AstraZeneca has reported the first clinical data with its oral PCSK9 inhibitor AZD0780, which it hopes could offer an alternative to current injectable drugs used to lower cholesterol. The new ...
AstraZeneca has taken the decision not to move a PCSK9-targeting antisense drug licensed from Ionis into a phase 3 programme, removing a competitor to Novartis' rival therapy Leqvio. Like Leqvio ...
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a protein that binds to the LDL receptor on hepatocytes, promoting its internalization and degradation within the cell. [Repatha package ...