Isis antisense drug lowers triglycerides; Phase III ongoing
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Isis Pharmaceuticals has one Phase III clinical trial under way with a second late-stage trial expected to start before the end of 2015 for its antisense drug volanesorsen (ISIS-APOCIIIRx), which was able to significantly lower patients' triglyceride levels in a Phase II study.
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