AstraZeneca And Ionis ATTR Ambitions Boosted

Efficacy of Eplontersen Maintained For 66 Weeks

The companies are hoping that new data on recently-filed eplontersen will boost the drug's chances of challenging Alnylam’s Amvuttra and Onpattro.

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More data added in support of eplontersen • Source: Shutterstock

A few weeks after filing eplontersen with regulators in the US, AstraZeneca PLC and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have presented positive long-term data for the transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) therapy.

At the beginning of March, the companies filed eplontersen with the US Food and Drug Administration for patients with hereditary...

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