AstraZeneca and Ionis Think They Have A Best-In-Class PCSK9 Challenger To Novartis’s Leqvio

Study Shows 73% Reduction in LDL Cholesterol

AstraZeneca and Ionis believe they have a potential best-in-class PCSK9 inhibitor, but the product will have to impress in forthcoming pivotal trials to catch up with Novartis’s Leqvio.

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The candidate is the latest to come out of Ionis' antisense oligonucleotide pipeline, and could be a strong challenger to Novartis's Leqvio. • Source: Ionis

AstraZeneca and Ionis Pharmaceuticals have unveiled eye-catching Phase II data from their PCSK9 inhibitor candidate for patients with high-risk hypercholesterolemia, which they believe show it to be potentially best-in-class.

The antisense oligonucleotide candidate, known either as ION449 or AZD8233, showed positive results in the Phase IIb ETESIAN study in...

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