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High Cholesterol

4
Pipeline Programs
4
Companies
2
Clinical Trials
1 recruiting
1
Approved Products

Pipeline by Development Stage

Preclinical
Phase 1
Phase 1/2
Phase 2
Phase 2/3
Phase 3
On Market
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1
0
0
0
2
1
Early DiscoveryClinical DevelopmentMarket

On Market (1)

Approved therapies currently available

Merck & Co.
ZETIAApproved
ezetimibe
Merck & Co.
Dietary Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor [EPC]oral2002
7M Part D

Competitive Landscape

4 companies ranked by most advanced pipeline stage

Merck & Co.
Merck & Co.RAHWAY, NJ
1 program
1
EzetimibePHASE_3
MSD
MSDIreland - Ballydine
1 program
1
EzetimibePhase 31 trial
Active Trials
NCT00965055Terminated2Est. Sep 2012
Sharp Therapeutics
Sharp TherapeuticsPA - Pittsburgh
1 program
1
EzetimibePhase 3
Rona Therapeutics
Rona TherapeuticsChina - Shanghai
1 program
1
RN5681Phase 11 trial
Active Trials
NCT07347678Recruiting60Est. Jul 2027

Trial Timeline

Clinical trial activity over time

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
MSDEzetimibe
Rona TherapeuticsRN5681

Clinical Trials (2)

Total enrollment: 62 patients across 2 trials

Ezetimibe in Patients Hypo-responsive to Statins

Start: Sep 2009Est. completion: Sep 20122 patients
Phase 3Terminated

Phase 1a Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of RN5681 in Healthy Volunteers

Start: Mar 2026Est. completion: Jul 202760 patients
Phase 1Recruiting

Phase Legend

Preclinical— Lab & animal studies
Phase 1— Safety & dosing
Phase 2— Efficacy testing
Phase 3— Large-scale trials
On Market— Approved & available

Key Insights

2 late-stage (Phase 3) programs, potential near-term approvals
1 actively recruiting trials targeting 62 patients
4 companies competing in this space

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