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STAT+: Eli Lilly says Verve’s gene editor lowers cholesterol levels in early study

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Eli Lilly said Monday that a high dose of its gene-editing therapy reduced cholesterol levels by 62% in participants in a clinical trial, an early but encouraging test of whether a one-time treatment may one day help people seeking to lower their LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol.

Lilly acquired the therapy, VERVE-102, in its $1 billion buyout of Verve Therapeutics last year. Executives tout it as a potential treatment to broadly prevent heart disease, the world’s leading killer, as many patients struggle to stay on existing, more conventional medicines for reducing cholesterol levels.

There were no treatment-related serious adverse events in the Phase 1 study — a notable finding, given that Verve had to shelve its first candidate due to safety concerns. 

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Amgen shores up Tavneos’ FDA defense with Duke data analysis

Amgen shores up Tavneos’ FDA defense with Duke data analysis

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After the FDA flagged patient deaths linked to Amgen’s rare disease drug Tavneos and called for its voluntary removal, the pharma recruited an independent data analysis from Duke researchers to help build the case for the drug’s continued market approval.​ ​Read More

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Chile offers new data on food warning label efficacy

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So much news today that I didn’t have space to write an item about hot tubs as a breeding ground for Legionnaires’ disease. Here’s the CDC report, if you’re curious.

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So much news today that I didn’t have space to write an item about hot tubs as a breeding ground for Legionnaires’ disease. Here’s the CDC report, if you’re curious.

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Novartis’ $12B Avidity buy pays dividends with Phase 1/2 muscular dystrophy win

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The RNA-based medicine is one of a handful of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates that Novartis acquired last October when it took over neuromuscular-focused Avidity Biosciences.

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