Esperion Therapeutics

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Esperion Therapeutics sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#668 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

23 total trials 1 currently recruiting 22 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Esperion Therapeutics: 23 sponsored US clinical trials, 1 recruiting.

Esperion Therapeutics sponsors 23 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 1 of them currently recruiting, and 22 completed. 8 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 14 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Hypercholesterolemia, with 4 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Esperion Therapeutics ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#668 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count). Volume at this scale usually reflects a long institutional pipeline, read phase tilt and therapeutic areas below before treating it as current-year activity.

Trial completion reliability score

A 90/100

22 of 22 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (100.0%), vs. national p10 68.4% / p90 100% among 1,234 sponsors with at least 10 decided trials. Still-open trials (Recruiting, Active-not-recruiting, Not-yet-recruiting) are excluded since they have not reached an outcome yet.

Open and recent trials

23 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING

Bempedoic Acid Pregnancy Surveillance Program

NCT05103254

COMPLETED Phase 4

Milk-Only Lactation Study to Evaluate the Concentration of Bempedoic Acid and Bempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe Fixed Combination Drug Product (FCDP) in the Breast Milk of Healthy Lactating Women

NCT06021951

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Clinical Study in Children With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) Aged 6 to 17 Treated Once Daily With Bempedoic Acid Oral Dosing (CLEAR Path 1)

NCT05694260

COMPLETED Phase 2

Bempedoic Acid + Ezetimibe Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Study in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Elevated LDL-C

NCT03531905

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid Plus Ezetimibe Fixed-Dose Combination Compared to Bempedoic Acid, Ezetimibe, and Placebo in Patients Treated With Maximally Tolerated Statin Therapy

NCT03337308

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) 180mg When Added to PCSK9 Inhibitor Therapy

NCT03193047

COMPLETED Phase 3

Assessment of the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid (CLEAR Harmony OLE)

NCT03067441

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) 180mg, Ezetimibe 10mg, and Atorvastatin 20 mg Triplet Therapy in Patients With Elevated LDL-C

NCT03051100

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of Major Cardiovascular Events in Participants With, or at High Risk for, Cardiovascular Disease Who Are Statin Intolerant Treated With Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) or Placebo

NCT02993406

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) as Add-on to Ezetimibe Therapy in Patients With Elevated LDL-C (CLEAR Tranquility)

NCT03001076

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of Long-Term Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) in Patients With Hyperlipidemia at High Cardiovascular Risk

NCT02991118

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) in Patients With Hyperlipidemia and Statin Intolerant

NCT02988115

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of ETC-1002 in High-Risk Patients With Hyperlipidemia and High CV Risk (CLEAR Harmony)

NCT02666664

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study Of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics And Safety Of Adding ETC-1002 To Atorvastatin 80 mg

NCT02659397

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of ETC-1002 in Participants With Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension

NCT02178098

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of ETC-1002 vs Placebo in Patients Receiving Ongoing Statin Therapy

NCT02072161

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of ETC-1002, Ezetimibe, and the Combination in Hypercholesterolemic Patients

NCT01941836

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction and Efficacy of ETC-1002 and Atorvastatin in Subjects With Hypercholesterolemia

NCT01779453

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of ETC-1002 in Participants With Statin Intolerance

NCT01751984

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Single Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ETC 1002 in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01607294

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Multiple Ascending Dose Study of ETC-1002 in Healthy Subjects

NCT01485146

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of ETC-1002 in Subjects With Elevated Blood Cholesterol and Either Normal or Elevated Triglycerides

NCT01262638

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Multiple Ascending Dose Study of ETC-1002 in Subjects With Mild Dyslipidemia

NCT01105598

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 2
Phase 2 12
Phase 3 7
Phase 4 1

What is open in the Esperion Therapeutics pipeline

1 recruiting of 23 indexed (4% open); 22 completed (96%).

Phase mix: 8 late (III/IV) vs 14 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Hypercholesterolemia (4 trials), 5 others listed.

How open-pipeline share is computed

Recruiting share is recruiting_count divided by trial_count for this sponsor in the public registry export. Status can change between pulls; treat the figure as a research-attention snapshot, not product availability.

Esperion Therapeutics: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 23 registered trials and 4% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Esperion Therapeutics sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot). 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Total trials (X) and Recruiting share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Higher volume & more openFocused & more openHigher volume, mostly closedSmaller & mostly closed 050100150200 0%5%10%15%20%25% Total trials Recruiting share Esperion TherapeuticsAMAG PharmaceuticalsAtriCureCara TherapeuticsCraig L Slingluff, JrTonix PharmaceuticalsRockefeller UniversityGalderma R&DAdvancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections
Esperion Therapeutics sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Esperion Therapeutics sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 23 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 4% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Esperion Therapeutics page

23 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Esperion Therapeutics or any single study.

  • 1 of Esperion Therapeutics's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Hypercholesterolemia is the condition Esperion Therapeutics studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Hypercholesterolemia trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Esperion Therapeutics pipeline card: 23 registered trials from official public datasets.Report a data error.