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Ionis presents positive two-year results from the Phase 2 open label extension study of donidalorsen in patients with hereditary angioedema

2023-11-09 · Ionis Pharmaceuticals · original ionis.com ↗

Continued treatment over two years with donidalorsen demonstrated sustained reduction in hereditary angioedema attacks and improved quality of life Donidalorsen recently received orphan drug designation in the U.S. Topline Phase 3 results expected in H1 2024 CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced positive results from an ongoing Phase 2 open-label extension (OLE) study evaluating the safety and efficacy of its investigational prophylactic medicine, donidalorsen, in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and life-threatening genetic disease. Over the two years, patients treated with donidalorsen via subcutaneous injection showed an overall sustained mean reduction in HAE attack rates of 96% from baseline, from 2.70 to 0.06 attacks per month, across all dosing groups. Furthermore, all patients treated with donidalorsen reported a clinically meaningful improvement in quality of life as measured by the Angioedema Quality of Life Questionnaire (AE-QoL) over two years. Treatment with donidalorsen was well tolerated in the studies, and there were no serious adverse events.

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