Alnylam's Fitusiran Could Provide Comprehensive Hemophilia Therapy Option

Fitusiran's mechanism of reducing antithrombin levels could apply to all hemophilia patients, as well as those with other rare bleeding disorders. Reducing antithrombin increases thrombin levels and helps to increase normal clotting.

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. is gearing up to move its hemophilia candidate fitusiran into pivotal trials next year, and is hoping that its novel mechanism of action will differentiate the antithrombin-targeting RNA-interference drug from the increasingly crowded field.

The hemophilia market has heated up in recent years with a range of new products and player. Shire PLC...

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