FDA APPROVES FIRST-IN-CLASS EVKEEZA™ (EVINACUMAB-DGNB) FOR PATIENTS WITH ULTRA-RARE INHERITED FORM OF HIGH CHOLESTEROL

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is an ultra-rare inherited condition that affects approximately 1,300 patients in the U.S. and is characterized by extremely high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) In pivotal Phase 3 HoFH trial, adding Evkeeza to standard lipid-lowering therapies reduced LDL-C by nearly half at 24 weeks, compared to placebo Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that the U.S. […]