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Alnylam Sees Japan Business Doubling as Amvuttra Expands into ATTR-CM
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals expects its Japan sales to roughly double within the next few years, fueled by the label expansion of Amvuttra (vutrisiran) into transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) earlier this year. “We believe we can double our business in Japan,” Alnylam…
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