– Showcases multiple potentially transformative
near- and mid-stage therapies in ATTR amyloidosis, Cardiovascular
Disease, and Neuroscience, each representing a blockbuster
opportunity –
– Announces TRITON Phase 3 program for
next-generation TTR silencer nucresiran in ATTR-CM and hATTR-PN,
targeting durable franchise leadership –
– Provides details about Phase 3 cardiovascular
outcomes trial for zilebesiran, poised to transform the treatment
of hypertension in patients with high CV risk –
– Highlights new clinical programs, including
for Huntington’s disease, bleeding disorders, and type 2 diabetes
–
– Shares platform advances, including potential
best-in-class delivery solutions for adipose, muscle, heart, and
kidney, and for crossing the blood-brain barrier, as well as
manufacturing innovations to improve efficiency –
– Company will webcast its R&D Day event
today at 9:00 a.m. E.T –
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi
therapeutics company, is hosting an R&D Day today in New York
City and will also webcast the event. The Company plans to showcase
its R&D progress and platform innovation, including updates on
multiple near- and mid-stage potentially transformative therapies
that represent blockbuster opportunities as its pipeline rapidly
expands across multiple therapeutic areas.
“Alnylam is driving the field of RNAi therapeutics into the
future, with a sustainable innovation engine that continues to
generate transformative medicines while simultaneously expanding
what’s possible for RNAi with platform advances,” said Pushkal
Garg, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Alnylam. “As we advance our
flagship TTR franchise, we are excited to share Phase 3 development
plans for our next-generation TTR silencer, nucresiran, which has
best-in-class potential. We are also providing updates on multiple
potential blockbuster opportunities in cardiovascular disease and
neuroscience, areas where we believe our investigational RNAi
therapeutics may transform the treatment of devastating conditions
that claim millions of lives each year. In addition, we are on
track to meet our ambitious pipeline and platform expansion goals
as we seek to address additional diseases, to deliver RNAi
therapeutics to all major tissue types by 2030, and to realize the
full potential of our pioneering technology.”
Nucresiran and Vutrisiran Advancements Demonstrate Durable
Leadership in TTR
Alnylam scientists will provide an update on the TRITON Phase 3
program for its next-generation transthyretin (TTR) silencer,
nucresiran, which has the potential for greater than 95% knockdown
with twice-annual dosing. TRITON-PN will be conducted in patients
with hATTR amyloidosis with polyneuropathy, with a goal of bringing
nucresiran to the market as rapidly as possible. TRITON-CM will be
an event-driven cardiovascular outcomes trial in patients with ATTR
amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy that, if successful, is anticipated
to lead to regulatory approval in approximately 2030. TRITON-CM
will enroll approximately 1,200 patients with wild-type TTR or any
TTR variant and confirmed cardiomyopathy, including patients on
background stabilizer therapy. The primary endpoint will be a
composite of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events.
Alnylam scientists will also share new data from the landmark
HELIOS-B study of vutrisiran in ATTR amyloidosis with
cardiomyopathy. In prespecified analyses with near complete data
through month 42, vutrisiran reduced all-cause mortality, as
compared to placebo, by 36% in the overall population and by 39% in
the monotherapy population, further supporting the primary analysis
presented last year at the European Society of Cardiology and
published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Vutrisiran is
currently under review for the treatment of ATTR amyloidosis with
cardiomyopathy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with a
Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of March
23, 2025.
Studies Position Zilebesiran to Transform the Treatment of
Hypertension
Alnylam scientists will share key design elements of a pivotal
Phase 3 trial of zilebesiran, set to begin later this year, to
explore the impact of continuous control of blood pressure on
cardiovascular outcomes. The Phase 3 trial will be a global,
event-driven trial that will enroll up to 11,000 patients in more
than 30 countries. Participants must be on at least two background
antihypertensive agents, have uncontrolled hypertension, and have
established cardiovascular disease or be at risk of developing
cardiovascular disease. The primary endpoint will be 4-point MACE,
a composite of non-fatal myocardial infarctions, non-fatal strokes,
cardiovascular deaths, and hospitalizations for heart failure or
urgent heart failure visits.
Enrollment is now complete for the KARDIA-3 Phase 2 trial
evaluating zilebesiran in combination with at least two
antihypertensives in high cardiovascular risk patients with
uncontrolled hypertension. This patient population in KARDIA-3 is
similar to the one currently planned for the Phase 3 cardiovascular
outcomes trial. The results of KARDIA-3 – expected in the second
half of 2025 – will further inform the design of the Phase 3 trial.
Zilebesiran is being co-developed and co-commercialized by Alnylam
and Roche.
Neuroscience Franchise Expands as Encouraging Clinical Data
Continue to Emerge
Alnylam scientists will share additional data from both the
single-ascending dose and multiple dose parts of its Phase 1 study
of mivelsiran in early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, which further
demonstrate potent and durable reduction of soluble APPβ – a key
marker of target engagement – in the cerebrospinal fluid as well as
an encouraging safety profile. Alnylam is also evaluating
mivelsiran as a potential treatment for cerebral amyloid
angiopathy, a major cause of hemorrhagic stroke, which is the most
severe form of stroke.
Alnylam scientists will also present an update on the new
ALN-HTT02 program, which has a highly differentiated
exon-1-targeting approach to lower huntingtin (HTT) for
Huntington’s disease, a progressive, fatal disorder. The Phase 1b
single-ascending-dose study in adult patients with Huntington’s
disease continues to progress. Alnylam expects to share substantial
progress from the study at a medical congress in 2026. ALN-HTT02 is
being developed in partnership with Regeneron.
Emerging Clinical Programs Position Alnylam for Sustained
Growth
Alnylam scientists will share updates on several other programs
that recently entered the clinic. Alnylam is on track to meet its
ambitious “2-2-5” pipeline and platform expansion goal announced at
R&D Day in 2023. This includes filing Investigational New Drug
(IND) applications for nine new Alnylam-led programs by the end of
2025, including two in new tissues, two in the central nervous
system (CNS), and five in the liver.
Metabolic Disorders
Alnylam scientists will share data on ALN-4324, which targets
GRB14 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and has the potential to
be the first insulin sensitizer approved in more than 30 years. At
R&D Day, Alnylam will present preclinical data that demonstrate
the potential for a highly desirable product profile, including
approximately 90% knockdown of the target 22 days after a low-dose,
subcutaneous injection, and improved insulin sensitivity without
weight gain. Alnylam will also present updates on several obesity
programs: INHBE in the liver, and its first adipose-directed
target, ACVR1C, as well as combinations of targets. These programs
have the potential to improve on the tolerability and quality of
weight loss achieved by currently available therapies.
ALN-6400 and Bleeding Disorders
Alnylam scientists will present an update on ALN-6400, which
targets liver-derived plasminogen and could represent a potential
universal hemostatic agent for the treatment of bleeding disorders
without the risk of thrombosis. More than 3 million people in the
U.S. are affected by bleeding disorders, and treatment options are
limited. Data will be shared from the first cohort of participants
in the Phase 1 study, demonstrating favorable impact on an ex-vivo
hemostasis assay.
Alnylam Platform Innovation Will Drive the RNAi Revolution
into the Future
Alnylam will strive to continue to provide best-in-class
delivery solutions as it extends the applications for RNAi
therapeutics. The Company’s vision is to unlock every major tissue
for RNAi therapeutics by 2030. Alnylam scientists will present new
preclinical data on delivery solutions with best-in-class potential
for adipose, muscle, heart, and kidney tissue. The Company will
also share an update on its approach to crossing the blood-brain
barrier, as well as emerging technology to enable combination
therapy and innovation in manufacturing with enzymatic ligation.
Enzymatic ligation has the potential to revolutionize the
manufacturing of RNAi therapeutics to meet growing demand and
improve efficiency.
R&D Day Webcast Information
The Company’s R&D Day event will be held today, Tuesday,
February 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET and will include a live
video stream on the Investors section of the Company’s website,
investors.alnylam.com/events. A replay will be available on the
Alnylam website within 48 hours after the event. Presentations
showcased during the event will be featured on the Capella section
of Alnylam’s website.
About RNAi Therapeutics
RNAi (RNA interference) is a natural cellular process of gene
silencing that represents one of the most promising and rapidly
advancing frontiers in biology and drug development today. Its
discovery has been heralded as “a major scientific breakthrough
that happens once every decade or so,” and was recognized with the
award of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. By
harnessing the natural biological process of RNAi occurring in our
cells, a new class of medicines known as RNAi therapeutics is now a
reality. Small interfering RNA (siRNA), the molecules that mediate
RNAi and comprise Alnylam’s RNAi therapeutic platform, function
upstream of today’s medicines by potently silencing messenger RNA
(mRNA) – the genetic precursors – that encode for disease-causing
or disease pathway proteins, thus preventing them from being made.
This is a revolutionary approach with the potential to transform
the care of patients with genetic and other diseases.
About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation
of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative
medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people
afflicted with rare and prevalent diseases with unmet need. Based
on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a
powerful, clinically validated approach yielding transformative
medicines. Since its founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi
Revolution and continues to deliver on a bold vision to turn
scientific possibility into reality. Alnylam’s commercial RNAi
therapeutic products are ONPATTRO® (patisiran), AMVUTTRA®
(vutrisiran), GIVLAARI® (givosiran), OXLUMO® (lumasiran), and
Leqvio® (inclisiran), which is being developed and commercialized
by Alnylam’s partner, Novartis. Alnylam has a deep pipeline of
investigational medicines, including multiple product candidates
that are in late-stage development. Alnylam is executing on its
“Alnylam P5x25” strategy to deliver transformative medicines in
both rare and common diseases benefiting patients around the world
through sustainable innovation and exceptional financial
performance, resulting in a leading biotech profile. Alnylam is
headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more information about our
people, science and pipeline, please visit www.alnylam.com and
engage with us on X (formerly Twitter) at @Alnylam, or on LinkedIn,
Facebook, or Instagram.
Alnylam Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements
other than historical statements of fact regarding Alnylam’s
expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects, including,
without limitation, statements regarding the potential for Alnylam
to identify new potential drug development candidates and to
advance its research and development programs, including statements
regarding the number of INDs that Alnylam intends to file, the
timing of initiation of any of Alnylam’s clinical trials, and the
achievement of pipeline milestones and data, including relating to
ongoing or planned clinical trials of nucresiran, zilebesiran,
mivelsrian, ALN-HTT02, ALN-6400 and other product candidates;
Alnylam’s planned achievement of its “Alnylam P5x25” strategy;
Alnylam’s ability to obtain approval for new commercial products or
additional indications for its existing products, including
AMVUTTRA in ATTR-CM; Alnylam’s expectations regarding the safety
and efficacy of AMVUTTRA for the treatment of ATTR-CM and the
potential for TTR silencers to become a standard of care treatment
for ATTR-CM; the potential for additional classes of therapeutics
to complement silencer treatment for ATTR amyloidosis; the size of
the commercial opportunities for Alnylam’s current and any future
products, and the addressable markets for such products; the
potential attributes and product profiles of any of Alnylam’s
product candidates, including statements regarding the potential
efficacy and safety of any of Alnylam’s product candidates, the
potential for any of Alnylam’s product candidates to be a
transformative therapy and to represent a potential blockbuster
opportunity, the potential for zilebesiran to continuously control
blood pressure and to transform the treatment of hypertension in
patients with high CV risk, the potential of nucresiran to be a
best-in-class therapeutic, the potential of ALN-4324 to be the
first insulin sensitizer approved in more than 30 years, the
potential for any of Alnylam’s obesity programs to improve on the
tolerability and quality of weight loss achieved by currently
available therapies, and the potential for ALN-6400 to represent a
universal hemostatic agent for the treatment of bleeding disorders
without the risk of thrombosis; Alnylam’s ability to address
additional diseases and to deliver RNAi therapeutics to all major
tissue types by 2030 and to realize the full potential of its
pioneering technology; Alnylam’s ability to develop best-in-class
delivery solutions for adipose, muscle, heart, and kidney, and for
crossing the blood-brain barrier; Alnylam’s ability to further
innovation and improve efficiency in manufacturing with enzymatic
ligation; and the potential of enzymatic ligation to revolutionize
the manufacturing of RNAi therapeutics to meet growing demand and
improve efficiency, should be considered forward-looking
statements.
Actual results and future plans may differ materially from those
indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of
various important risks, uncertainties and other factors,
including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to
Alnylam’s ability to successfully execute on its “Alnylam P5x25”
goals; Alnylam’s ability to discover and develop novel drug
candidates and delivery approaches and successfully demonstrate the
efficacy and safety of its product candidates; the pre-clinical and
clinical results for Alnylam’s product candidates; actions or
advice of regulatory agencies and Alnylam’s ability to obtain and
maintain regulatory approval for its product candidates, as well as
favorable pricing and reimbursement; successfully launching,
marketing and selling Alnylam’s approved products globally and
successfully competing against companies commercializing products
competitive with our approved products; delays, interruptions or
failures in the manufacture and supply of Alnylam’s product
candidates or its marketed products; obtaining, maintaining and
protecting intellectual property; Alnylam’s ability to successfully
expand the approved indications for AMVUTTRA; Alnylam’s ability to
manage its growth and operating expenses through disciplined
investment in operations and its ability to achieve a
self-sustainable financial profile in the future; Alnylam’s ability
to maintain strategic business collaborations; Alnylam’s dependence
on third parties for the development and commercialization of
certain products, including Roche, Novartis, Sanofi, Regeneron and
Vir; the outcome of litigation; the potential risk of future
government investigations; the potential risk of delays with
research collaborators and government agencies that Alnylam depends
on arising from decisions by the U.S federal government to decrease
financial support and staffing; as well as those risks more fully
discussed in the “Risk Factors” filed with Alnylam’s most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and in its other SEC
filings. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent
Alnylam’s views only as of the date of this presentation and should
not be relied upon as representing Alnylam’s views as of any
subsequent date. Alnylam explicitly disclaims any obligation,
except to the extent required by law, to update any forward-looking
statements.
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