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: 02 Sep 2026
At a glance
- Originator Ionis Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Akcea Therapeutics; AstraZeneca; Ionis Pharmaceuticals
- Class Amides; Amino sugars; Antisense oligonucleotides; Cardiovascular therapies; 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
- Phase II Cardiomyopathies
Most Recent Events
- 12 Aug 2026 Ionis Pharmaceuticals in collaboration with AstraZeneca completes a phase III CARDIO-TTRansform trial in Transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis in USA, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czechia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (SC) (NCT04136171)
- 09 Jul 2026 Adverse events and efficacy data from a phase III trial in transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy released by AstraZeneca
- 11 Jun 2026 Phase-II clinical trials in Cardiomyopathies (Combination therapy) in Canada (SC) (NCT07608354)