Recaticimab: First Approval

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Abstract

Recaticimab (艾心安®), a humanized monoclonal immunoglobulin G1 antibody that targets proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), is being developed by Suzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceutical for the treatment of hypercholesteremia and mixed dyslipidemia. Recaticimab received its first approval on 8 January 2025 in China, as an adjunct to diet, in combination with statins (with or without other lipid-lowering therapies) in adults with primary hypercholesterolemia (including heterozygous familial and non-familial hypercholesterolemia) and mixed dyslipidemia who have not achieved their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) target despite receiving moderate or higher doses of statins, and for use as monotherapy in adults with non-familial hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia to reduce LDL-C, total cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B levels. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of recaticimab leading to this first approval for hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia.

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