On Deck For Alnylam: Three Phase III Starts In 2025

The RNAi specialist outlined plans to initiate three Phase III trials this year – two for nucresiran in ATTR amyloidosis and one for zilebesiran for hypertension – during an R&D day in New York.

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Key Takeaways

Alnylam showcased its RNAi pipeline during a four-hour R&D day in New York.

A big focus was the next-generation TTR silencer nucresiran and the hepatic angiotensinogen synthesis inhibitor zilebesiran for hypertension, both of which are moving into Phase III.

Further out, management highlighted Phase I assets in neuroscience, including mivelsiran for Alzheimer’s disease and ALN-HTT02 for Huntington’s disease.

The big milestone for Alnylam this year is the expected US Food and Drug Administration approval of Amvuttra (vutrisiran) for...

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