Novartis Signs an Agreement with NHS to Commercialize Leqvio (inclisiran) for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
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- The agreement follows the NICE recommendation to deliver Leqvio via a population health management approach for high-risk cardiovascular patients across England
- The NICE recommendation was based on Novartis’s ORION clinical research program including P- III trials ORION-9/10/11 evaluating the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of inclisiran in 3,600 patients with CVD which showed that the therapy-maintained LDL-C reduction through 6mos. dosing interval
- Inclisiran is the 1st siRNA therapy for the reduction of LDL-C levels via RNAi & is licensed in the EU for the treatment of adults with primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia as an adjunct to diet
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