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ALN-HBVInvestigational RNAi Therapeutic for the Treatment of

Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

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AgendaWelcome• Josh Brodsky, Associate Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

Introduction• Pushkal Garg, M.D., Senior Vice President, Clinical DevelopmentALN-HBV Program• Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Ph.D., Vice President, Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Overview of Chronic Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) Infection• Heiner Wedemeyer, M.D., Managing Senior Physician and Assistant Professor in

the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology at Hannover Medical School

Q&A Session

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Reminders

Event will run for approximately 60 minutes

Q&A Session at end of presentation• Submit questions at bottom of webcast screen• Questions may be submitted at any time

Replay, slides and audio available at www.alnylam.com

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Alnylam Forward Looking Statements

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AgendaWelcome• Josh Brodsky, Associate Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

Introduction• Pushkal Garg, M.D., Senior Vice President, Clinical DevelopmentALN-HBV Program• Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Ph.D., Vice President, Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Overview of Chronic Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) Infection• Heiner Wedemeyer, M.D., Managing Senior Physician and Assistant Professor in

the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology at Hannover Medical School

Q&A Session

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RNAi TherapeuticsNew Class of Innovative Medicines

Harness natural pathway

Catalytic mechanism

Silence any gene in genome

Upstream of today’s medicines

Clinically proven approach

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Alnylam Strategic Therapeutic Areas (STArs)

Investigational pipeline focused in 3 STArs

Genetic Medicines

Cardio-Metabolic Diseases

Hepatic Infectious Diseases

RNAi therapeutics for rare diseases

RNAi therapeutics for dyslipidemia, NASH, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and other major diseases

RNAi therapeutics for major liver infections beginning with hepatitis B & D

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Alnylam Development Pipeline

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Alnylam Development Pipeline

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AgendaWelcome• Josh Brodsky, Associate Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

Introduction• Pushkal Garg, M.D., Senior Vice President, Clinical DevelopmentALN-HBV Program• Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Ph.D., Vice President, Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Overview of Chronic Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) Infection• Heiner Wedemeyer, M.D., Managing Senior Physician and Assistant Professor in

the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology at Hannover Medical School

Q&A Session

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DRUG MECHANISM

By silencing all viral products including tolerogenic antigens, ALN-HBV is expected to have direct antiviral effects and increase seroconversion rates

Phase 1/2 StartedJuly 2016

PATIENT POPULATION*

1/3 of global population exposed

~290M patients worldwide25M in U.S./EU/Japan with

chronic infection

DESCRIPTION

Viral infection leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) InfectionALN-HBV

Schweitzer et al. Lancet 386:1546-1555, 2015; Basnayake, S.K. and Easterbrook, P.J., J. Viral Hepatitis 23: 545-559, 2016

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ALN-HBV for Chronic HBV Infection

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Geneticallyvalidated, liver-expressed target gene

Hepatitis B Virus• Direct acting RNAi against infectious agent• Multiple, synergistic antiviral mechanisms

• Silencing of viral lifecycle (pgRNA, POL, S, X, core)

• Silencing of tolerogenic antigens (S Ag and e Ag, core)

2 Biomarker for POC in Phase 1

Serum viral biomarkers• Viral DNA• Viral antigens: HBsAg, HBeAg• Hepatitis: ALT

3Definable path to approval andmarket

Endpoint: sustained virological response off all therapies after finite therapy

Combination with standard of care Polymerase inhibitors (NUCs) and novel agents

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3980 HBV complete genomes, A-H

pg RNA 3.5 kbPreS1 2.4 kbPreS2 2.1 kb

X 0.7 kbALN-HBV

Sepp-Lorenzino, Liver Meeting, November 2015

ALN-HBV Targets a Highly Conserved Sequence in HBV X Orf

• Target site is conserved across genotypes A-J• Perfect homology (2-18): 97.2%• Allow 1 mismatch: 99.7%

• Site is upstream from integration hotspot

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• Up to 3.6 log10 HBsAg reduction• Single SC dose achieves >2 log10 HBsAg reduction lasting >30 days

Sepp-Lorenzino, Liver Meeting, November 2015

ALN-HBV Mediates Potent and Highly Durable HBsAg Knockdown in AAV-HBV Murine Model

5′-AS

5′-SS

HBsAgIHC

Control

ALN-HBV 3 mg/kg

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ALN-HBV Target Product Profile

Indication • Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) treatment – enable functional cures

Dose and Regimen

• 100-200 mg fixed dose monthly • 12-24 months in combination standard of care

Route of Administration • Subcutaneous injection, 1-2 mL injection volume, self-administration

Efficacy • Long-term treatment-free suppression of HBV DNA

POM/POC Endpoints

• Proof-of-mechanism (1o endpoint)• >2 log10 nadir in serum HBsAg (or <100 IU/mL)

• Clinical proof-of-concept: 6 months post-treatment suppression of HBV DNA

Safety• <1% incidence of drug discontinuation due to ALN-HBV related AEs• Well-tolerated, including in combination with immune-modulator therapy

ALN-HBV Target Product ProfileFunctional Cure of CHBALN-HBV, by suppressing the production of tolerogenic HBV antigens, promotes the emergence of effective host immunity to HBV, with potential to achieve long-term functional cure

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ALN-HBV Phase 1/2 StudyPrimary objectivesSafety, tolerability

Part B: Single-Ascending Doses in Pts on NUC tx for >12 months (SAD) │Randomized 3:1, 4-7 cohorts, N=16-28

Part C: Multiple-Ascending Dose (MAD) in Pts on NUC tx for >12 months I Randomized 6:2, 3-6 cohorts, N=24-48

0.1 mg/kg as starting dose

Part A: Single-Ascending Doses in HV (SAD) │Randomized 3:1, 4-6 cohorts, N=16-24

0.1 mg/kg dose

Secondary objectivesPK & antiviral activity (sAg, eAg, HBV DNA)

0.3 mg/kg dose

1.0 mg/kg dose

3.0 mg/kg dose

2 Optional cohorts

0.3 mg/kg dose

1.0 mg/kg dose

3.0 mg/kg dose

3 Optional cohorts

Starting dose TBD, Q4W*4 doses

clinicaltrials.gov_NCT02826018

Part A initiated July 2016

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RNA Therapeutic Strategies for HBVCompetitive Landscape

ALN-HBV ARC-520 ARC-521 ABUS-1467 IONIS-HBV-LRx

Potency in Humans

(mean sAg ↓)TBD

0.3-0.4 log in eAg +ETV-Rx eAg +/- pt

1 log in Rx naïve eAg+ ptat 4 mg/kg

0.2-0.3 & 0.6 log in eAg- pt at 0.2

mg/kg SD & MDUndisclosed Undisclosed

Phase Phase 1/2 Phase 2 Phase 1 Phase 1/2 Phase 2# of TargetSequences 1 2 2 3 1

Orf Targeted X X X and S X and S X

Delivery GalNAc-siRNA (ESC)

Cholesterol siRNA plus GalNAc-Mellitin-Like Peptide (MLP) Lipid Nanoparticle GalNAc-ASO

Administration SC injection IV infusion IV infusion IV infusion SC injection

Pre-medication None Oral Antihistamine Steroids None

Source: ARWR, ABUS and Ionis company websites

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Chronic Hepatitis D Virus (CHD) Infection

• HDV is RNA sub-virus, which can only propagate in presence of HBV

• 15-20M patients infected WW, 80K in US• Acquired at same time or subsequent to HBV

infection• No curative therapies available

Target Product Profile for ALN-HBV in HDV ◦ HDV Suppression

– Chronic, on-going therapy to inhibit HBsAg production thereby suppressing HDV replication and HDV viremia

◦ HDV Cure– Finite treatment resulting in functional CHB cure thereby

resulting in CHD cure

Gish et al. 2013; Farci & Niro, 2012; Ciancio & Rizzetto 2014; http://hepatitis-delta.org/

Chronic HBV/HDV infection is more aggressive than CHBNo therapies available

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ALN-HBV Product Opportunity with Target Profile

Potential for CHB functional cures & CHD chronic treatment• Potent and durable silencing of all HBV gene products◦ Elicit multiple synergistic antiviral mechanisms in both CHB and CHD

• Pan-genotypic, conserved site◦ Combination with NUCs increases barrier for development of resistance

• Tolerability profile supporting combination with immune therapies• Improved compliance expected due to convenience of infrequent subcutaneous

dosing• Expected efficacy across CHB patient segments, including young immune tolerant

and patients outside treatment guidelines• Rapid physician/patient acceptance of novel treatment paradigm• Room temperature stability simplifies global distribution

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AgendaWelcome• Josh Brodsky, Associate Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

Introduction• Pushkal Garg, M.D., Senior Vice President, Clinical DevelopmentALN-HBV Program• Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Ph.D., Vice President, Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Overview of Chronic Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) Infection• Heiner Wedemeyer, M.D., Managing Senior Physician and Assistant Professor in

the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology at Hannover Medical School

Q&A Session

Hepatitis(Delta):AnUnderestimatedLiverDisease!

Heiner Wedemeyer

HannoverMedicalSchool

Germany

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Disclosures

Honorariaforconsultingorspeaking(last5years):Abbott,AbbVie,Biolex,BMS,BoehringerIngelheim,Eiger,Gilead,ITS,JJ/Janssen-Cilag,Medgenics,Merck/Schering-Plough,MyrGmbH,Novartis,Roche,RocheDiagnostics,Siemens,Transgene,ViiV

Researchgrants:Abbott,Abbvie,BMS,Gilead,Merck,Novartis,Roche,RocheDiagnostics,Siemens

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

HBsAg

HDAg

HDV-RNA• Thesmallestofallanimalviruses• Highlypaired– rodlikestructure• NoenzymesbutRibozymes• OnlyencodesS-HDAg

• HBsAgparticlescanselfassemble• HBV:1virionx103-106 particles

• 2forms:S-HDAgandL-HDAg• S-HDAg:↑replication• L-HDAg:↑assembly(↓replication)

TheHepatitisDeltaVirus

CalleSerrano,Manns&Wedemeyer,SeminarsinLiverDisease201223

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

AcuteHDV

95%recoveryMorefrequentfulminant

AcuteHBV

SimultaneousCo-Infection

AcuteHDV90%chronic

MoreseverediseaseChronicHepatitisB

HDVSuper-Infection

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

www.hepatitis-delta.org

PrevalenceofHepatitisDelta

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Highanti-HDVprevalenceinHBsAg-positiveHIV-infectedindividuals

Sorriano et al., AIDS 2011

Overallprevalence:14.5%!

Fernandet-Montero,Sorrianoetal.,CID2014

HDVcoinfectionassociatedwithincreasedliver-relatedmorbidityandmortality(HR7.5)in

HIV-infectedpersons

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

OnlyasmallnumberofHBsAgpositivepatientsistestedforanti-HDV

…e.g.only8.5%ofHBsAg-positivepatientsweretestedforanti-HDVinaUSA–VAcohort

Kushneretal.JHepatolSept.2015

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Hepatitisdeltatakesamoreseverelong-termcoursethanHBVmonoinfection

Manesis et al., J Hepatol 2013

HDV/HBV

HBV

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1980 1990 2000 2010

ACUTEHEPATITISDELTACHRONICHEPATITISDELTA

% o

f HB

sAg+

pat

ient

sHepatitisdelta:evolutionofclinicalpresentation

youngpatientslocallyacquired

specialriskgroups(IVDU)

olderpatientsImmigrantpopulations

specialriskgroups

SevereAcute+ChronicDisease MildchronicDisease SeverechronicDisease

Romeo,Colombo:Gastroenterology2009+PlosOne2014Calle-Serrano,WedemeyerJVH2014

Niro,Rizzetto:JournalofHepatology2010Buti,Esteban:JVH2010

Highfrequencyofliver-relatedmorbidity

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

DifferentHDVgenotypesareassociatedwithdifferentclinicaloutcomes

Su et al, Gastroenterology 2006

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

HDVgenotype3infection:ParticularSevereCourses

Braga et al., J Hepatol 201431

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Identificationofpatientswithahigherriskfordiseaseprogression

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Presenceofanti-HDVIgMisassociatedwiththedevelopmentofclinicalevents

Wrankeetal.PlosOne201433

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Survival according to the BEA-score

CalleSerranoetal.JViralHepatitis201434

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Survival according to the BEA-score

Barcelona: n=77

M. Homs, M. Buti et al.

Düsseldorf: n=58

A. Erhardt et al.

CalleSerranoetal.JViralHepatitis201435

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

TreatmentofHepatitisDelta

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HBsAg

HDAg

HDV-RNA• Thesmallestofallanimalviruses• Highlypaired– rodlikestructure• NoenzymesbutRibozymes

• HBsAgparticlescanselfassemble• HBV:1virionx103-106 particles

• 2forms:S-HDAgandL-HDAg• S-HDAg:↑replication• L-HDAg:↑assembly(↓replication)

TheHepatitisDeltasVirus:Noviralenzyme→nodirectactingantiviral

CalleSerrano,Manns&Wedemeyer,SeminarsinLiverDisease201237

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

TreatmentofHepatitisDeltawithPEG-IFNa-2a:~25%SustainedHDVRNAclearance

Wedemeyer,Yurdaydinetal.NEJM201138

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta Wedemeyer,Yurdaydinetal.NEJM2011

PEG-IFNa-2a– AdefovircombinationresultedinamorepronouncedHBsAgsuppression

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

…andcombinationwithtenofovir?

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

TheHep-Net-InternationalDelta-HepatitisInterventionTrial2:HIDIT-2

RR

PEG-Interferonalpha-2a180µgoiw+Placebo

PEG-Interferonalpha-2a180µgoiw+Tenofovirdisoproxilfumarat245mgdaily

Follow-up

Follow-up

96weeks 5yearsFU

Primaryefficacyendpoint:HDVRNAnegativityWeek96

N=61

N=59Stratification:CountryPrevioustherapyGender

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Baseline W12 W24 W48

PEG-IFNa-2a+Tenofovir

PEG-IFNa-2a+Placebo%ofpatientsHDVRNAnegative

0

20

40

60

80

p=0.10

Week96

47%

33%

Relapse11/25(44%)

Relapse8/20(40%)

NegpostTx1patient

NegpostTx3patients

HDVRNAClearanceafterTherapy

Treatment

p=0.34

30%

23%

week12024wpostTx

FU

HDVRNAresponseuntilweek120(Intent-to-treatanalysis)

Wedemeyer,Yurdaydinetal.EASL201442

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

%ofpatientswithHBsAg-decline>0.5Log10IU/ml

PEG-IFNa-2a+Tenofovir

PEG-IFNa-2a+Placebo

MeanHB

sAglevels[lo

g10IU/m

l]

MeanHBsAglevels

HBsAgresponseuntilweek120(Intent-to-treatanalysis)

0

20

40

60

80Treatment FU

1

2

3

4

5 Treatment FUHBsAgloss:4/59patients(6.7%)HBsAgloss:3/61patients(4.9%)

Wedemeyer,Yurdaydinetal.EASL201443

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Long-term-Follow-upafterIFNtherapy

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

LateHDVRNArelapsesafterinitialresponse!

Heidrichetal.,Hepatology2014

Therapy Therapy

Long Term Virological Response Late Relapse

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Clinicaleffectsofantiviraltherapy

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta Farcietal.,Gastroenterology2004

Improvedlong-termoutcomeofhepatitisdeltawithhighdoseofIFNa

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All patients

time (years)20,0015,0010,005,000,00

Cum

. eve

nt fr

ee s

urvi

val

1,0

0,8

0,6

0,4

0,2

0,0

Log rank: p<0.01

IFNa

No therapy & NUCs

time (years)20,0015,0010,005,000,00

Cum

. eve

nt fr

ee s

urvi

val

1,0

0,8

0,6

0,4

0,2

0,0

Log rank: p=0.04

IFNa

No therapy & NUCs

Patients with platelets >90000/µl only

ImprovedoutcomeofhepatitisdeltainIFNa-treatedpatients

Wrankeetal.,Hepatology 2016inpress48

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

time (years)20,0015,0010,005,000,00

Cum

. fre

e su

rviv

al1,0

0,8

0,6

0,4

0,2

0,0

HBsAg loss

Log rank: p=0.08

positive HBsAg

HDVPatientsexperiencinganHBsAglosshadabetterclinicallong-termoutcome

Wrankeetal.,Hepatology 2016inpress49

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

CurrentManagementofHepatitisDelta

§ Patientswithaverymildcoursecanbeidentifiedpossiblynotrequiringimmediatetreatment

§ PEG-IFNaremainstheonlyeffectivetreatmentoptionagainstHDV– however,long-termfollow-upisrequired- myrecommendation:TreatBea-Bpatients

§ TreatHBVaccordingtohepatitisBguidelines

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time (years)10,005,000,00

Cum

. fre

e su

rviv

al

1,0

0,8

0,6

0,4

0,2

0,0

HDV RNA relapse

PatientsexperiencinganHDVRNAlosshaveabetterclinicallong-termoutcome

Wrankeetal.,EASL2016oralpresentation

positive HDV RNA

HDV RNA lossLog rank: p=0.01 vs relapse

Log rank: p<0.01 vs positive HDV RNA

Log rank: p=0.5 vs relapse

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

CurrentManagementofHepatitisDelta

Ø Patientswithaverymildcoursecanbeidentified(possiblynotrequiringimmediatetreatment)Clinicalmarkers:CalleSerranoJViralHepatitis2014Anti-HDVIgMLevels:Wrankeetal.,PlosOne2014NKcellresponses:Lunemannetal.,GUT2015

Ø PEG-IFNaremainstheonlyeffectivetreatmentoptionagainstHDV- stoppingrulesweek24:Keskinetal.,CGH2015- however,long-termfollow-upisrequired- myrecommendation:TreatBea-Bpatients

Ø TreatHBVaccordingtohepatitisBguidelines

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Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

♀ 42years,borninRussiaHBsAgpositive(knownsince>10years)ALT64U/l;AST52U/lHBVDNA79IU/mlAnti-HDVpositiveHDVRNA7.6x106 cop/mlHistology:Livercirrhosis

Plateletcount93.000/µlINR1.2;bilirubinnormal

RelapseafterPEG-IFNa2a

Currentlytreatedwithtenofovir(Sorrianoetal.)

Anynovelclinicaltrials?

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HDVReplication

Hughes,Wedemeyer,HarrisonLancet201154

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

EntryInhibitor„Myrcludex“

Hughes,Wedemeyer,HarrisonLancet201155

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

PrenylationinhibitionBlocksvirionassemblyandpackingofviralparticles

Hughes,Wedemeyer,HarrisonLancet201156

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta Kohetal.LancetID201557

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Blockingofsubviralparticleformation

Hughes,Wedemeyer,HarrisonLancet201158

Heiner Wedemeyer: 10-2016Hepatitis Delta

Summary

Ø PEG-IFNa iscurrentlytheonlytreatmentoptionforHDVinfection

Ø HBVentryinhibition,prenylation inhibitionandblockofparticleformationarecurrentlyexploredinclinicaltrialsbuthavealllimitations

Ø NovelstrategiestoachieveHBsAg clearanceneedtobeexploredinhepatitisdelta!

CureofHBV=CureofHBV/HDV

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And…ifyouwanttobemoreinvolvedinhepatitisdelta:

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AgendaWelcome• Josh Brodsky, Associate Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

Introduction• Pushkal Garg, M.D., Senior Vice President, Clinical DevelopmentALN-HBV Program• Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Ph.D., Vice President, Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Overview of Chronic Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) Infection• Heiner Wedemeyer, M.D., Managing Senior Physician and Assistant Professor in

the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology at Hannover Medical School

Q&A Session

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