Eli Lilly's Cholesterol Drug Reduces Genetic Heart Disease Risk Factor By 93.9%

Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE:LLY), on Sunday, announced positive Phase 2 results for lepodisiran, an investigational small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy designed to lower the production of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], a genetically inherited risk factor for heart disease.

In the Phase 2 ALPACA study, lepodisiran significantly reduced Lp(a) levels by an average of 93.9% over the 60 to 180-day period after treatment with the highest tested dose (400 mg), meeting the primary endpoint.

Participants who received the 16 mg and 96 mg lepodisiran doses experienced a 40.8% reduction and a 75.2% reduction in Lp(a) levels over the same time period, respectively.

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