A single injection of the drug lepodisiran slashed a key heart risk factor, lipoprotein(a), by 94% for six months, offers hope for treating a genetic cause of heart disease.
CHICAGO -- Novel small interfering RNA (siRNA) agent lepodisiran drastically cut levels of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), in the phase II ALPACA trial. The 400-mg dose cut Lp(a) by 93.9 percentage points ...
In the first human trial of a new therapeutic, a single injection of lepodisiran reduced levels of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), to undetectable levels for nearly one year, according to late-breaking ...
Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators link very high lipoprotein(a) with a higher 30-year risk of major cardiovascular events in initially healthy women. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...