Esperion reports first Phase III hypercholesterolemia data

Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPR) said once-daily oral bempedoic acid (ETC-1002) met the primary endpoint in the Phase III CLEAR Tranquility (1002-048) trial to treat hypercholesterolemia in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The company also reported that two patients in the bempedoic acid arm had