Drugs / zerlasiran
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zerlasiran

also known as SLN360

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) targets LPA

Developed for
lipoprotein, variant of beta · atherosclerosis · hyperlipidemia
Investigated by
Silence Therapeutics GmbH · Medpace, Inc.

Trials 2

202120222023202420252026
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT04606602 Nov 2020 → Aug 2023 hyperlipidemia, lipoprotein, variant of beta Silence Therapeutics GmbH Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 21 trial · 1 met primary
Phase 2 NCT05537571 Dec 2022 → Jan 2024 atherosclerosis, lipoprotein, variant of beta Silence Therapeutics GmbH Completed Met primary

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 12

DateIssuerRelease
2024-11-18 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Presents Late-Breaking Phase 2 Zerlasiran Data at 2024 American Heart Association (AHA) Annual Meeting silence-therapeutics.com ↗
Results presented today showed that zerlasiran (300 mg every 16 weeks, 300 mg every 24 weeks or 450 mg every 24 weeks) produced greater than 80% mean time-averaged placebo-adjusted reductions from baseline in Lp(a) concentrations over 36 weeks.
2024-06-20 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline 48-Week Data from Phase 2 Study of Zerlasiran in Patients with Elevated Lipoprotein(a) silence-therapeutics.com ↗
These data demonstrated a highly significant reduction from baseline in Lp(a) compared to placebo to 48 weeks (end of treatment and dosing period).
2024-04-08 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Announces JAMA Publication of Additional Phase 1 Data for Zerlasiran in Subjects with Elevated Lipoprotein(a) silence-therapeutics.com ↗
2024-03-13 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Reports Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights silence-therapeutics.com ↗
That’s clearly bearing fruit today with the positive topline 36-week data we announced from the ongoing phase 2 study of zerlasiran in patients with high Lp(a).
2024-03-13 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline 36-Week Data from Ongoing Phase 2 Study of Zerlasiran in Patients with High Lipoprotein(a) silence-therapeutics.com ↗
2023-11-01 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 1 Multiple Dose Study of Zerlasiran in Subjects with High Lipoprotein(a) and Stable Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease silence-therapeutics.com ↗
These data demonstrated a significant reduction from baseline in Lp(a) of up to 99% at 90 days following injection of repeated doses.
2023-01-12 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Provides SLN360 and SLN124 Clinical Program Updates silence-therapeutics.com ↗
In the single dose study evaluating healthy volunteers with high Lp(a), participants who received SLN360 (300 mg and 600 mg doses) saw median maximal Lp(a) reductions of 96% and 98%, respectively.
2022-11-05 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Presents New Analysis from SLN360 Phase 1 Single Dose Study in High Lipoprotein(a) at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2022 Annual Meeting silence-therapeutics.com ↗
In the top two SLN360 single dose groups (300 mg and 600 mg), median time-averaged Lp(a) reductions over 150 days exceeded 80%.
2022-04-03 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Announces Publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association Highlighting Results From SLN360 Phase 1 Study in Healthy Adults With High Lipoprotein(a) silence-therapeutics.com ↗
The paper, authored by senior medical and scientific experts from both Silence and leading cardiology centers, showed that SLN360 reduced blood levels of Lp(a), a key genetic risk factor for heart disease, by up to 98% in healthy adults with elevated Lp(a).
2022-04-03 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Announces Detailed Results From SLN360 Phase 1 Study in High Lipoprotein(a) Presented in Late Breaker at the American College of Cardiology (ACC.22) Annual Meeting silence-therapeutics.com ↗
2022-02-09 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Data in SLN360 Phase 1 Single-Ascending Dose Study in Healthy Adults with High Lipoprotein(a) silence-therapeutics.com ↗
2020-11-16 Silence Therapeutics GmbH Results Silence Therapeutics Presents Positive Pre-Clinical Data for SLN360 for the Treatment of Elevated Lipoprotein(a) at American Heart Association 2020 silence-therapeutics.com ↗

All press releases naming this drug 15 releases

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Evidence & citations 6 cited values

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Known as zerlasiran “Dr Rider, an employee of Silence Therapeutics, is an inventor of issued patent rights owned and controlled by Silence Therapeutics covering SLN360 (zerlasiran) sequences and...” PMID 38587822 ↗ May 2024
Known as SLN360 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04606602 ↗
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NCT05537571 ↗

Action Inhibit “designed to reduce hepatic production of apolipoprotein(a)” PMID 35368052 ↗ May 2022
Modality Small interfering RNA (siRNA) “a short interfering RNA (siRNA) designed to reduce hepatic production of apolipoprotein(a)” PMID 35368052 ↗ May 2022
Route Subcutaneous “administered subcutaneously” PMID 35368052 ↗ May 2022
Target LPA “SLN360 is a double-stranded small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) targeting LPA messenger RNA (mRNA)” NCT05537571 ↗