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ArticleJournal of neurology2022

Responder analysis for neuropathic impairment and quality-of-life assessment in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy in the NEURO-TTR study.

Aaron Yarlas, Andrew Lovley, Duncan Brown, Mark Kosinski, Montserrat Vera-Llonch

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Article in Journal of neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01737398 (A Phase 2/3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of ISIS 420915 in Patients With Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01737398 phase2 / phase3completednot on this map

A Phase 2/3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of ISIS 420915 in Patients With Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (NEURO-TTR Study)

TypeinterventionalSponsorIonis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Ran2013 to 2017Enrolled173ConditionsFAP, Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, TTR, TransthyretinArmsInotersen, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aaron YarlasQualityMetric, 1301 Atwood Avenue, Suite 216E, Johnston, RI, 02919, USA. ayarlas@qualitymetric.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4600-259X
Andrew LovleyQualityMetric, 1301 Atwood Avenue, Suite 216E, Johnston, RI, 02919, USA.
Duncan BrownAkcea Therapeutics, a Subsidiary of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA, USA.
Mark KosinskiQualityMetric, 1301 Atwood Avenue, Suite 216E, Johnston, RI, 02919, USA.
Montserrat Vera-LlonchAkcea Therapeutics, a Subsidiary of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA, USA.
GroundMetrics (United States) · USIonis Pharmaceuticals (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveHereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) is a rare disease characterized by rapid neuropathic progression. In pivotal studies of gene-silencing treatments, the modified Neuropathy Impairment Score + 7 tests (mNIS + 7) and Norfolk-Quality of Life (QOL)-Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) questionnaire assessed treatment impact on neuropathic progression. Establishing responder definition (RD) thresholds for these measures would enable evaluation of clinically meaningful treatment benefit.

methodsmNIS + 7 and Norfolk-QOL-DN were administered at baseline and week 65 to 165 adults with ATTRv-PN receiving inotersen (n = 106) or placebo (n = 59) in the NEURO-TTR study. Anchor-based approaches for estimating RD thresholds were used for Norfolk QOL-DN, while distribution-based approaches were used for both measures. Responders were patients with a score change < RD, indicating improvement or stabilization (i.e., no clinically meaningful progression). Odds ratios (ORs) and Fisher's exact tests compared proportions of responders by treatment.

resultsThe mean RD estimates were 12.2 points and 8.8 points for mNIS + 7 and Norfolk QOL-DN, respectively. The proportions of patients whose change in score indicated improvement or stabilization were statistically significantly larger for inotersen than placebo for all estimated RD thresholds for mNIS + 7 (64-86% responders for inotersen vs. 27-46% for placebo, ORs = 3.8-7.2, ps < 0.001) and Norfolk QOL-DN (66-81% vs. 35-56%, ORs = 2.4-3.6, ps < 0.05). DISCUSSION: Establishing RD thresholds for these instruments enables evaluation of clinically relevant and individual-level treatment benefit on neuropathic progression. Across RDs estimated using multiple methods, a higher proportion of patients receiving inotersen than placebo showed improved or stabilized neuropathic progression at week 65.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01737398; Date of registration: November 29, 2012.

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Amyloid Neuropathies, FamilialPolyneuropathiesAdultHumansPrealbuminQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesPrealbuminClinically meaningful changeHereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathyNeuropathyResponder analysisResponder definition

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PMID34125267
PMCPMC8739287
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