Eplontersen - AstraZeneca/Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: AKCEA-TTR-LRx; Eplontersen sodium - AstraZeneca/Ionis Pharmaceuticals; ION-682884; ION-TTR-LRx; IONIS-TTR-LRx; WAINUA; WAINZUALatest Information Update: 18 Mar 2025
At a glance
- Originator Ionis Pharmaceuticals
 - Developer Akcea Therapeutics; AstraZeneca; Ionis Pharmaceuticals
 - Class Amides; Amino sugars; Antisense oligonucleotides; Drug conjugates
 - Mechanism of Action Gene silencing; Prealbumin expression inhibitors
 
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              Orphan Drug Status
              Yes - Transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis
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 Transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis
 
Most Recent Events
- 10 Mar 2025 Registered for Transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis in European Union, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein (SC)
 - 15 Nov 2024 AstraZeneca completes a phase I pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety trial in healthy chinese volunteers in China (SC, Injection) (NCT06527755)
 - 07 Nov 2024 Registered for Transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis in United Kingdom (SC)