IMPROVE-IT Study: Negative Panel Review Leaves FDA With Tough Choice
Executive Summary
Approval of cardiovascular risk reduction claims for Merck's Zetia and Vytorin would fly in the face of advisory committee's recommendations, but rejection would mean the first outcomes study to show CV benefit for a non-statin, LDL-C-lowering agent did not provide substantial evidence.
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