Roche has stopped dosing in a phase 3 trial of tominersen, a potential Huntington’s disease (HD) drug developed with Ionis, after a pre-planned review by independent experts.
An antisense drug developed by GlaxoSmithKline has been shown to suppress the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in a phase 2 trial, raising hopes of a “functional cure” for the widesprea
Pfizer has signed a deal with Ionis’ affiliate Akcea Therapeutics, to develop a potential blockbuster antisense therapy to treat patients with certain cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
European regulators have recommended a licence for Akcea and Ionis’ ultra-rare disease drug Waylivra, a therapy that the FDA rejected for the US market last year.
Excited by strong phase II data, Novartis is exercising its option to license Akcea Therapeutics’ TQJ230, a treatment to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with elev
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