The test for a 'vaccine' against cholesterol News

THE british GOVERNMENT will give this year a large trial of a new drug against cholesterol in the first test seems to be able to halve the value of that 'bad' even in people who do not work statins with just two injections a year, which is why it's called "vaccine." The first 40 thousand people, says the Bbc, will be treated this year, thanks to an agreement signed between the National Health System (Nhs) and the company Novartis.

The therapy works with two injections per year, according to the initial test get the desired results in a few weeks. The molecule, the inclisiran, is an inhibitor of a gene called PCSK9 , the goal of the other drugs developed by different companies, and allows the liver to absorb more cholesterol 'bad'. The first phase of the test, which will be limited to England, and will involve subjects who have not had a cardiovascular event serious, but are considered high risk, but if the outcome is judged as positive, the use is to be extended, including at least 300 thousand people. "This partnership - said the minister of Health british Matt Hancock, has the potential to save 30 thousand lives in the next ten years, and is proof that the Uk continues to be the leading destination in the world for the assistance of more advanced".

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