Regeneron’s Cholesterol Drug Aces Phase III, Teeing Up US FIling

The trial linked ANGPTL3 antibody evinacumab to a steep decline in LDL cholesterol in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, setting Regeneron up to file for US FDA approval next year.

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A Phase III trial of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s evinacumab in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) has met its primary endpoint.

The study showed intravenous administration of the angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) antibody produced a 49% drop in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients with HoFH, a genetic disease that causes elevated levels of the harmful form of

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