Article: Esperion Initiates Phase I Study of ETC-1001; In pre-clinical studies, oral small molecule shown to elevate HDL-cholesterol levels and reduce LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies to improve the treatment of cardiovascular disease, has initiated a Phase I study of ETC-1001, the Company's lead oral small molecule product candidate. ETC-1001 is intended to be a chronic treatment for individuals with lipid disorders. The double- blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of single escalating doses of ETC-1001 in up to 36 healthy volunteers.

Esperion's oral small molecule drug discovery program is focused on identifying and developing new treatments for lipid disorders. Esperion ...

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