CARDIO-TTRansform: A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Eplontersen (Formerly Known as ION-682884, IONIS-TTR-LRx and AKCEA-TTR-LRx) in Participants With Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR CM)
Completed · Phase 3 · NCT04136171
Conditions: Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR CM)
At a glance
- Research payments reported, 2025
- $2.8M
- U.S. investigators named
- 45
- Sites paid
- 46
- Planned or actual enrollment
- 1,438
About the trial
- Sponsor
- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (with AstraZeneca)
- Tested
- Eplontersen (drug), Placebo (drug)
- Dates
- Started 2020-03-13; completion 2026-08-12
- Results posted
- Not yet
To evaluate the efficacy of eplontersen compared to placebo in participants with ATTR-CM receiving available standard of care (SoC).
From ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-03. Full record, eligibility and contacts (opens in a new tab)
Industry funding
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported $2.8M in research payments for this study in 2025 (328 payments).
Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites to run a study, not to the investigators personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.
U.S. investigators named on this study
- Julie Rosenthal, MD Cardiology · Phoenix, AZ
- Mandar A. Aras Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · San Francisco, CA
- Andriana P. Nikolova, M.D., PH.D. Cardiology · Beverly Hills, CA
- Marcus A. Urey, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · San Diego, CA
- Ronald M. Witteles, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Stanford, CA
- Amrut V. Ambardekar, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Aurora, CO
- Gurusher S. Panjrath, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Washington, DC
- Farooq H. Sheikh, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Washington, DC
- Dia Smiley, D.O. Cardiology · Weston, FL
- Kunal N. Bhatt, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Atlanta, GA
- Max Liebo, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Maywood, IL
- Sanjiv Shah, MD Cardiology · Chicago, IL
- Noel R. Dasgupta, MD Cardiology · Indianapolis, IN
- Zubair I. Shah, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Kansas City, KS
- Timothy E. Raymond, D.O. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Ft Wright, KY
- Sarah Cuddy, MB BCH BAO Cardiology · Boston, MA
- Hanna K. Gaggin, M.D., M.P.H. Cardiology · Boston, MA
- Scott D. Solomon, MD Cardiology · Boston, MA
- Stephen S. Gottlieb, MD Cardiology · Baltimore, MD
- Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, M.D. Cardiology · Detroit, MI
- Mosi K. Bennett, M.D. PH.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Minneapolis, MN
- Daniel D. Borgeson, M.D. Cardiology · Rochester, MN
- Joshua D. Mitchell, MD Cardiology · Saint Louis, MO
- Brett W. Sperry, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Kansas City, MO
- Michel G. Khouri, M.D. Cardiology · Durham, NC
- William C. Mostertz III, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Chapel Hill, NC
- Olakunle O. Akinboboye, MD MPH Internal Medicine · Laurelton, NY
- Parag Goyal, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · New York, NY
- Mathew S. Maurer, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · New York, NY
- Alex Reyentovich, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · New York, NY
- Eiran Z. Gorodeski, M.D., M.P.H. Cardiology · Cleveland, OH
- Mazen A. Hanna, M.D. Cardiology · Cleveland, OH
- Ajay Vallakati, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Columbus, OH
- Ahmad M. Masri, M.D Cardiology · Portland, OR
- Brian M. Drachman, MD Cardiology · Philadelphia, PA
- Tareck O. Nossuli, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Lancaster, PA
- Daniel P. Judge, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Charleston, SC
- Rebecca R. Hung, MD Cardiology · Nashville, TN
- Justin L. Grodin, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Dallas, TX
- Mahwash Kassi, M.D. Cardiology · Houston, TX
- Josef Stehlik, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Salt Lake City, UT
- Mirnela P. Byku, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Charlottesville, VA
- Keyur B. Shah, MD Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Richmond,, VA
- Richard K. Cheng, M.D. Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology · Seattle, WA
- David D. Pham, M.D. Cardiology · Madison, WI
Clinicians the company named as principal investigators in its Open Payments reports.
Sites paid to run it
- Duke University $601,340
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, MA $329,213
- University of California San Diego $328,895
- Stanford University $304,267
- Brigham & Womens Hospital 6870 $290,058
- University of Washington Medical Ctr, WA $94,499
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center $88,146
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center $64,443
- Medstar Health Research Institute Inc $62,607
- Houston Methodist Hospital, TX $47,072
- Virginia Commonwealth University $42,020
- Ohsu Hospital and Clinics, OR $41,476
- Mayo Clinic $41,142
- UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics, CA $39,741
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation $39,011
- Cleveland Clinic, OH $32,703
- Medical Faculty Associates Inc $32,686
- Medical University of South Carolina $28,876
- Cleveland Clinic Florida $27,710
- Massachusetts General Hospital, MA $26,067
- Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York $24,681
- New York University School of Medicine $23,354
- Regents of the University of Colorado $19,762
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN $18,447
- Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System $18,406
- Indiana University $16,089
- Washington University $14,395
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $13,524
- The Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research & Education at The Christ Hospital $11,407
- Lancaster General Hospital, PA $11,322
- University of Utah Hospital and Clinics, UT $10,935
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 2693 $9,690
- University of Maryland Baltimore $9,323
- The Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc $8,660
- Emory University Hospital, GA $7,050
- Laurelton Heart Specialist PC $6,502
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA $6,342
- St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City, MO $5,471
- Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, PA $5,169
- Henry Ford Health Hospital, MI $4,528
- Northwestern University $3,630
- Mayo Clinic Hospital, AZ $2,900
- Loyola University of Chicago $2,520
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University $2,351
- University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute Inc $1,363
- The Ohio State University $567
Sources: CMS Open Payments research payments (program year 2025) and ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine.