Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Looks to Shine at American Society of Clinical Oncology, Plans for a RNAi Resurgence

When Cambridge, MA-based Alnylam (NASDAQ: ALNY) made its debut last year at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference, it only had a pittance of safety data on its drug, which is designed to treat advanced solid tumors that have spread to the liver.

At this year’s conference, which starts June 3 in Chicago, Alnylam CEO John Maraganore hopes the company will make more of a splash, especially since one of the patients in the trial being presented has been on its cancer drug for more than a year.

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