Overview
This study will be conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of YOLT-201 in participants with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) and participants with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTRv-CM).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 - 80 years old (including the critical values), regardless of gender;
- Body weight at the time of screening is between 40 - 90kg (including the critical values);
- TTR gene mutation is confirmed by genetic testing;
- At the time of screening, the following laboratory standards must be met:
- AST, ALT, and TBIL ≤ the upper limit of the normal value (ULN);
- For subjects with Gilbert syndrome, TBIL ≤ 2 times ULN;
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m2 (calculated according to the CKD-EPI formula);
- Platelet count ≥ 100 × 109/L;
- Partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time (PT), and thrombin generation time (TGT) are all within the reference value range, fibrinogen (FIB) ≥ the lower limit of the normal value (LLN) and ≤ 1.5ULN, the international normalized ratio (INR) ≤ ULN, and if taking anticoagulant drugs, it is ≤ 2.5ULN;
- Vitamin A and vitamin B12 ≥ the lower limit of the reference value (LLN);
- Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) < 200 mg/dL (5.17 mmol/L).
- Drugs approved for the treatment of ATTR are not accessible (Criterion A) and/or the
disease still progresses despite the use of drugs approved for the treatment of ATTR (Criterion B):
- Criterion A: Meeting one or more of the following criteria:
- Drugs for the treatment of ATTR are not marketed in China;
- Unable to receive the approved drugs for ATTR treatment (e.g., intolerance or other medical, cost and/or other reasons);
- Criterion B: Subjects have received ATTR drug treatment for at least 3 months,
but the subject's condition has progressed as assessed by the investigator, and meets any of the following criteria:
- Criterion A: Meeting one or more of the following criteria:
ATTR-CM: a. Increased number of hospitalizations related to heart failure; b.
Worsening of NYHA classification; c. Decrease in KCCQ score by at least 5 points; d.
Decrease in 6-MWT by at least 30m; e. Increase in NT-proBNP by 30%; f. Increase in
Troponin I by 30%; g. Echocardiography indicates an increase in left ventricular
wall thickness by 2mm; h. Echocardiography indicates a decrease in left ventricular
ejection fraction by ≥ 5% or a decrease in global longitudinal strain by ≥ 1% or a
decrease in stroke volume by ≥ 5%; i. New conduction block appears; ATTR-PN: a. PND
score increase by ≥ 1 point; b. FAP increases by 1 stage; c. NIS score increase by ≥
5 points; d. NIS-Lower Limb score increase by ≥ 5 points; e. mBMI decrease by ≥ 25
kg/m2×g/L; f. 10-MWT decrease by ≥ 0.1 m/s; g. Electroneurophysiological examination
(electromyography) worsens compared to the previous.
6. Agree to stop drinking alcohol within the screening period to 28 days after
administration;
7. Female subjects need to be menopausal (absence of menstruation for at least 1 year)
or have undergone uterine/ovarian resection surgery; Male subjects and their
partners have no fertility plans from the screening period to 6 months after the end
of the trial and agree to take effective non-pharmaceutical contraceptive measures
during the trial;
8. The subject himself/herself (or his/her legally recognized representative)
understands and signs the informed consent form;
9. Agree not to receive other ATTR drug intervention treatment within at least 8 weeks
after administration of YOLT-201;
For ATTR-PN only:
10. Diagnosed as ATTR-PN according to the "Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of
Transthyretin Amyloidosis Polyneuropathy", and the NIS score at the screening is ≥ 5
and ≤ 130, and the PND score is ≤ IIIb;
11. NT-proBNP < 600pg/ml at the screening;
For ATTR-CM only:
12. Diagnosed as ATTR-CM according to the "Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and
Treatment of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis";
13. The New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function classification is grade II -
III;
14. The 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) is ≥ 150 m at the screening;
15. NT-proBNP is ≥ 600pg/mL and ≤ 3000pg/mL at the screening;
16. At the screening, echocardiography suggests evidence of cardiac involvement: the
thickness of the interventricular septum and/or the posterior wall of the left
ventricle is ≥ 12 mm.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Amyloidosis is not caused by TTR protein, such as light chain amyloidosis;
- There is meningeal transthyretin amyloidosis;
- Allergic to any lipid nanoparticle (LNP) component or has previously received LNP and experienced treatment-related laboratory abnormalities or adverse events;
- Use any of the following ATTR treatments within the prescribed time:
- In the dose escalation stage of the first stage, the use history of Patisiran, Inotersen, and Vutrisiran is excluded;
- In the dose expansion stage of the second stage, the following are excluded: Patisiran is used within 90 days before the administration of the investigational drug; Inotersen is used within 160 days before the administration of the investigational drug; Vutrisiran has a previous use history;
- Tafamidis: used within 10 days before the administration of the investigational drug;
- Diflunisal: used within 3 days before the administration of the investigational drug;
- Doxycycline and/or taurodeoxycholic acid: used within 14 days before the administration of the investigational drug;
- Previous use history of investigational gene editing drugs;
- Other drugs for the treatment of ATTR: the last use is less than 30 days or 5 half-lives before the administration of the investigational drug, whichever is longer.
- Unable or unwilling to supplement vitamin A during the trial;
- History of multiple myeloma;
- Ophthalmological examination results at the screening are consistent with vitamin A deficiency;
- Abnormal thyroid function test with clinical significance judged by the investigator;
- Known or suspected systemic infection (viral, parasitic or fungal infection) within 14 days before screening;
- History of past hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or positive HBsAg, HCV-Ab, and HIV-Ab at the screening;
- History of previous liver, heart or other organ transplantation or bone marrow transplantation or expected transplantation within 1 year (except for the history of corneal transplantation or planned corneal transplantation);
- History of bleeding or coagulation disorders (such as cirrhosis, malignant hematological disease, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome);
- History of acute thrombosis within 6 months before screening (such as acute myocardial infarction, acute cerebral infarction), or positive Leiden factor V and/or prothrombin gene test;
- History of malignant tumor within 5 years before screening (except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin, radicalized squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, and carcinoma in situ of the cervix);
- Planned invasive cardiovascular surgery during the trial (such as coronary artery stent/coronary artery bypass, pacemaker placement, etc.); those who have undergone cardiovascular invasive surgery within 90 days before screening or have been hospitalized due to heart failure;
- History of alcohol abuse within 3 years before screening (definition of alcohol abuse: women drink ≥ 4 glasses/day or 8 glasses/week, men ≥ 5 glasses or 15 glasses/week, where 1 glass = 14g of pure alcohol);
- Expected survival period is less than 1 year;
- Other situations that the investigator deems inappropriate to enter this trial;
For ATTR-PN only:
- Other known diseases that cause motor or sensory neuropathy (such as diabetic neuropathy, neuropathy related to autoimmune diseases, etc.);
- Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes for ≥ 5 years;
- NYHA cardiac function classification is grade III or IV within 90 days before
screening;
For ATTR-CM only:
- NYHA cardiac function classification is grade IV within 90 days before screening;
- PND score is grade IIIa, IIIb or IV at the screening;
- Suffering from other cardiomyopathies not caused by TTR (such as hypertensive cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy caused by ischemic heart disease, etc.).