New data on a competing drug’s surprising failure could be pivotal for the biotech company

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Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. You can reach Adam on Signal at stataf.54.

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The European Society of Cardiology Congress that kicks off Friday in Munich will be a consequential meeting for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, as the outlook wavers for its two ATTR-CM drugs because of a competing drug’s surprising failure in the same heart disease.