Core Insights - Small nucleic acid drugs are emerging as a promising frontier in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, due to their multiple druggable targets, strong efficacy, good safety profile, and low dosing frequency [3][4][5]. Group 1: Industry Trends - Chinese innovative pharmaceutical companies are increasingly engaging in licensing agreements, with a notable $5.2 billion licensing deal between Novartis and Shanghai Bowang Pharmaceutical for next-generation cardiovascular drugs [1]. - The treatment of cardiovascular diseases is rapidly transitioning towards small nucleic acid drugs, with RNA interference (RNAi) technology showing significant potential in addressing conditions like severe hypertriglyceridemia [1][4]. Group 2: Key Developments - Novartis has already received approval for inclisiran, a long-acting siRNA drug targeting the PCSK9 gene, which requires only biannual injections for lipid control [4]. - Eli Lilly is also heavily investing in the next generation of cardiovascular innovations, having signed a partnership worth over $3 billion with Dicerna to develop RNAi therapies, including the long-acting lipid-lowering drug lepodisiran [4]. - Roche has partnered with Alnylam to develop Zilebesiran, an RNAi-based antihypertensive drug that shows promising results in maintaining blood pressure control with just two injections per year [5]. Group 3: Clinical Insights - Alnylam's pipeline for small nucleic acid drugs has a success rate of approximately 60% from project initiation to Phase III clinical trials, significantly higher than traditional small molecule drugs [6]. - Experts in the cardiovascular field acknowledge the potential of small interfering RNA drugs but emphasize the need for further validation of their long-term clinical benefits [7].

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Lepodisiran also met additional secondary endpoints, showing reductions in Lp(a) levels following one or two administrations of each of the three tested doses across all timepoints assessed throughout the nearly 18-month- long study.ii Lepodisiran was administered twice at each dose (16 mg, 96 mg, or 400 mg), once at baseline and at day 180, with a separate group receiving 400 mg at baseline and placebo at day 180. The effect of additional doses of lepodisiran remains undetermined. "Nearly a quarter of the ...