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Torcetrapib for increasing HDL cholesterol

April 9, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment 

On April 7, 2004 Pfizer announced preliminary results of a Phase I trial with torcetrapib, its experimental therapy for increasing HDL cholesterol. A study was published in the April 8, 2004 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, involving 19 patients. The results showed that torcetrapib significantly increased the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) [...]