Wave Life Sciences reports trial progress for AATD treatment

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Wave Life Sciences Announces Positive Update on RestorAATion-2 Trial: WVE-006 (GalNAc-RNA Editing) Achieves MZ-Like Phenotype Across Both Biweekly and Monthly Dosing

May 18, 2026 4:30 PM EDT

Data reinforce WVE-006s potential to address both lung and liver manifestations of AATD with a durable, convenient, and safe therapy capable of recapitulating the protective MZ-like phenotype with monthly dosing 

On track for feedback from FDA on potential accelerated approval pathway mid-2026

WVE-006 generated wild-type M-AAT comprising 64% of total AAT and reduced harmful Z-AAT by 71%, with 11.9 µM total AAT in the 200 mg biweekly cohort; effects were consistent with 400 mg monthly dosing regimen, with 13.6 µM total AAT; editing was sustained at least three months following last dose

Restored dynamic AAT production with... More