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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacol Ther. 2017 Jun 22;180:129–138. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.06.011

Table 3.

Key studies for amyloidosis pharmacotherapies.

Reference Title Type Intervention Control Population N Primary endpoint Results/status
Melphalan & bortezomib
NCT01277016 EMN-03 Phase 3 RCT Bortezomib + melphalan + dexamethasone Melphalan + dexamethasone Treatment-naive AL amyloidosis 110 Number of patients with complete or partial response Completed
Other proteasome inhibitors
NCT01659658 TOURMALINE-AL1 Phase 3 open label Ixazomib + dexamethasone Physician’s choice of oral chemotherapy Relapsed or refractory AL amyloidosis with renal or cardiac involvement 248 Percentage of participants with overall hematologic response and 2-year vital organ deterioration and mortality rate Recruiting
NCT01789242 A safety study of carfilzomib in patients with previously-treated systemic light chain amyloidosis Phase 1 Carfilzomib + dexamethasone N/A Relapsed or refractory AL amyloidosis 32 Adverse events as measures of safety and tolerability Ongoing
Anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody
NCT02841033 Daratumumab for the treatment of patients with AL amyloidosis Phase 1/2 Daratumumab N/A Relapsed or refractory AL amyloidosis 25 Frequency and severity of side effects and number of patients with a treatment response Recruiting
Immunomodulators
NCT01570387 A Phase I/II trial of pomalidomide and dexamethasone in subjects with previously-treated AL amyloidosis Phase 1/2 Pomalidomide + dexamethasone N/A Previously treated AL amyloidosis 27 Dose-limiting toxicity and maximum tolerated dose Pomalidomide is well tolerated in patients with AL amyloidosis and combined with dexamethasone has a hematologic response rate of 50% in previously treated patients.
NEOD001
NCT01707264 Phase 1/2 NEOD001 N/A Previously treated AL amyloidosis with persistent organ dysfunction 69 Safety and tolerability Treatment was safe and well tolerated with favorable organ responses compared with historical cohorts.
NCT02312206 VITAL Phase 3 RCT NEOD001 Placebo Treatment-naive cardiac AL amyloidosis 236 Time to composite of all-cause mortality or cardiac hospitalization Recruiting
NCT02632786 PRONTO Phase 2 RCT NEOD001 Placebo AL amyloidosis with hematologic response and persistent cardiac dysfunction 100 Best cardiac response as measured by NT-proBNP at 1 year Ongoing
Monoclonal anti-serum amyloid P antibody
NCT01777243 Phase 1 GSK2135698 + GSK2398852 N/A Systemic amyloidosis involving spleen or liver 15 Safety as assessed by number of subjects with adverse events Treatment led to clearance of amyloid deposits from the liver and other organs. No serious adverse events were observed.
NCT03044353 Multiple treatment session study to assess GSK2398852 administered following and along with GSK2315698 Phase 2 open label GSK2135698 + GSK2398852 N/A ATTR cardiomyopathy, AL cardiac amyloidosis in remission. or newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis with hematologic response 50 Change in left ventricular mass by cardiac magnetic resonance at 8-week follow up Not yet recruiting
Tafamidis
NCT00694161 Phase 2 open label Tafamidis 20 mg N/A V122I or wild-type ATTR cardiomyopathy 35 Percentage of patients with stabilized TTR tetramer at week 6 Tafamidis resulted in TTR stabilization in patients with ATTR cardiomyopathy.
NCT01994889 ATTR-ACT Phase 3 RCT Tafamidis 20 mg or tafamidis 80 mg Placebo ATTR cardiomyopathy 400 All-cause mortality and frequency of cardiovascular-related hospitalizations at month 30 Ongoing
Tolcapone
NCT02191826 Study of SOM0226 in familial amyloid polyneuropathy Phase 1/2 open label SOM0226 (tolcapone) N/A Familial ATTR polyneuropathy or asymptomatic carriers 17 TTR stabilization Completed
RNA interference
NCT01617967 Phase 2 open label Patisiran N/A Familial ATTR polyneuropathy 29 Safety and tolerability Patisiran was well tolerated and effective in reducing both mutant and wild-type TTR levels
NCT01960348 APOLLO Phase 3 RCT Patisiran Placebo Familial ATTR polyneuropathy 225 Changed in modified Neuropathy Impairment Score Ongoing
NCT02319005 ENDEAVOUR Phase 3 RCT Revusiran Placebo Familial ATTR cardiomyopathy 206 Change in 6 min walk distance at 18 months and percent reduction in serum TTR level over 18 months Discontinued
Antisense oligonucleotides
NCT01737398 Efficacy and safety of IONIS-TTR Rx in familial amyloid polyneuropathy Phase 3 RCT IONIS-TTR Rx Placebo Familial ATTR polyneuropathy 172 The change from baseline in the modified Neuropathy Impairment Score and Norfolk Quality of Life Diabetic Neuropathy questionnaire at 65 weeks Ongoing
NCT02175004 Phase 3 open label extension IONIS-TTR Rx N/A Familial ATTR polyneuropathy enrolled in the phase 3 RCT 172 Adverse events during the 78 week treatment period Ongoing
Doxycycline/tauroursodeoxycholic acid
NCT01171859 Safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of doxycycline plus tauroursodeoxycholic acid in transthyretin amyloidosis Phase 2 open label Tauroursodeoxycholic acid and doxycycline N/A ATTR amyloidosis 40 Changes in Neurologic Impairment Score-Lower Limbs and NTproBNP at 1 year Completed
NCT01855360 Tolerability and efficacy of a combination of doxycycline and TUDCA in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy Phase 1/2 open label Tauroursodeoxycholic acid and doxycycline N/A ATTR cardiomyopathy 40 Change in longitudinal echocardiographic strain at 18 months Ongoing
NCT02207556 Oral doxycycline administered as an adjunct to plasma cell directed therapy in light chain amyloidosis Phase 2 open label Doxycycline + chemotherapy N/A Treatment-naive AL amyloidosis 30 Amyloid organ response at 6 and 12 months Recruiting
Green tea extract
NCT01511263 EpiCardiAL Phase 2 open label randomized EGCG + standard therapy Standard therapy Cardiac AL amyloidosis in remission 86 Cardiac response at 6 months Recruiting
NCT02015312 TAME-AL Phase 2 RCT EGCG Placebo Cardiac AL amyloidosis in remission 38 Change in LV mass measured by cardiac MRI at 1 year Ongoing