Tag Archive for: hypercholesterolemia

When given at potentially therapeutic doses, Verve’s base editor led to strong reductions in LDL cholesterol and PCSK9 levels in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

The expanded approval makes Regeneron’s Evkeeza the first drug to treat kids under 10 with the condition.

Merck released Phase IIb data showing that its hypercholesterolemia hopeful, MK-0616, met the primary endpoint of significantly decreasing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

AstraZeneca has decided to drop the hypercholesterolemia candidate AZD8233 through to Phase III, despite meeting its Phase IIb primary efficacy endpoint, its partner Ionis announced Friday.