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.
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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