David Adams, Michael Polydefkis, Alejandra González-Duarte, Jonas Wixner, Arnt V Kristen, Hartmut H Schmidt, John L Berk, Inés Asunción Losada López, Angela Dispenzieri, Dianna Quan, Isabel M Conceição, Michel S Slama, Julian D Gillmore, Theodoros Kyriakides, Senda Ajroud-Driss, Márcia Waddington-Cruz, Michelle M Mezei, Violaine Planté-Bordeneuve, Shahram Attarian, Elizabeth Mauricio, Thomas H Brannagan, Mitsuharu Ueda, Emre Aldinc, Jing Jing Wang, Matthew T White, John Vest, Erhan Berber, Marianne T Sweetser, Teresa Coelho
BACKGROUND: Hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis is a rare, inherited, progressive disease caused by mutations in the transthyretin (TTR) gene. We assessed the safety and efficacy of long-term treatment with patisiran, an RNA interference therapeutic that inhibits TTR production, in patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis with polyneuropathy. METHODS: This multicentre, open-label extension (OLE) trial enrolled patients at 43 hospitals or clinical centres in 19 countries as of Sept 24, 2018...
November 16, 2020: Lancet Neurology