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This cholesterol drug promised to be a game-changer. Why did it flop in the clinic — and is there still hope?


Physicians were excited about several therapies that slash levels of lipoprotein(a) — an important cardiovascular risk factor. One major trial failed to show a benefit, and now scientists are scrambling to work out what that means.

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