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NewAmsterdam Pharma to Present New Clinical and Preclinical Data at 93rd EAS Congress

Key Takeaway: NewAmsterdam Pharma will present new clinical and preclinical data on obicetrapib at the 93rd EAS Congress, emphasizing its potential as an oral therapy for hypercholesterolemia. The presentations will cover various aspects including LDL-C reduction and efficacy in patients with high cardiovascular risk. The drug aims to provide a safe and effective alternative for those not adequately served by current treatments. These presentations are scheduled for May 4-7, 2025, in Glasgow, UK.
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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • NewAmsterdam Pharma is presenting promising clinical data on obicetrapib at a significant congress.
  • Obicetrapib is being positioned as a novel treatment for patients with cardiovascular disease.
  • The company's focus on improving patient care with non-statin therapies addresses a significant unmet need.

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~51 mo
Minimal dilution risk
Lead asset
Obicetrapib
Phase 3 · Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Full Press Release Details

NAARDEN, the Netherlands and MIAMI, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. (Nasdaq: NAMS or “NewAmsterdam” or the “Company”), a late-stage, clinical biopharmaceutical company developing oral, non-statin medicines for patients at risk of cardiovascular disease (“CVD”) with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“LDL-C”), for whom existing therapies are not sufficiently effective or well-tolerated, today announced it will present new clinical and preclinical data highlighting the potential for obicetrapib as a novel, oral, low-dose therapy for hypercholesterolemia, at the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) 93rd Congress, taking place on May 4-7, 2025 in Glasgow, UK.
Late-breaker oral presentation details are as follows:
Title: Fixed-Dose Combination of Obicetrapib and Ezetimibe for LDL-C Reduction: A Phase 3 Randomized Trial
Session Name: Late Breaker Session: Clinical
Oral Presentation Date and Time: Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 12:00-12:15 PM BST (7:00-7:15 AM ET)
Location: William Harvey Hall
Title: Safety and Efficacy of Obicetrapib in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk
Session Name: Late Breaker Session: Clinical
Oral Presentation Date and Time: Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 12:15-12:30 PM BST (7:15-7:30 AM ET)
Location: Will Harvey Hall
Additional session details are as follows:
Title: Obicetrapib Reduces Atherosclerosis and Vascular Inflammation, Mainly by Reducing Non-HDL Cholesterol, Improves Lesion Stability and Adds to the Beneficial Effects of Ezetimibe
Session Name: SaaG Session: Emerging Lipid-Lowering Strategies: Mechanisms, Pre-clinical Studies and Outcomes
Presentation Date and Time: Monday, May 5, 2025, 1:58-2:05 PM BST (8:58-9:05 AM ET)
Title: Obicetrapib Alone and in Combination with Ezetimibe Increases Reverse Cholesterol Transport and Does Not Affect VLDL Production
Session Name: SaaG Session: Emerging Lipid-Lowering Strategies: Mechanisms, Pre-clinical Studies and Outcomes
Presentation Date and Time: Monday, May 5, 2025, 2:05-2:12 PM BST (9:05-9:12 AM ET)
Title: Low-Dose Obicetrapib Significantly Increases Concentrations of Lipophilic Antioxidants, ApoE, and S1P in HDL Subfractions
Session Name: SaaG Session: Lipid Lowering Therapies and Advances in Vascular Therapeutics
Presentation Date and Time: Monday, May 5, 2025, 2:19-2:26 PM BST (9:19-9:26 AM ET)
Title: Obicetrapib Significantly Increases Plasma and High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Levels of Lipophilic Antioxidants
Session Name: SaaG Session: Lipoprotein Dynamics: HDL to Remnants
Presentation Date and Time: Monday, May 5, 2025, 3:17-3:24 PM BST (10:17-10:24 AM ET)
Title: Efficacy and Safety of Combination Obicetrapib with Moderate-Dose Statins
Session Name: Poster Networking Sessions
Presentation Date and Time: Monday, May 5 & Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 5:20 - 6:50 PM BST (12:17-1:24 PM ET)
Location: Poster Board #246, Exhibition Hall
Title: Safety and Efficacy of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibition: From Genetics to Outcome Trials
Session Name: Workshop: New risk factors for atherosclerotic disease
Presentation Date and Time: Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 12:20 -12:30 PM BST (7:17-8:24 AM ET)
Location: James Black Hall
NewAmsterdam Pharma (Nasdaq: NAMS) is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to improve patient care in populations with metabolic diseases where currently approved therapies have not been adequate or well tolerated. We seek to fill a significant unmet need for a safe, well-tolerated and convenient LDL-lowering therapy. In multiple phase 3 trials, NewAmsterdam is investigating obicetrapib, an oral, low-dose and once-daily CETP inhibitor, alone or as a fixed-dose combination with ezetimibe, as LDL-C lowering therapies to be used as an adjunct to statin therapy for patients at risk of CVD with elevated LDL-C, for whom existing therapies are not sufficiently effective or well tolerated.
Spectrum Science on behalf of NewAmsterdam
Precision AQ on behalf of NewAmsterdam

Frequently Asked Questions

What is obicetrapib's purpose?

Obicetrapib is developed as a low-dose, oral therapy for lowering LDL-C in patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.

When will clinical data on obicetrapib be presented?

Clinical data will be presented at the EAS 93rd Congress from May 4-7, 2025.

What therapies are obicetrapib compared with?

Obicetrapib is investigated alone and in combination with ezetimibe for LDL-C reduction.

How does NewAmsterdam Pharma approach patient care?

NewAmsterdam Pharma aims to improve patient care by developing safe and convenient LDL-lowering therapies.

What is the main target group for obicetrapib?

The main target group is patients with elevated LDL-C and high cardiovascular risk.

Last updated: Apr 30, 2025