Cardiac amyloidosis caused by transthyretin either mutated (in ATTRm amyloidosis) or wildtype (in ATTRwt, formerly senile, amyloidosis) is a rare disease but is diagnosed with increasing frequency thanks to the availability of non-invasive scintigraphy-based means. Cardiac ATTR amyloidosis is characterized by progressive heart failure with a median survival of less than 4 years, and there is no standard treatment for this disease. It was proved that the marketed antibiotic doxycycline (Doxy) disrupts amyloid fibrils in vitro and in animal models synergistically with tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA). Based on these pre-clinical data, a clinical trial of Doxy/TUDCA in ATTR Amyloidosis (NCT01171859) was conducted. Treatment was well tolerated and was able to prevent progression of cardiac dysfunction.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
102
doxycicline and tauroursodeoxycholic acid
Standard of care
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, Italy
evaluate the efficacy of Doxy/TUDCA in patients with cardiac ATTR amyloidosis, comparing survival free at 18 months of patients receiving Doxy/TUDCA + standard supportive therapy with that of patients in standard supportive therapy alone.
Doxy/TUDCA efficacy
Time frame: 18 MONTHS
Compare overall survival at 18 and 30 months of patients receiving Doxy/TUDCA in addition to standard supportive therapy with that of patients receiving standard supportive therapy alone.
Survival
Time frame: 18 and 30 months
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