Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesMeta-analysis

Gene Silencer Therapy in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

JAMAPublished

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials
  • fixed-effects
  • placebo-controlled phase 3 trials

Authors' conclusion

The findings from this meta-analysis support TTR gene silencing for ATTR-CM.

Study context

Population
Patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)
Participants
2,086 patients · 2 RCTs
Comparison
TTR gene-silencing therapy vs placebo
Outcome
Composite of:
  • All-cause mortality
  • Recurrent CV events

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Relative risk

0.80

95% CI 0.69–0.94

P = 0.006

Gene-silencing therapy vs Placebo
RR 0.80 (95% CI 0.69–0.94); P = 0.006

Further pooled results

OutcomeEstimate
All-cause deathHR 0.74 (95% CI 0.61–0.91)
Time to first all-cause death or CV eventsHR 0.77 (95% CI 0.67–0.89)
Primary end point, by baseline stabilizer use (subgroup) — Gene-silencing therapy vs Placebo · no background stabilizerRR 0.69 (95% CI 0.57–0.85)
Primary end point, by baseline stabilizer use (subgroup) — Gene-silencing therapy vs Placebo · concomitant stabilizer at baselineRR 0.97 (95% CI 0.77–1.23)
OutcomeEstimate
6-minute walk distance · no evidence of between-trial heterogeneityplacebo-corrected difference +22.2 m (95% CI 14.3–30.0)
KCCQ-Overall Summary Score · no evidence of between-trial heterogeneitydifference +4.5 (95% CI 2.7–6.2)
  • Primary end point, by baseline stabilizer use (subgroup): P for heterogeneity = .03

Primary end point, by baseline stabilizer use (subgroup)

Similar heterogeneity for functional capacity and health status

Original publication

Gene Silencer Therapy in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy. JAMA. Published 30 August 2026. doi:10.1001/jama.2026.17246

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it