Pelacarsen is an antisense therapy that is designed to reduce Lipoprotein(a) concentrations in people with high levels of the lipoprotein and who are at risk of cardiovascular disease.[1][2][3] It is developed by Ionis and Novartis.[4]
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- ^ Yeang, Calvin; Karwatowska-Prokopczuk, Ewa; Su, Fei; Dinh, Brian; Xia, Shuting; Witztum, Joseph L.; Tsimikas, Sotirios (March 2022). "Effect of Pelacarsen on Lipoprotein(a) Cholesterol and Corrected Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79 (11): 1035–1046. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2021.12.032.
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