After a surprise washout in a recent phase 3 trial of AstraZeneca and Ionis’ antisense oligonucleotide Wainua (eplontersen), the likely reason for the miss is being laid bare, in a potential ill om | After a surprise washout in a recent phase 3 trial of AstraZeneca and Ionis’ antisense oligonucleotide Wainua, the likely reason for the miss is being laid bare, in a potential ill omen for others pursuing silencer drugs in transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy.

Results published in NEJM raised questions about the benefits “silencer” medications provide on top of standard therapies for TTR cardiomyopathy and amplified investor pressure on…

AstraZeneca and Ionis's Wainua misses in Phase 3 heart trial CARDIO-TTRansform, likely due to overlap with Pfizer's Vyndamax; AZ weighs next steps.