Merck’s Enlicitide Decanoate, an Investigational Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor, Significantly Reduced LDL-C in Phase 3 CORALreef Lipids Trial

Enlicitide, designed to deliver antibody-like efficacy, has the potential to be the first approved oral PCSK9 inhibitor to lower LDL-C with a safety profile comparable to placebo Enlicitide may help address unmet needs in ASCVD, a key driver of the ongoing cardiovascular (CV) epidemic Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the first presentation of results from the pivotal Phase 3 CORALreef Lipids trial demonstrating that treatment with enlicitide decanoate, an investigational, once-daily oral proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, resulted in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) of 55.8% (primary analysis; 95% CI: -60.9, -50.7; p<0.001) and of 59.7% in a post-hoc reanalysis (95% CI: -62.3, -57.1; p<0.001) compared to placebo at week 24. These late-breaking data will be presented for the first time today at the American Heart