ACADEMIA

Impact of Oligonucleotides - 1: Onpattro a Major Advance in FAP Treatment, but Challenges Remain

By Takashi Ebisawa January 16, 2020
The pharmaceutical industry has witnessed an increasing number of oligonucleotide therapeutic launches in recent years. For two, Spinraza (nusinersen) and Onpattro (patisiran), rolled out in 2017 and 2019, became game changers in the treatment of diseases with few options -…

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