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: 08 Mar 2026
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
- 25 Feb 2026 Registered for Transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis in China (SC), prior to February 2026
- 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)