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FDA rejects Alnylam's patisiran sNDA for ATTR cardiomyopathy; company abandons U.S. expansion
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
- FDA issued Complete Response Letter citing insufficient evidence of clinical meaningfulness for patisiran in cardiomyopathy of ATTR amyloidosis.
- No safety, study conduct, drug quality or manufacturing issues; existing ONPATTRO polyneuropathy indication unchanged.
- Alnylam will no longer pursue expanded U.S. indication for patisiran; focus shifts to vutrisiran (HELIOS-B Phase 3) and ALN-TTRsc04.
- FDA advisory committee had voted 9:3 that benefits outweigh risks, but FDA still issued CRL.
- Company to host investor call at 8:30 a.m. ET on Oct 9, 2023 to discuss the CRL.