The Medicines Company touts fresh evidence that their PCSK9si can durably bat down LDL
The executive crew at The Medicines Company say that they remain on track with an early-stage PCSK9 that reliably knocked down levels of bad cholesterol, clearing one more hurdle in a long journey aimed at delivering a new therapy that can beat out the pioneers in the field with a drug that will only need to be administered two, three or four times a year.
There’s nothing new about PCSK9 drugs, designed to slash LDL. Amgen and the Regeneron/Sanofi team delivered back-to-back therapies that do the same thing. But The Medicines Company believes it can roll up the market with a new and better approach in-licensed from Alnylam that will be much easier to remain compliant on.
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