The company plans to ramp up its commercial infrastructure later this year, ahead of a labeling update based on positive cardiovascular outcomes trial data.

Positive Phase II data indicate that obicetrapib, a cholesterol-lowering drug licensed from Amgen, could succeed where prior drugs in the class have consistently failed for more than a decade.

If a clinical trial is positive, with safety and efficacy that trounces the competition, why be coy about the details?

The drugs have been slow to catch on since approval more than two years ago, but results showing reduction in cardiovascular events could help it gain traction.