EU First To Approve Novartis’s Cholesterol Drug Leqvio

Twice Yearly Dosing Is Key Selling Point

Novartis hopes its new RNAi-based therapy will be a blockbuster – but must eventually show it can cut heart attacks and cardiovascular deaths.

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Novartis is banking on Leqvio becoming a cardiovascular blockbuster.

The European Commission has granted approval to Novartis’s novel cholesterol treatment inclisiran, under the brand name Leqvio.

A first-in-class small interfering RNA (siRNA) treatment that targets PCSK9, the treatment is now approved for use in adults with...

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