Akcea and Ionis Announce Positive Results from Pivotal Study of Volanesorsen in Patients with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS)

77% Mean Triglyceride Reduction in Patients with FCS Reductions in Pancreatitis Events and Abdominal Pain Webcast to Discuss Results March 6, 2017 at 8:30 am ET CARLSBAD, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Akcea Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS), today announced that the pivotal Phase 3 APPROACH study of volanesorsen met its primary endpoint of reducing triglyceride levels in patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS).

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