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New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Results from Phase 2 Study of AKCEA-APO(a)-LRx in Patients with Lp(a)-driven Cardiovascular Disease

2020-01-02 · Ionis Pharmaceuticals · original ionis.com ↗

Patients treated with AKCEA-APO(a)-LRx received pre-specified endpoints for Lp(a) levels with favorable safety and tolerability profile Global Lp(a)HORIZON Phase 3 cardiovascular outcomes study underway BOSTON and CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS), announced that results from a Phase 2 study evaluating AKCEA-APO(a)-LRx, also known as TQJ230, in patients with established cardiovascular disease (CVD) and elevated levels of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The article is titled “Lipoprotein(a) Reduction in Persons with Cardiovascular Disease.” For the full text of this publication, please visit: www.NEJM.org.

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