A drug called AMG 145 seems to lower a harmful type of cholesterol called Lp(a) by up to half in people already taking cholesterol meds, and it might work in a new way doctors haven’t seen before.

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Effects of AMG 145 on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels: results from 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, ascending-dose phase 1 studies in healthy volunteers and hypercholesterolemic subjects on statins.

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2012 Nov 6

The study looked at how AMG 145 affects bad cholesterol (LDL), but it didn't measure lipoprotein(a), which is what the claim is about, so we can't say it supports the claim.

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Effects of AMG 145 on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels: results from 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, ascending-dose phase 1 studies in healthy volunteers and hypercholesterolemic subjects on statins.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.08.986

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