Inotersen - Akcea Therapeutics/Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: GSK 2998728; Human transthyretin antisense oligonucleotide - Akcea Therapeutics/Ionis Pharmaceuticals; Inotersen; Inotersen sodium - Akcea Therapeutics/Ionis Pharmaceuticals; IONIS-TTRRx; ISIS 420915 salt; ISIS-420915; ISIS-GSK1Rx; ISIS-TTRRx; Phosphorothioate oligonucleotide - Akcea Therapeutics/Ionis Pharmaceuticals; TEGSEDILatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
At a glance
- Originator Isis Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Akcea Therapeutics; GSK; Indiana University School of Medicine; Ionis Pharmaceuticals; PTC Therapeutics
- Class Antisense oligonucleotides; Cardiovascular therapies; Neuroprotectants
- Mechanism of Action Prealbumin expression inhibitors; RNA interference
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Amyloid polyneuropathy
- Phase II Amyloidosis; Cardiomyopathies
Most Recent Events
- 07 Jan 2021 Isis Pharmaceuticals completes the phase III NEURO-TTR trial for Amyloid polyneuropathy in USA, United Kingdom, France, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Italy, Spain and Germany (NCT02175004)
- 12 Oct 2020 Akcea Therapeutics has been acquired by Ionis Pharmaceuticals
- 05 Aug 2020 Ionis Pharmaceuticals plans to launch Inotersen for Amyloid polyneuropathy in additional EU countries and in Latin America, in 2020