Ionis announces zilganersen New Drug Application for Alexander disease (AxD) accepted by FDA for Priority Review

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the New Drug Application (NDA) for zilganersen, an investigational RNA-targeted medicine for Alexander disease (AxD), a rare, progressive and often fatal neurological condition. The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of September 22, 2026. "Alexander disease is a devastating condition,