inclisiran
Trade name: Leqvio
Small moleculeapproved
Approved
Dec 22, 2021
Inclisiran, sold under the brand name Leqvio, is a medication used for the treatment of high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and for the treatment of people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), ASCVD risk-equivalents, and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). It is a small interfering RNA (siRNA) that acts as an inhibitor of a proprotein convertase, specifically, inhibiting translation of the protein PCSK9. — Wikipedia
Clinical trial activity
46 trials · 24 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs
Phase 1
3
Phase 2
27
Phase 3
24
Phase 4
13
Earliest trial started Dec 1, 2014 (NCT02314442)
Timeline
2010s
Indications
Studied for
- Acute Coronary Syndrome · Phase 4
- Atherosclerosis · Phase 4
- Carotid Artery Diseases · Phase 4
- Cerebrovascular Disorders · Phase 4
- Cholesterol, LDL · Phase 4
- Coronary Artery Disease · Phase 4
- Coronary Disease · Phase 4
- Diabetes Mellitus · Phase 2
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 · Phase 2
- Drug Interactions · Phase 4
- Dyslipidemias · Phase 4
- Echocardiography · Phase 4
- Heart Disease Risk Factors · Phase 3
- Heart Diseases · Phase 4
- Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia · Phase 3
- Hypercholesterolemia · Phase 4
- Hyperlipidemias · Phase 4
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II · Phase 2
- Kidney Failure, Chronic · Phase 1
- Metabolic Syndrome · Phase 4
- Myocardial Ischemia · Phase 4
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention · Phase 4
- Peripheral Arterial Disease · Phase 4
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic · Phase 4
- Primary Prevention · Phase 4
Mechanism of action
- Subtilisin/kexin type 9ANTISENSE INHIBITOR
PCSK9 antisense inhibitor
- PCSK9 mRNARNAI INHIBITOR
PCSK9 mRNA RNAi inhibitor
Approval history
- approvedDec 22, 2021
Chemistry & pharmacology
- Chirality
- Single Stereoisomer
- Inorganic
- No
- Polymer
- No
- Availability
- Prescription Only
Oral
No
Parenteral
No
Topical
No
Sources
- WikipediaInclisiran ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL5095052 ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL3990033 ↗
Also known as
- aln-pcs
- aln-pcssc
- aln-pcssc
- inclisiran
- inclisiran
- inclisiran
Clinical trials
| NCT ID | Phase | Start date | Sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07102628 | Phase 3 | Sep 30, 2025 | Novartis |
| NCT06909565 | Phase 4 | Jul 23, 2025 | Colorado Prevention Center, Duke University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Novartis |
| NCT06941792 | Phase 4 | Jun 17, 2025 | Novartis |
| NCT06813911 | Phase 3 | May 28, 2025 | Novartis |
| NCT06597006 | Phase 3 | Mar 31, 2025 | Novartis |
| NCT06597019 | Phase 3 | Mar 31, 2025 | Novartis |
| NCT06865885 | Phase 4 | Mar 30, 2025 | Novartis, University of California, San Diego |
| NCT06791031 | N/A | Jan 31, 2025 | Sichuan University |
| NCT06249165 | Phase 4 | Nov 30, 2024 | Duke University, Novartis |
| NCT06501443 | Phase 4 | Nov 29, 2024 | Novartis |
| NCT06386419 | Phase 4 | Oct 30, 2024 | Novartis |
| NCT06586684 | Phase 4 | Sep 20, 2024 | Xinjiang Medical University |
| NCT06494501 | Phase 3 | Jul 31, 2024 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| NCT06372925 | Phase 4 | Jul 12, 2024 | Novartis |
| NCT06431763 | Phase 4 | Jun 21, 2024 | Novartis |
| NCT06421363 | Phase 4 | Jun 1, 2024 | University of Santiago de Compostela |
| NCT05587621 | N/A | Apr 1, 2024 | Friedrich Schiller University, University of Jena |
| NCT06338293 | Phase 4 | Mar 31, 2024 | Nanjing Medical University |
| NCT05834673 | Phase 4 | Nov 17, 2023 | Monash University, Novartis |
| NCT05888103 | Phase 3 | Jul 11, 2023 | Novartis |
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Organizations
Research & Development (24)
| Organization | Org type | Trials | As lead sponsor | Phases | Earliest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis | For profit | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2021 |
| The Medicines Company | For profit | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2014 |
| Duke University | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2017 |
| University of London | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2016 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | For profit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| Colorado Prevention Center | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friedrich Schiller University | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| LIB Therapeutics LLC | For profit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medpace, Inc. | For profit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monash University | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nanjing Medical University | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sichuan University | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The FH Foundation | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019 |
| The TIMI Study Group | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
| University of Amsterdam | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 |
| University of California, San Diego | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Jena | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Otago | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 |
24 organizations
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