Sapablursen - Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: IONIS TMPRSS6-Lrx; IONIS-TMPRSS6-LRx; ISIS-702843; ONO 0530Latest Information Update: 14 Aug 2026
At a glance
- Originator Ionis Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Ionis Pharmaceuticals; Ono Pharmaceutical
- Class Antineoplastics; Antisense oligonucleotides
- Mechanism of Action Gene silencing; TMPRSS6 protein expression inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Polycythaemia vera
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase III Polycythaemia vera
- Discontinued Beta-thalassaemia; Thalassaemia
Most Recent Events
- 31 Jul 2026 Phase-III clinical trials in Polycythaemia vera (Adjunctive treatment) in Taiwan, South Korea, European Union, Japan (SC) (jRCT2071260061) (Ono Pharma pipeline, July 2026)
- 05 Jun 2026 Ono Pharmaceuticals intends to file for approval of Polycythaemia vera in USA, Europe and Japan by 2029 (Ono Pharmaceutical pipeline, May 2026)
- 02 Jun 2026 Ionis Pharmaceuticals completes a phase II IMPRSSION trial in Polycythaemia vera in Australia, Canada, England, Hungary, Poland, United Kingdom, USA(SC) (NCT05143957) (EudraCT2021-003704-40)