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ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2025

Real-world tafamidis experience in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with peripheral neuropathy in Brazil.

Luiz Felipe Pinto, Marcus V Pinto, Paula Accioli, Gabriela Amorim, Renata Gervais de Santa Rosa, Moises Dias, Mariana Guedes, Carlos P Gomez, Roberto C Pedrosa, Marcia Waddington-Cruz

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Luiz Felipe PintoUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0009-1207-1459
Marcus V PintoUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9890-6657
Paula AccioliUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0004-3341-7790
Gabriela AmorimUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0001-6804-7687
Renata Gervais de Santa RosaUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7739-6742
Moises DiasUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0004-9540-7838
Mariana GuedesUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2730-3864
Carlos P GomezUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4565-7404
Roberto C PedrosaUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3270-1595
Marcia Waddington-CruzUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Centro de Estudos em Paramiloidose Antônio Rodrigues de Mello, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4853-2236

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTafamidis is a kinetic stabilizer that binds to the transthyretin (TTR) gene, inhibiting its dissociation. It is the only disease-modifying treatment for hereditary TTR amyloidosis with peripheral neuropathy (ATTRv-PN) available in the National Therapeutic Form (Formulário Terapêutico Nacional, FTN, in Portuguese) of the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS, in Portuguese).

objectiveTo assess if the efficacy and safety of tafamidis in the Brazilian real-world experience are comparable to the results of clinical trials.

methodsWe retrospectively studied all patients with ATTRv-PN evaluated at our center from September 2011 to March 2022 (data cut-off) who were initiated on tafamidis and had at least 1 follow up visit 6 months after the initiation of the drug treatment. Neurologic and functional outcomes were compared from day 1 (D1) of the tafamidis treatment (baseline) to the last follow-up.

resultsIn total, 33 patients were included, 18 (55%) of whom were female. All patients were carriers of the V30M mutation of ATTRv-PN, and 20 (61%) presented early onset (EO) ATTRv-PN. At baseline, the median age of the sample was of 40 (interquartile range [IQR]: 36-68) years, the median Neuropathy Impairment Score (NIS) was of 10 (6-24) points, and the median body mass index (BMI) was of 26 (23-28) kg/m

conclusionThe efficacy and safety of tafamidis reported in clinical trials is expandable to the Brazilian real-world scenario in EO and late-onset (LO) ATTRv-PN.

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Amyloid Neuropathies, FamilialBenzoxazolesPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesAdultAgedBrazilFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBenzoxazolestafamidis

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PMID39814002
PMCPMC11735064

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