Evolocumab,a PCSK9 inhibitor filed with US FDA for treatment of high cholesterol

PCSK9 inhibitor,Evolocumab is highly efficient in patients with elevated cholesterol or stations, hetero zygous familial hypercholesterolemia(HeFH), homo zygous familial hyper-cholesterolemia  (HoFH),a genetic disorder.
Amgen,the developer of the Evolocumab has filed for US FDA approval .The data filed contains information from ten phase 3 clinical trials performed on 6,800 patients , including more than 4500 patients with high cholesterol.
PCSK9 , is a protein that reduces the Liver ability to remove harmful cholesterol from the blood.
Amgen (AMGN) is an American bio pharmaceutical company headquarters in Thousand Oaks , California.