Verve’s second swing at PCSK9 editing yields clean safety profile, teeing up Lilly opt-in decision

Verve Therapeutics has generated evidence its PCSK9 pivot could pay off. One year after dropping a base editing candidate over a safety signal, the biotech has shown its Eli Lilly-partnered successor can achieve similar cholesterol reductions without raising any red flags.

Apr 14, 2025 - 12:04
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Verve’s second swing at PCSK9 editing yields clean safety profile, teeing up Lilly opt-in decision
Verve Therapeutics has generated evidence its PCSK9 pivot could pay off. One year after dropping a base editing candidate over a safety signal, the biotech has shown its Eli Lilly-partnered successor can achieve similar cholesterol reductions without raising any red flags.