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Patient death in hemophilia trial raises new questions on Alnylam's fitusiran

Sep. 8, 2017
By Marie Powers
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. suspended dosing in ongoing studies of fitusiran following the report of a fatal thrombotic event in a patient with hemophilia A without inhibitors that occurred during the therapy's phase II open-label extension (OLE) study. In July, the antithrombin-targeting RNAi therapy developed by Alnylam with partner Sanofi Genzyme, entered phase III territory with the launch of the three-part ATLAS program in hemophilia A and B. (See BioWorld, July 10, 2017.)
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