Eplontersen may stabilize, slow heart damage in FAP patients

A little more than a year of treatment with eplontersen was found to stabilize or even improve the heart’s structure and function in people with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) who also were experiencing symptoms of heart disease, known as cardiomyopathy. That’s according to an exploratory analysis of data…

FDA agrees to review eplontersen as potential FAP therapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review an application from Ionis Pharmaceuticals seeking approval of eplontersen in treating familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). The agency is expected to announce its decision by Dec. 22, according to Ionis, which is co-developing eplontersen alongside…