Alnylam's 'Day After' Revusiran Failure Bad, Maybe Not Catastrophic
Executive Summary
Despite its stock price falling 48% 24 hours after the shuttering of lead candidate revusiran, Alnylam is encouraged by analyst reports indicating the failure does not read through to its overall pipeline. The biotech reaffirmed its timeline for its second Phase III candidate patisiran.
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