-goal-in-two-late-stage-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitefansalaran.ir\/En\/2025\/06\/18\/mercks-cholesterol-lowering-drug-hits-primary-goal-in-two-late-stage-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Merck\u2019s Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Hits Primary Goal in Two Late-Stage Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"347\"><strong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"173\">Merck<\/strong> announced that its new oral medication successfully met its <strong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"254\">primary endpoint<\/strong> in two <strong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"291\">phase III clinical trials<\/strong>, significantly lowering a specific type of cholesterol.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"595\">The company is testing its <strong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"395\">non-statin pill<\/strong>, called <strong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"428\">enlicitide decanoate<\/strong>, for the treatment of <strong data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"469\">hyperlipidemia<\/strong> \u2014 a condition that leads to excessive fat buildup in blood vessels, increasing the risk of <strong data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"578\">heart attacks<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"594\">strokes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"737\">The drug demonstrated a <strong data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"689\">notable reduction in LDL-C (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol)<\/strong>, commonly referred to as &#8220;<strong data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"735\">bad cholesterol<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"962\"><strong data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"763\">Enlicitide decanoate<\/strong> works by <strong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"793\">inhibiting PCSK9<\/strong>, a protein that plays a key role in cholesterol regulation, whereas <strong data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"873\">statins<\/strong> function by <strong data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"909\">blocking the enzyme<\/strong> responsible for cholesterol production in the liver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merck announced that its new oral medication successfully met its primary endpoint in two phase III clinical trials, significantly lowering a specific type of cholesterol. 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