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Alnylam Validates Subcutaneous Delivery Technology With Strong Phase I Results

 
• By Lisa LaMotta

The RNA interference-focused biotech will bring the rest of its pipeline forward with subcutaneous technology now that it has been validated in human studies, but the company will continue to pursue approval of its lead candidate as an infusion product.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. is on the cusp of making another strategic transition – the company released top-line data from an early study of its first subcutaneous RNA interference drug that effectively means the rest of the pipeline will be brought forth with the new administration technology.

Preceding an R&D day held by the company in New York on July 11, Alnylam announced that ALN-TTRsc achieved greater than 80% knockdown of the transthyretin (TTR) protein in a...

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• By Francesca Bruce

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• By Bridget Silverman

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• By Sue Sutter

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• By Cathy Kelly

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• By Bridget Silverman

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• By Sue Sutter

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• By Sarah Karlin-Smith

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