Phase 2b data show benefits of oral MK-0616 in hypercholesterolaemia YELLOW III supports aggressive lipid lowering to reduce plaque progression CLEAR Outcomes shows 13% reduction in CV events with bempedoic acid Olpasiran reduces Lp(a) irrespective of baseline Lp(a)AT-TARGET-IT: Real world data show high adherence to PCSK9 inhibitors Genetic variants in PCSK9 gene not linked to heart failure

About the PCSK9 Education and Research Forum

PCSK9 Education and Research Forum is the independent resource on PCSK9 science and its translation into critically important new treatments to lower low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which promise to transform the prognosis of millions of patients with hypercholesterolaemia (cholesterol disorders), accelerated atherosclerotic vascular heart disease and a high risk of premature cardiovascular (CV) death and disability.
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Question of the Month

What’s new on the horizon for lipoprotein(a) therapies?

Prof Henry Ginsberg (Columbia University, New York, USA) overviews the latest news in novel Lp(a) therapies.
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Download Now: New Slide Deck Programme

Previous slide decks focused on landmark studies which used a monoclonal antibody approach to inhibit PCSK9. The next in this series discusses inclisiran, a small interfering RNA therapy, which prevents production of PCSK9 at its primary source in the liver.

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News from the Trials

Keep up to date with latest news and analyses from PCSK9 inhibitor trials.

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Trial Resources

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VIDEO: New insights from ODYSSEY OUTCOMES siRNA-mediated lowering of Lp(a) by Olpasiran MENDEL Phase 2b data show benefits of oral MK-0616 in hypercholesterolaemia

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17th Virtual Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board

What's new in lipoprotein(a) therapeutics?
Dr Michael Koren overviews the latest data with the siRNA olpasiran, including the OCEAN(a) trial.

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Keynote – Lipoprotein(a): “The proof of the pudding is in the trial”

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From the Editors

Lipoprotein(a) and atrial fibrillation – Is there a link?

John chapman & Henry Ginsberg Profs. John Chapman and Henry Ginsberg discuss new data implicating Lp(a) as a potential causal mediator of atrial fibrillation.