articleNeurologyJul 27, 2012BRONZE OA

Tafamidis for transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy

Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia · Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho · +3 more institutions

PubMed
Indexed incrossrefpubmed

Abstract

Objectives

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 18 months of tafamidis treatment in patients with early-stage V30M transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP).

Methods

In this randomized, double-blind trial, patients received tafamidis 20 mg QD or placebo. Coprimary endpoints were the Neuropathy Impairment Score-Lower Limbs (NIS-LL) responder analysis (

Citation impact

792
total citations
FWCI
23.11
Percentile
100%
References
32
Citations per year

Authors

24

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Internal medicine
  • Placebo
  • Population
  • Clinical endpoint
  • Adverse effect
  • Polyneuropathy
  • Transthyretin
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Zero hunger
No related works found for this paper.

Funding