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Vutrisiran Reduces Heart Risks for ATTR-CM Patients in Alnylam’s HELIOS-B Trial

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced promising results from its HELIOS-B Phase III clinical trial evaluating vutrisiran, an investigational RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic for treating transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). As of March 2024, the FDA has approved six small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapies.

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Cellular pathway of genetic heart disease similar to neurodegenerative disease

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This landmark discovery found a correlation between the clumping of RNA-binding proteins long linked to neurodegenerative disease ? and the aggregates of protein found in the heart tissue of patients with RBM20 dilated cardiomyopathy. Dilated cardiomyopathy […].

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Tryngolza (Olezarsen) Becomes First FDA-Approved Drug for Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome

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Tryngolza works by targeting a protein in the liver, apoC-III, which regulates triglyceride metabolism. People with FCS often have triglyceride levels higher than 880 mg/dL, compared to a healthy target level of below 150 mg/dL. FCS also severely impacts quality of life, causing chronic fatigue and recurrent stomach pain.

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Novartis Leqvio®* (inclisiran) analyses show effective and sustained LDL-C reduction.

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Results were presented at the ESC Congress 2021, organized by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). As the first and only small interfering RNA to provide effective and sustained LDL-C reduction, Leqvio helps manage a critical cardiovascular risk factor for ASCVD. It is currently under review by the U.S.

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Ionis highlights achievements, commercial strategy and technology advancements at Investor Day

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The company’s commercial priorities are three-fold: (1) Initially focusing its commercial efforts on rare diseases within its prolific neurology and cardiology franchises (2) pioneer new markets where there are no available treatments (3) create new standards of care where there has been a lack of innovation to optimize patient care.

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RNA modification may protect against liver disease

Scienmag

May also explain liver fat differences among men & women Credit: Sallam Lab/UCLA FINDINGS A chemical modification that occurs in some RNA molecules as they carry genetic instructions from DNA to cells’ protein-making machinery may offer protection against non-alcoholic fatty liver, a condition that results from a build-up of fat in the liver (..)

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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Johnson & Johnson’s Top 5 Best-Selling Drugs of 2022: 1) Stelara (ustekinumab) Stelara is an immunosuppressant biologic therapy that blocks the IL-12 and IL-23 proteins that play a role in plaque psoriasis and Crohn’s disease. The monoclonal antibody targets CD20, a protein found on the surface of B lymphocytes (B cells).

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