Additional details about BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.’s transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) drug, acoramidis, from the Phase III ATTRibute-CM trial, suggest the drug is approvable, but do not answer questions about differentiation from competitor Pfizer Inc.’s Vyndamax/Vyndaqel (tafamidis) franchise or questions around partnering and financing for potential commercial launch.
BridgeBio ATTR-CM Data Ignite Discussion Around Financing, Partnerships
The company presented detailed data for acoramidis at the ESC meeting over the weekend, though some data points like time to first CV hospitalization have not yet reported out.

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