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First Phase III Success Opens Up Cardiovascular Pathway For Arrowhead

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

Arrowhead could have its first in-house RNA therapy on the market by 2025, with big plans to expand its reach in cardiometabolic disease, following a pivotal trial hit.

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Some twenty years since it was founded, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has achieved its first Phase III success from its in-house RNA interference platform.

The company has so far been in the shadow of more advanced companies with RNA-based therapies such as Alnylam...

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