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FAMILIAL AMYLOID
POLYNEUROPATHY
(TTR-FAP): Genetics
and Treatment
1
Michelle Mezei BSc (Pharm), MDCM, FRCPC
Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, VGH
Division of Neurology, UBC
Learning Objectives
• To become familiar with Familial Amyloid Polyneuropthy
– hATTR (Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis)
• To review novel treatment options in hATTR
Disclosures
• Principle Investigator: Alnylam Apollo and Patisiran OLE
trials
• Honoraria:
– Alnylam: speaker and symposium chair
– Pfizer: Advisory Board Chair and speaker
– Genzyme: speaker
Patient Case Study
2008:
• 48 year old female with bilateral “burning” foot pain, numbness, progresses within 6 months to knees, and hands (predominantly ulnar distribution)
• Mild distal weakness, Glove-stocking deficit, absent ankle jerks
• Sensory>motor PN of axonal type, mild active denervation
• Family Hx: father died age 42 after 3 yr hx of “sporadic” amyloidosis (renal and PN);
• Confirmed V71A TTR mutation
2009:
• Ambulation limited by pain and imbalance, using cane
• hydromorphone, pregabalin gabapentin,
• Diflunisal
• Nausea/vomiting: improved with domperidone
Patient Case Study
2010:
• Ambulation limited to ½ block; loss of knee jerks; increased arm numbness
• Hydromorphone, duloxetine
2011:
• Increasing distal leg weakness, occasional walker
2014:
• Left followed by right visual loss: vitreous amyloid, successful vitrectomy
2015-2017:
• Apollo trial
• Pain improves, minimal GI sxs, improved endurance
Patient Case Study
2017-2018:
• Patisiran Open Label Extension study (OLE)
• Improved strength hands, resumed painting
• Dictus brace, cane, wheelchair outside
• Numbness stable, no dysesthesias
• Decreased dose of hydromorphone, duloxitine
• Less autonomic, no further V/D/bloating, mild Nausea
• Normal Echo and EKG
What is amyloidosis?
• The amyloidoses are a group of diseases that result from the abnormal
deposition of amyloid protein in various tissues of the body causing clinically
relevant changes1,2
Affected organs:
• Kidney
• Heart
• Liver
• GI system
• Nervous system
Primary (AL)
amyloidosis
Affected organs:
• Kidneys
• Liver
• Spleen
Secondary (AA)
amyloidosis
Affected organ:
• Heart
Senile systemic
amyloidosis
(wild-type)
Affected organs:
• Nervous system
• Heart
Transthyretin familial
amyloid
polyneuropathy
Localized
amyloidosis
Amyloidosis
Systemic
amyloidosis
1. Kumar P, Clark M. Diabetes mellitus and other disorders of metabolism. In: Kumar P, Clark M, Kumar
and Clark’s Clinical Medicine; 7th Edition:1072–73. Saunders, Elsevier, 2009. 2. Merlini G et al. J Intern
Med 2004;255:159–178. 7
Immuno-
globulin light
chain
Transthyretin
Serum
amyloid A
Leukocyte
chemotactic
factor 2 (LECT2)
Β2
microglobulin Fibrinogen α-
chain
Lysozyme
Apolipoprotein
A1
Gelsolin
Different precursor protein, same end result
• The transthyretin tetramer
transports retinol through the
RBP, vitamin A complex and
thyroxine
• Less than 1% of transthyretin
tetramers transport thyroxine in
human serum
• The bulk of thyroxine is carried
by thyroxine-binding globulin
and albumin
• The majority of circulating
transthyretin is not bound3
1. Benson MD, Kincaid JC. Muscle Nerve 2007;36:411–423.
2. Sekijima Y et al. Curr Pharm Des 2008;14:3219–3230.
3. Hou X et al. FEBS J 2007;274:1637–1650.
Transthyretin is a transport protein of thyroxine
and retinol-binding protein (RBP)/vitamin A1–3
BLOOD VESSEL
TTR RBP Thyroxine
Genetic mutations lead to variant forms of
transthyretin1
1. Benson MD, Kincaid JC. Muscle Nerve 2007;36:411–423. 2. Roberts JR et al. Amyloidosis:
Transthyretin-Related. Medscape, 2009. Accessed August 2011. 3. Zeldenrust SR. In: Gertz MA et al. eds.
Amyloidosis: Diagnosis and Treatment (Contemporary Hematology). Totowa: Humana Press, 2010. 4.
Planté-Bordeneuve V et al. Neurology 2007;69:693–698.
1–3 4
Autosomal dominant inheritance1–4
• TTR-FAP is an autosomal dominant disease
– Gene on chromosome 18
– Affected parent has a 50% chance passing on mutated gene to
their offspring
– Variable penetrance
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Affected individuals
Unaffected individuals
1. Merlini G et al. J Intern Med 2004;255:159–178.
2. Falk RH et al. N Engl J Med 1997;337:898–909.
3. Stedman’s Medical Dictionary. (27th ed.). 2002. Philadelphia: Lippinocott Williams & Wilkins.
4. Benson MD, Kincaid JC. Muscle Nerve 2007;36:411–423.
Square = male; Circle = female
hATTR Genotype - Phenotype
Genotypic-Phenotypic Correlation
Phenotype
T49A
P64L G89G
“Neurologic” “Cardiac”
V122I V30M
A34T
S50A
G47A
S23A
I68L
P33L
C10A
A36P
L111M
H88A V41L
T60A
V30M
Early onset
Late onset
1. Based on Rapezzi et al. Eur Heart J 2013;34:520–8;
2. Coelho et al. Curr Med Res Opin 2013;29:63–76
Congo red-stained section of posterior tibial nerve
from a patient with transthyretin amyloidosis shows
hallmark green color under polarized light2
1. Benson MD, Kincaid JC. Muscle Nerve 2007;36:411–423.
2. Sousa MM et al. Am J Pathol 2001;159:1993–2000.
PERIPHERAL NERVE BUNDLE
Amyloid
Toxic amyloidogenic intermediates and amyloid
deposits in peripheral and autonomic nerves1,2
Image courtesy M. Benson, Indiana University School of Medicine
Conceicao et al. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2016;21:5–9
Signs and Symptoms: Consider hATTR
• Progressive, painful, predominantly small diameter PN
• Bilateral CTS
• Progressive length dependent sensory-motor PN, distal
atrophy and weakness
• Autonomic sxs: •Orthostatic hypotension
•Bladder symptoms: frequency, nocturia, erectile dysfunction
•Constipation and diarrhea, leading to unintentional weight loss
•Post-prandial nausea
•Systemic:
•Vitreous opacities: loss of vision
•Cardiac conduction defects, cardiomyopathy
Variable age of onset
• May manifest between 20 and 70 years of age1,2
• Disease course of late-onset hATTR can be more
severe and lead to disability more rapidly than
early-onset disease3
• Progression to death within 5-15 years
• Don’t always have Family Hx – sporadic mutations
– family member with “sporadic” or primary amyloidosis
• Mean time to diagnosis can be up to 4 years after the
onset of symptoms4,5
1. Hou X et al. FEBS J 2007;274:1637–1650.
2. Coelho T et al. CMRO 2013; 29:63–76.
3. Adams D et al. Curr Opin Neurol 2012;25:564–572
4. Adams et al Amyloid 2012;19 Suppl 1:61–64
5. Plante-Bordeneuve et al. Neurology 2007;69:893–99.
Diagnosis
99mTc PYP Scanning
Falk et al. JACC 2016;68:1323
ATTR CA AL CA
Planar whole body scan
With SPECT
Management of disease
• Availability of disease-modifying therapies for hATTR amyloidosis is limited
• Symptomatic relief is important for patients, particularly as disease progresses
• Genetic Counselling
Suppression of TTR synthesis
• Liver transplantation1
• Investigational: Gene silencing
• ASOs: IONIS-TTRRx6
• RNAi: Patisiran7; ALN-TTRsc028
TTR stabilization
• Tafamidis2,a
• Diflunisal3,4,b
• Investigational: SOM0226a
Fibril degradation and reabsorption
• Investigational: Doxy + TUDCA5,c
• Investigational Anti-amyloid mAbs
• Anti-TTR mAb9
• Anti-SAP mAb10
Rate-limiting
tetramer
dissociation
Monomer
misfolding and
aggregation
leading to amyloid
fibrils
ASO, antisense oligonucleotides; RNAi, RNA interference; TUDCA, tauroursodeoxycholic acid 1. Ando et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013;8:3; 2. Said et al. Nat Rev Drug Dis 2012;11:185–6; 3. Berk et al. JAMA 2013;310:2658–67; 4. National Amyloidosis Centre. ATTR Amyloidosis. 2014. url –http://www.amyloidosis.org.uk/introduction-to-attr-amyloidosis/ [accessed 18/12/2014]; 5. Ruberg & Berk. Circulation 2012;126:1286–300; 6. Ackermann et al. Amyloid 2012;19(S1):43–4; 7. Coelho et al. N Engl J Med 2013;369:819–29; 8. Jadhav V, et al. Presentation at Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) meeting 2016 9. Higaki, et al. Amyloid 2016;23:86–97; 10. Richards, et al. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1106–14
a Only approved in EU and select other countries; b Available off label in some geographies; c Available as a generic medication, being studied by academic institutions
Therapeutics
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLTX)
Clinical Criteria: • Age ≤ 60 yrs
• Dx duration ≤ 5 yrs
• PN – restricted to LEs OR isolated
AN
• No significant Renal OR Cardiac
dysfunction
• Takei et al., 1999; Adams et al., 2000
Poor Prognostic Factors: • BMI/nutritional status
• Severe PN
• Severe AN
• Urinary incontinence
• Marked postural hypotension
• Fixed pulse rate
• Pagon RA, Adam MP, Ardinger HH, et al., editors. GeneReviews®
[Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-
2016.
Treatment Options
Domino Liver Transplantation
Management of disease
• Availability of disease-modifying therapies for hATTR amyloidosis is limited
• Symptomatic relief is important for patients, particularly as disease progresses
• Genetic Counselling
Suppression of TTR synthesis
• Liver transplantation1
• Investigational: Gene silencing
• ASOs: IONIS-TTRRx6
• RNAi: Patisiran7; ALN-TTRsc028
TTR stabilization
• Tafamidis2,a
• Diflunisal3,4,b
• Investigational: SOM0226a
Fibril degradation and reabsorption
• Investigational: Doxy + TUDCA5,c
• Investigational Anti-amyloid mAbs
• Anti-TTR mAb9
• Anti-SAP mAb10
Rate-limiting
tetramer
dissociation
Monomer
misfolding and
aggregation
leading to amyloid
fibrils
ASO, antisense oligonucleotides; RNAi, RNA interference; TUDCA, tauroursodeoxycholic acid 1. Ando et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2. 2013;8:3; 2. Said et al. Nat Rev Drug Dis 2012;11:185–6; 3. Berk et al. JAMA 2013;310:2658–67; 4. National Amyloidosis Centre. ATTR Amyloidosis. 2014. url –
http://www.amyloidosis.org.uk/introduction-to-attr-amyloidosis/ [accessed 18/12/2014]; 5. Ruberg & Berk. Circulation 2012;126:1286–300; 6. Ackermann et al. Amyloid 2012;19(S1):43–4; 7. Coelho et al. N Engl J Med 2013;369:819–29; 8. Jadhav V, et al. Presentation at Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) meeting 2016 9. Higaki, et al. Amyloid 2016;23:86–97; 10. Richards, et al. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1106–14
a Only approved in EU and select other countries; b Available off label in some geographies; c Available as a generic medication, being studied by academic institutions
Therapeutics
Diflunisal
- NSAID
- Developed in 1971
- 250mg and 500mg
tablets
Diflunisal – Take Home Points
• 2 year NIH sponsored Study
– Safe and Efficacious
– Reduced rate of progression of neurological impairment
– Reduced decline BMI
– Preserved quality of life
• Study suggests treatment benefit for FAP
• Off label use available in Canada
• Occasional lack of drug supply
Management of disease
• Availability of disease-modifying therapies for hATTR amyloidosis is limited
• Symptomatic relief is important for patients, particularly as disease progresses
• Genetic Counselling
Suppression of TTR synthesis
• Liver transplantation1
• Investigational: Gene silencing
• ASOs: IONIS-TTRRx6
• RNAi: Patisiran7; ALN-TTRsc028
TTR stabilization
• Tafamidis2,a
• Diflunisal3,4,b
• Investigational: SOM0226a
Fibril degradation and reabsorption
• Investigational: Doxy + TUDCA5,c
• Investigational Anti-amyloid mAbs
• Anti-TTR mAb9
• Anti-SAP mAb10
Rate-limiting
tetramer
dissociation
Monomer
misfolding and
aggregation
leading to amyloid
fibrils
ASO, antisense oligonucleotides; RNAi, RNA interference; TUDCA, tauroursodeoxycholic acid 1. Ando et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013;8:3; 2. Said et al. Nat Rev Drug Dis 2012;11:185–6; 3. Berk et al. JAMA 2013;310:2658–67; 4. National Amyloidosis Centre. ATTR Amyloidosis. 2014. url –http://www.amyloidosis.org.uk/introduction-to-attr-amyloidosis/ [accessed 18/12/2014]; 5. Ruberg & Berk. Circulation 2012;126:1286–300; 6. Ackermann et al. Amyloid 2012;19(S1):43–4; 7. Coelho et al. N Engl J Med 2013;369:819–29; 8. Jadhav V, et al. Presentation at Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) meeting 2016 9. Higaki, et al. Amyloid 2016;23:86–97; 10. Richards, et al. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1106–14
a Only approved in EU and select other countries; b Available off label in some geographies; c Available as a generic medication, being studied by academic institutions
Therapeutics
Tafamidis Clinical Development Program
For TTR-FAP: Efficacy Data
Prepared by Pfizer in response to an unsolicited request – Not for further distribution
Study Fx-005 (n= 128) 1) Coelho T et al. Neurology 2012;79(8):785-92 2) Keohane D et al., Amyloid 2017;24(1):30-36
18-mo, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study: Pivotal study in V30M patients with TTR-FAP
% NIS-LL responder (ITT): p=0.0681
%NIS-LL responder (EE): p<0.051
ΔNIS-LL from baseline: p<0.051,2
ΔNQOL-DN from baseline (ITT):
p=0.1161
ΔNQOL-DN from baseline (EE): p<0.051
ΔNIS-LL+Σ3 from baseline: p<0.052
ΔNIS-LL+Σ7 from baseline: p<0.052
ΔmBMI from baseline (ITT): p<0.00011
Study Fx-006 (n= 86) Coelho T et al. J Neurol. 2013;260(11):2802-14
12-mo, open-label extension for Fx-005: Long-term safety and efficacy
T-T: ΔNIS-LL (p=0.60); ΔTQOL (p=0.16) P-T: ΔNIS-LL (p<0.05); ΔTQOL (p<0.001)
Earlier treatment start →greater benefit
Study Fx1A-201 (n= 21) Merlini G et al. J Cardiovasc. Trans. Res. 2013;6(6):1011-20
12-mo, open-label, multicenter study: TTR stabilization in patients with non-V30M mutations
TTR stabilized (6wk):
94.7% TTR stabilized (6mo): 100%
TTR stabilized (12mo): 100%
Study Fx1A-303 (Ongoing; n>93) Barroso F et al. Amyloid 2017; 24(3): 194-204
Open-label, ongoing, multicenter study: Long-term extension study (6+ yrs) for Fx-006 and Fx1A-201
Earlier treatment start →greater benefit (continuous
separation in ΔNIS-LL and ΔTQOL between T-T and P-T )
Management of disease
• Availability of disease-modifying therapies for hATTR amyloidosis is limited
• Symptomatic relief is important for patients, particularly as disease progresses
• Genetic Counselling
Suppression of TTR synthesis
• Liver transplantation1
• Investigational: Gene silencing
• ASOs: IONIS-TTRRx6
• RNAi: Patisiran7; ALN-TTRsc028
TTR stabilization
• Tafamidis2,a
• Diflunisal3,4,b
• Investigational: SOM0226a
Fibril degradation and reabsorption
• Investigational: Doxy + TUDCA5,c
• Investigational Anti-amyloid mAbs
• Anti-TTR mAb9
• Anti-SAP mAb10
Rate-limiting
tetramer
dissociation
Monomer
misfolding and
aggregation
leading to amyloid
fibrils
ASO, antisense oligonucleotides; RNAi, RNA interference; TUDCA, tauroursodeoxycholic acid 1. Ando et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013;8:3; 2. Said et al. Nat Rev Drug Dis 2012;11:185–6; 3. Berk et al. JAMA 2013;310:2658–67; 4. National Amyloidosis Centre. ATTR Amyloidosis. 2014. url –http://www.amyloidosis.org.uk/introduction-to-attr-amyloidosis/ [accessed 18/12/2014]; 5. Ruberg & Berk. Circulation 2012;126:1286–300; 6. Ackermann et al. Amyloid 2012;19(S1):43–4; 7. Coelho et al. N Engl J Med 2013;369:819–29; 8. Jadhav V, et al. Presentation at Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) meeting 2016 9. Higaki, et al. Amyloid 2016;23:86–97; 10. Richards, et al. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1106–14
a Only approved in EU and select other countries; b Available off label in some geographies; c Available as a generic medication, being studied by academic institutions
Therapeutics
Management of disease
• Availability of disease-modifying therapies for hATTR amyloidosis is limited
• Symptomatic relief is important for patients, particularly as disease progresses
• Genetic Counselling
Suppression of TTR synthesis
• Liver transplantation1
• Investigational: Gene silencing
• ASOs: IONIS-TTRRx6
• RNAi: Patisiran7; ALN-TTRsc028
TTR stabilization
• Tafamidis2,a
• Diflunisal3,4,b
• Investigational: SOM0226a
Fibril degradation and reabsorption
• Investigational: Doxy + TUDCA5,c
• Investigational Anti-amyloid mAbs
• Anti-TTR mAb9
• Anti-SAP mAb10
Rate-limiting
tetramer
dissociation
Monomer
misfolding and
aggregation
leading to amyloid
fibrils
ASO, antisense oligonucleotides; RNAi, RNA interference; TUDCA, tauroursodeoxycholic acid 1. Ando et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013;8:3; 2. Said et al. Nat Rev Drug Dis 2012;11:185–6; 3. Berk et al. JAMA 2013;310:2658–67; 4. National Amyloidosis Centre. ATTR Amyloidosis. 2014. url –http://www.amyloidosis.org.uk/introduction-to-attr-amyloidosis/ [accessed 18/12/2014]; 5. Ruberg & Berk. Circulation 2012;126:1286–300; 6. Ackermann et al. Amyloid 2012;19(S1):43–4; 7. Coelho et al. N Engl J Med 2013;369:819–29; 8. Jadhav V, et al. Presentation at Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) meeting 2016 9. Higaki, et al. Amyloid 2016;23:86–97; 10. Richards, et al. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1106–14
a Only approved in EU and select other countries; b Available off label in some geographies; c Available as a generic medication, being studied by academic institutions
Therapeutics
Investigational Disease-Modifying Therapeutics
• Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)
• TTR-lowering Agents
siRNA, small Interfering RNA; RISC, RNA-‐induced silencing complex–responsible for the silencing phenomenon known as RNA interference
Watts & Corey. J Pathol 2012;226:365–79
RNA interference (RNAi)
• Serum TTR knockdown (mean
maximum reduction 76%)
ASO
m7G AAAAn
• ASO delivered
as single strand;
finds its target alone
Blocking ribosomes
or other factors
“steric block” Recruiting
protein factors
(e.g. RNase H)
Modulating
splicing
RISC
mRNA cleavage
(if perfectly complementary)
RISC
RISC
siRNA
Association-mediated
repression
(if partially mismatched)
m7G
AAAAn
• Duplex associates with RISC
• Passenger strand is removed
• Guide strand leads RISC to target
Management of disease
• Availability of disease-modifying therapies for hATTR amyloidosis is limited
• Symptomatic relief is important for patients, particularly as disease progresses
• Genetic Counselling
Suppression of TTR synthesis
• Liver transplantation1
• Investigational: Gene silencing
• ASOs: IONIS-TTRRx6
• RNAi: Patisiran7; ALN-TTRsc028
TTR stabilization
• Tafamidis2,a
• Diflunisal3,4,b
• Investigational: SOM0226a
Fibril degradation and reabsorption
• Investigational: Doxy + TUDCA5,c
• Investigational Anti-amyloid mAbs
• Anti-TTR mAb9
• Anti-SAP mAb10
Rate-limiting
tetramer
dissociation
Monomer
misfolding and
aggregation
leading to amyloid
fibrils
ASO, antisense oligonucleotides; RNAi, RNA interference; TUDCA, tauroursodeoxycholic acid 1. Ando et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013;8:3; 2. Said et al. Nat Rev Drug Dis 2012;11:185–6; 3. Berk et al. JAMA 2013;310:2658–67; 4. National Amyloidosis Centre. ATTR Amyloidosis. 2014. url –http://www.amyloidosis.org.uk/introduction-to-attr-amyloidosis/ [accessed 18/12/2014]; 5. Ruberg & Berk. Circulation 2012;126:1286–300; 6. Ackermann et al. Amyloid 2012;19(S1):43–4; 7. Coelho et al. N Engl J Med 2013;369:819–29; 8. Jadhav V, et al. Presentation at Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) meeting 2016 9. Higaki, et al. Amyloid 2016;23:86–97; 10. Richards, et al. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1106–14
a Only approved in EU and select other countries; b Available off label in some geographies; c Available as a generic medication, being studied by academic institutions
Therapeutics
Inotersen: Antisense oligonucleotide
• IONIS-TTRRx
• 15 month Phase 3 randomized (2:1), double blind,
placebo-controlled international NEURO-TTR study
– 172 Stage 1 and 2 FAP patients
– 300mg sc weekly
– Highly statistically significant improvement in primary endpoints
• mNIS+7 and Norfolk QOL
– Sustained and robust TTR
– AE: thrombocytopenia and renal dysfunction
• FDA/EMA: orphan drug designation
PNS Meeting, July 10, 2017
Management of disease
• Availability of disease-modifying therapies for hATTR amyloidosis is limited
• Symptomatic relief is important for patients, particularly as disease progresses
• Genetic Counselling
Suppression of TTR synthesis
• Liver transplantation1
• Investigational: Gene silencing
• ASOs: IONIS-TTRRx6
• RNAi: Patisiran7; ALN-TTRsc028
TTR stabilization
• Tafamidis2,a
• Diflunisal3,4,b
• Investigational: SOM0226a
Fibril degradation and reabsorption
• Investigational: Doxy + TUDCA5,c
• Investigational Anti-amyloid mAbs
• Anti-TTR mAb9
• Anti-SAP mAb10
Rate-limiting
tetramer
dissociation
Monomer
misfolding and
aggregation
leading to amyloid
fibrils
ASO, antisense oligonucleotides; RNAi, RNA interference; TUDCA, tauroursodeoxycholic acid 1. Ando et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013;8:3; 2. Said et al. Nat Rev Drug Dis 2012;11:185–6; 3. Berk et al. JAMA 2013;310:2658–67; 4. National Amyloidosis Centre. ATTR Amyloidosis. 2014. url –http://www.amyloidosis.org.uk/introduction-to-attr-amyloidosis/ [accessed 18/12/2014]; 5. Ruberg & Berk. Circulation 2012;126:1286–300; 6. Ackermann et al. Amyloid 2012;19(S1):43–4; 7. Coelho et al. N Engl J Med 2013;369:819–29; 8. Jadhav V, et al. Presentation at Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) meeting 2016 9. Higaki, et al. Amyloid 2016;23:86–97; 10. Richards, et al. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1106–14
a Only approved in EU and select other countries; b Available off label in some geographies; c Available as a generic medication, being studied by academic institutions
Therapeutics
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Patisiran: Investigational RNAi Therapeutic for hATTR Amyloidosis
Therapeutic Hypothesis
• Lipid nanoparticle formulated RNAi, administered by IV infusion, targeting hepatic
production of mutant and wild-type TTR
Patisiran Production of mutant and wild type
TTR
Patisiran Therapeutic Hypothesis
Neuropathy, cardiomyopathy
stabilization or improvement
Organ deposition of monomers,
amyloid (β-pleated) fibril prevented,
clearance promoted
Unstable circulating TTR tetramers
reduced
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Patisiran Phase 3 APOLLO Study Results
Study Enrollment
225 patients with hATTR amyloidosis with polyneuropathy from 44 sites in
19 countries enrolled between Dec 2013 and Jan 2016
*North America: USA, CAN; Western Europe: DEU, ESP, FRA, GBR, ITA, NLD, PRT, SWE; Rest of world: Asia: JPN, KOR, TWN,
Eastern Europe: BGR, CYP, TUR; Asia: JPN, KOR, TWN; Central & South America: MEX, ARG, BRA
North America: 21% Western Europe: 44%
Rest of World: 36%
19%
16%
8%
8% 7%
7%
7%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
2%
2%
2%
1%
<1% <1%
<1%
USA
France
Taiwan
Spain
Mexico
Germany
Japan
D.Adams EU ATTR meeting, Nov 2017
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Patisiran Phase 3 APOLLO Study Results
Serum TTR Reduction
87.8% mean max serum TTR reduction from baseline for patisiran over 18 months
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an
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EM
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TR
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80
70
60
50
40
30
20
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-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
Placebo (N=77)
Patisiran (N=148)
TTR Change Change from baseline at 9 months Change from baseline at 18 months
Placebo (N=77) Patisiran (N=148) Placebo (N=77) Patisiran (N=148)
Mean (SEM) Serum TTR Knockdown 1.5% (4.47) 82.6% (1.36) 4.8% (3.38) 84.3% (1.48)
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Patisiran Phase 3 APOLLO Study Results
MMRM, mixed-effects model repeated measures; mITT, modified intent to treat; Pati, patisiran; PBO, placebo; CFB, change from baseline
mNIS+7 reference range: 0-304 points
mNIS+7: Change from Baseline
Better
Worse
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Difference at 18 mos
(Pati – PBO): -33.99
p-value: 9.26 10-24
-6.03 (1.74)
-2.04 (1.50)
27.96 (2.60)
13.95 (2.10)
80.93
(8.0, 165.0)
74.61
(11.0, 153.5)
Patisiran : Safety and Adverse Events
• 13 deaths in APOLLO study; no deaths considered
related to study drug
– Similar frequency of deaths in patisiran and placebo
– Causes of death (e.g., cardiovascular, infection) consistent with
natural history
• Similar % AE in Patisiran vs Placebo group
• Majority of AEs
– Were mild or moderate in severity
– Decreased over time
• Peripheral edema
• Infusion-related reactions (IRRs)
• No liver, hematological, or renal toxicity
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“Red-flag” Symptom Cluster for hATTR-PN
Progressive
symmetric
sensory-motor
neuropathy
Based on Conceicao et al. J Periph Nerv Syst 2016;21:5–9
Family history
Early autonomic dysfunction
Gastrointestinal complaints
Unexplained weight loss
Cardiac hypertrophy, arrhythmias,
ventricular blocks, or cardiomyopathy
Renal abnormalities
Vitreous opacities
≥1 of
• Rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease
• Mutation results in Tetramer destabilization,
protein misfolding and amyloid deposits
• AD with variable penetrance
• Wide range age of onset
• Painful sensory > motor, autonomic
peripheral neuropathy, CTS
• Often cardiac conduction/cardiomyopathy
• Need to think of it to dx and find it!
• Limited current Tx options available but
novel ones on horizon
Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy
(hATTR Amyloidosis)
SummaryanTreatment
Acknowledgements
Dr. Kristin Jack, UBC
Dr. Margot Davis, UBC
Dr. Diego Delgado, U of T
Dr. Nowell Fine, U of C
Pfizer
Alnylam
The Differential Diagnosis Challenge for hATTR-
PN
• Symptoms may be common to other disorders, confounding diagnosis
Patient phenotype Potential diagnoses
Ataxia and foot numbness • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating
polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
Motor involvement • ALS
• Motor polyradiculoneuropathy
Upper limb neuropathy
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Idiopathic polyneuropathy
• Paraneoplastic neuropathy
• CIDP
• Motor neurone diseases
Weakness in feet, ankles, legs • Charcot–Marie tooth disease
Pain and tingling with alcohol abuse • Alcoholic neuropathy
Polyneuropathy with diabetes • Diabetic neuropathy
Polyneuropathy with evidence of amyloid
deposition
• AL amyloidosis
• AA amyloidosis
AA, amyloid A; AL, light-chain, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Based on Adams et al. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2014;14:435 &
Adams et al. Curr Opin Neurol 2012;25:564–72
Surveillance/Other Considerations
• Multidisciplinary Approach
• Blood work
• Serial EDX
• Serial Cardiac Investigations (EKG, echo)
• Monitoring nutritional status
• Genetic Counseling
• Offer at-risk relatives molecular genetics testing
• Referrals
• Inclusion Criteria: – Age 18-75 yrs
– Bx proven amyloid deposition and/or + TTR molecular genetics testing
– Assessed by Neurologist w proven Sensorimotor PN spending ≥ 50% time out of chair/bed
• Exclusion Criteria: – Alternate cause for PN
– Survival ≤ 2 years
– Severe CHF
– Renal insufficiency
– Anticoagulation
Investigational Disease-Modifying Therapeutics
• mAbs have been designed to bind to non-native, misfolded forms of TTR
• Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs)
1. Higaki et al. Amyloid 2016;23:86–97;
2. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01777243
• mAbs generated were selective for monomeric,
misfolded and amyloidogenic forms of TTR –
no binding to the native tetramer
• mAbs inhibited TTR fibril formation in vitro, and
induced antibody-dependent phagocytosis of
amyloidogenic TTR
Preclinical data1 Immunolabeling of cardiac tissue from
patients with ATTR amyloidosis
Promote clearance of
non-native TTR by
phagocytosis
A clinical trial of an anti-serum amyloid P component (SAP) monoclonal antibody has been completed in systemic amyloidosis2
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Patisiran: Investigational RNAi Therapeutic for hATTR Amyloidosis
Clinical Development Program
1. Coelho T, et al. N Engl J Med. 2013;369:819-29; 2. Suhr OB, et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2015;10:109;
3. Adams D, et al. Neurology (2017); 88:16 Supplement S27.004 (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01961921);4. Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01960348;
5. Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02510261
Positive results in
human healthy
volunteers (N=17)
• Single dose
• 0.01−0.5 mg/kg
by IV infusion
Positive multi-dose
results in adult
patients with hATTR
amyloidosis (N=29)
• Multiple doses
• Multiple schedules
Positive results in
adult patients with
hATTR amyloidosis
with polyneuropathy
who participated in
the Phase 2 study
(N=27)
• 0.3 mg/kg every 3
weeks by IV infusion
for up to 2 years
Adults with hATTR
amyloidosis with
polyneuropathy
(N=225)
• 0.3 mg/kg every 3
weeks by IV infusion
for 18 months
• Randomized, double-
blind, placebo-
controlled
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Adults with hATTR
amyloidosis with
polyneuropathy who
participated in the
Ph 2 OLE or Ph 3 study
(N=211 enrolled)
• 0.3 mg/kg every 3
weeks by IV infusion
• Includes some patients
with over 3 years
treatment
Healthy Volunteers
Global OLE5 Phase 34
APOLLO Phase 22 Phase 11 Phase 2 OLE3
Completed Completed Completed Ongoing Completed
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Patisiran Phase 3 APOLLO Study Results
Enrollment and Disposition
*Study populations: modified intent-to-treat (mITT) population: All patients who were randomized and received at least 1 dose of patisiran or
placebo (placebo, N=77; patisiran, N=148)
Discontinued (d/c) treatment: patients who permanently stopped treatment prior to the last scheduled dose (Week 78 visit);
Discontinued (d/c) study: patients who stopped the study before any Month 18 (Week 79-80) assessments were performed
Progressive disease: patients who stopped treatment due to rapid disease progression
Rapid disease progression: patients who have ≥24-point increase in mNIS+7 from baseline [based on an average of 2 measurements] and
FAP Stage progression relative to baseline at 9 months and had no major protocol deviations
Randomized (1:2)
(N=225)
Patisiran (N=148)*
Placebo (N=77)*
D/C Treatment (N=29; 37.7%) • AE 9.1%
• Death: 5.2%
• Progressive disease: 5.2%
• Physician decision: 2.6%
• Protocol deviation: 0%
• Withdrawn by patient 15.6%
Study Withdrawal (N=22; 28.6%)
D/C Treatment (N=11; 7.4%) • AE 2.0%
• Death: 3.4%
• Progressive disease: 0.7%
• Physician decision: 0%
• Protocol deviation: 0.7%
• Withdrawn by patient 0.7%
Study Withdrawal (N=10; 6.8%)
Completed Study
(N=55, 71.4%)
Completed Study
(N=138, 93.2%)
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Patisiran Phase 3 APOLLO Study Results
Norfolk QOL-DN: Change from Baseline
MMRM, mixed-effects model repeated measures; mITT, modified intent to treat; Pati, patisiran; PBO, placebo; CFB, change from baseline
Norfolk QOL-DN reference range: -4 to 136
Worse
Better
Difference at 18mos
(Pati – PBO): -21.1
p-value: 1.10 10-10
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55.5
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Patisiran Phase 3 APOLLO Study Results
Additional Secondary Endpoints: Change from Baseline (CFB) to 18 Months
All secondary endpoints achieved statistical significance at 18 months
• Nominal statistical significance was achieved as early as month 9 for NIS-W,
R-ODS, 10-MWT and mBMI
Pati, patisiran; PBO, placebo; NIS-W, neuropathy impairment score-weakness; CFB, change from baseline; R-ODS, Rasch-built Overall Disability
Scale; 10-MWT, 10 meter walk test; mBMI, modified body mass index; COMPASS-31, Composite Autonomic Symptom Score questionnaire
Secondary endpoint; LS Mean
Placebo
(N=77)
Patisiran
(N=148)
Treatment Difference
(Pati - PBO) P-Value
NIS-W Baseline score, mean 29.03 32.69
CFB to 18 mos 17.93 0.05 -17.87 1.40 10-13
R-ODS Baseline score, mean 29.8 29.7
CFB to 18 mos -8.9 0.0 9.0 4.07 10-16
10-MWT, m/sec Baseline score, mean 0.79 0.80
CFB to 18 mos -0.24 0.08 0.311 1.88 10-12
mBMI, kg/m2 x albumin [g/dL]
Baseline score, mean 990 970
CFB to 18 mos -119.4 -3.7 115.7 8.83 10-11
COMPASS-31 Baseline score, mean 30.31 30.61
CFB to 18 mos 2.24 -5.29 -7.53 0.0008