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Repurposing Diflunisal for Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy : A Randomized Clinical Trial
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American Medical Association (AMA),2013
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.283815DOI
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IMPORTANCE Familial amyloid polyneuropathy, a lethal genetic disease caused by aggregation of variant transthyretin, induces progressive peripheral nerve deficits and disability. Diflunisal, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent, stabilizes transthyretin tetramers and prevents amyloid fibril formation in vitro. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of diflunisal on polyneuropathy progression in patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS International randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted among 130 patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy exhibiting clinically detectable peripheral or autonomic neuropathy at amyloid centers in Sweden (Umea), Italy (Pavia), Japan (Matsumoto and Kumamoto), England (London), and the United States (Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; and Rochester, Minnesota) from 2006 through 2012. INTERVENTION Participants were randomly assigned to receive diflunisal, 250 mg (n=64), or placebo (n=66) twice daily for 2 years. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary end point, the difference in polyneuropathy progression between treatments, was measured by the Neuropathy Impairment Score plus 7 nerve tests (NIS+7) which ranges from 0 (no neurological deficits) to 270 points (no detectable peripheral nerve function). Secondary outcomes included a quality-of-life questionnaire (36-Item Short-Form Health Survey [SF-36]) and modified body mass index. Because of attrition, we used likelihood-based modeling and multiple imputation analysis of baseline to 2-year data. RESULTS By multiple imputation, the NIS+7 score increased by 25.0 (95% CI, 18.4-31.6) points in the placebo group and by 8.7 (95% CI, 3.3-14.1) points in the diflunisal group, a difference of 16.3 points (95% CI, 8.1-24.5 points; P < .001). Mean SF-36 physical scores decreased by 4.9 (95% CI, -7.6 to -2.2) points in the placebo group and increased by 1.5 (95% CI, -0.8 to 3.7) points in the diflunisal group (P < .001). Mean SF-36 mental scores declined by 1.1 (95% CI, -4.3 to 2.0) points in the placebo group while increasing by 3.7 (95% CI, 1.0-6.4) points in the diflunisal group (P = .02). By responder analysis, 29.7% of the diflunisal group and 9.4% of the placebo group exhibited neurological stability at 2 years (<2-point increase in NIS+7 score; P = .007). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy, the use of diflunisal compared with placebo for 2 years reduced the rate of progression of neurological impairment and preserved quality of life. Although longer-term follow-up studies are needed, these findings suggest benefit of this treatment for familial amyloid polyneuropathy.
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Suhr, Ole B.Umeå universitet,Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin(Swepub:umu)olsu0002
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Obici, Laura
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Sekijima, Yoshiki
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Zeldenrust, Steven R.
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Yamashita, Taro
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Heneghan, Michael A.
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Gorevic, Peter D.
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Litchy, William J.
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Wiesman, Janice F.
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Nordh, ErikUmeå universitet,Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin(Swepub:umu)erno0019
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Corato, Manuel
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Lozza, Alessandro
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Cortese, Andrea
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Robinson-Papp, Jessica
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Colton, Theodore
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Rybin, Denis V.
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Bisbee, Alice B.
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Ando, Yukio
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Ikeda, Shu-ichi
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Seldin, David C.
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Merlini, Giampaolo
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Skinner, Martha
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Kelly, Jeffery W.
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Dyck, Peter J.
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Umeå universitetInstitutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin
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In:Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): American Medical Association (AMA)310:24, s. 2658-26670098-74841538-3598
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