A novel drug that dramatically lowers LDL cholesterol and needs to be administered only a few times a year has reached a new milestone. Positive results from a phase II study with the drug, now known as inclisiran, were reported at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Washington, DC and published simultaneously in the…
More Progress For Novel PCSK9 Drug
November 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
–The PCSK9 synthesis inhibitor from The Medicines Company is getting close to phase 3 trials. More early information continues to accumulate about a novel cholesterol drug under development by The Medicines Company. The drug, which was initially created by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, uses RNA interference technology to inhibit the synthesis of PCSK9 in the liver. The main…
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