ESPR ETC-1002-009

Third Quarter Development Program Highlights

• In July, Esperion initiated enrollment in ETC-1002-014, a Phase 2 study in 144 patients with hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. The randomized, double-blind, parallel group, multicenter study is evaluating 180 mg of ETC-1002 as monotherapy as compared with placebo for six weeks. Top-line results are expected in Q2 2015.
• On October 1^st, Esperion announced positive top-line results from the ETC-1002-008, Phase 2b clinical study in patients with hypercholesterolemia with or without statin intolerance. ETC-1002 treated patients achieved LDL-cholesterol lowering of up to 30 percent as monotherapy at 12 weeks as compared to 21 percent in the ezetimibe group, and LDL-cholesterol reductions of almost 50 percent when ETC-1002 was added to ezetimibe.
•         In mid-October, Esperion completed enrollment for ETC-1002-009, a Phase 2b study in 134 patients with hypercholesterolemia who already take a statin and who are not yet at their LDL-cholesterol goal. The randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multicenter study is evaluating parallel doses of ETC-1002 added-on to statin therapy over 12 weeks. Top-line results are expected in March 2015.