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23 Jul 2012

Sanofi & Regeneron Launch Comprehensive Phase 3 Clinical Program with LDL Cholesterol-lowering PCSK9 Antibody

The ODYSSEY program will enroll more than 22,000 patients. This includes over ten clinical trials evaluating the effect of SAR236553/REGN727 on the lowering of LDL-C and an 18,000 patient cardiovascular outcomes study.

Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have announced that several trials within ODYSSEY, the Phase 3 clinical program of SAR236553/REGN727, have initiated patient enrollment.

 

SAR236553/REGN727 is a potential first-in-class, subcutaneously administered, fully-human antibody that lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by targeting PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9), an enzyme which binds LDL receptors, leading to their accelerated degradation and increased LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels.

 

The ODYSSEY program will enroll more than 22,000 patients. This includes over ten clinical trials evaluating the effect of SAR236553/REGN727 on the lowering of LDL-C and an 18,000 patient cardiovascular outcomes (e.g., heart attack, stroke) study.

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