John L. Berk, MD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

MD, Case Western Reserve University
BA, Wesleyan University



Expertise in Amyloidosis with specific emphasis in Familial and localized amyloid disease; pulmonary fibrosis.

Member
Boston University
Pulmonary Center


Assistant Director
Boston University
Amyloidosis Center


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




TRITON-CM: A Phase 3 Global, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Nucresiran in Patients with Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis with Cardiomy
07/15/2025 - 12/13/2030 (Subcontract PI)
PPD Development LLC Alnylam Pharma Inc


An Open-Label Extension Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Vutrisiran in Patients with Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy (ATTR Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy)
11/21/2024 - 11/21/2027 (PI)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


ALXN2220-ATTRCM-301, D6810C00001 A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Amyloid Depleter ALXN2220 in Adult Participants wit
05/03/2024 - 05/03/2027 (PI)
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


An Open-Label Extension Study to Assess the Long-Term Safety of Eplontersen (ION-682884) in Patients with Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) ION682884-CS12
12/20/2023 - 12/20/2026 (PI)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


ALN-TTR02-013: ConTTRibute: A Global Observational Multicenter Long-Term Study of Patients with Transthyretin (TTR)-Mediated Amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis)
09/22/2021 - 09/22/2026 (PI)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


[ION-682884-CS13]: An Open-Label, Extension Study to Assess the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of ION-682884 in Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloid Polyneuropathy
09/28/2021 - 08/03/2026 (PI)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


HELIOS-A: A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ALN-TTRSC02 in Patients with hATTR Amyloidosis
03/28/2019 - 11/14/2025 (PI)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


"ALN-TTR02-011, APOLLO-B: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Patisiran in Patients with Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Car
09/12/2019 - 09/12/2025 (PI)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


ALN-TTRSC02, HELIOS-B: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Vutrisiran in Patients with Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cara
12/04/2019 - 07/20/2025 (PI)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Protocol ALN-TTR02-014: Expanded Access Protocol to provide Patisiran to Patients with Transthyretin-mediated Amyloidosis (ATTR Amyloidosis) with Cardiomyopathy
06/16/2022 - 06/16/2025 (PI)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2009 Effect of diflunisal (IND68092) on familial amyloidosis 5R01NS051306-05 9
2008 Effect of diflunisal (IND68092) on familial amyloidosis 5R01NS051306-04 9
2007 THE EFFECT OF DIFLUNISAL ON HEREDITARY AMYLOIDOSIS 2M01RR000533-39-8163 503
2007 Effect of diflunisal (IND68092) on familial amyloidosis 5R01NS051306-03 9
2007 Effect of diflunisal on familial amyloidosis 5R01FD002532-03 2
2006 Effect of diflunisal (IND68092) on familial amyloidosis 5R01NS051306-02 9
2006 Effect of diflunisal on familial amyloidosis 5R01FD002532-02 2
2005 Effect of diflunisal (IND68092) on familial amyloidosis 1R01NS051306-01 9
2001 ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN PRIMARY SYSTEMIC AMYLOIDOSIS 5M01RR000533-33-353 503
2000 ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN PRIMARY SYSTEMIC AMYLOIDOSIS 5M01RR000533-32-353 503
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  1. Wixner J, Conceição I, Berk JL, Adams D, Polydefkis MJ, Attarian S, Gillmore JD, Dyck PJB, Chen J, Kwoh TJ, Nåtman J, Zhou W, Cruz MW. Neuropathy impairment and nutritional status with eplontersen in patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis. Amyloid. 2025 Oct 28; 1-5. PMID: 41147681
     
  2. Maurer MS, Berk JL, Damy T, Sheikh FH, González-Costello J, Morbach C, Delgado D, Bondue A, Azevedo O, Poulsen SH, Jankowska EA, Yang L, Bender S, Eraly SA, Jay PY, Vest J, Fontana M. Impact of Vutrisiran on Cardiac Biomarkers in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Cardiomyopathy From HELIOS-B. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Aug 12; 86(6):459-475. PMID: 40769675
     
  3. Berk JL, Lairez O, Schwartzmann P, Bender S, White MT, Jay PY, Danese D, Witteles R. Benefits of Patisiran on Functional Capacity in ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis: Post Hoc Analysis of APOLLO-B. JACC Adv. 2025 Aug; 4(8):101876. PMID: 40555140; PMCID: PMC12226121; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101876;
     
  4. Fontana M, Berk JL, Drachman B, Garcia-Pavia P, Hanna M, Lairez O, Witteles R. Changing Treatment Landscape in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis. Circ Heart Fail. 2025 Aug; 18(8):e012112. PMID: 40160093; PMCID: PMC12356574; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.124.012112;
     
  5. Adams D, Wixner J, Polydefkis M, Berk JL, Conceição IM, Dispenzieri A, Peltier A, Ueda M, Bender S, Capocelli K, Jay PY, Yureneva E, Obici L. Five-Year Results With Patisiran for Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Open-Label Extension. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Mar 01; 82(3):228-236. PMID: 39804640; PMCID: PMC11894486; DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.4631;
     
  6. Conceição I, Berk JL, Weiler M, Kowacs PA, Dasgupta NR, Khella S, Chao CC, Attarian S, Kwoh TJ, Jung SW, Chen J, Viney NJ, Yu RZ, Gertz M, Masri A, Cruz MW, Coelho T. Correction: Switching from inotersen to eplontersen in patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis with polyneuropathy: analysis from NEURO-TTRansform. J Neurol. 2025 Feb 03; 272(2):182. PMID: 39899052; PMCID: PMC11790725; DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12854-8;
     
  7. Wixner J, Berk JL, Adams D, Polydefkis M, Conceição I, Attarian S, Gillmore JD, Dyck PJB, Folkvaljon F, Zhou W, Chen J, Viney NJ, Kwoh TJ, Coelho T, Waddington-Cruz M. Effects of eplontersen on symptoms of autonomic neuropathy in hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis: secondary analysis from the NEURO-TTRansform trial. Amyloid. 2025 Mar; 32(1):29-38. PMID: 39552152
     
  8. Folkvaljon F, Gertz M, Gillmore JD, Khella S, Masri A, Maurer MS, Cruz MW, Wixner J, Chen J, Reicher B, Kwoh J, Yarlas A, Berk JL. Estimating Meaningful Differences in Measures of Neuropathic Impairment, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Nutritional Status in Patients With Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis. Muscle Nerve. 2025 Jan; 71(1):96-107. PMID: 39552102; PMCID: PMC11632571; DOI: 10.1002/mus.28299;
     
  9. Fontana M, Berk JL, Gillmore JD, Witteles RM, Grogan M, Drachman B, Damy T, Garcia-Pavia P, Taubel J, Solomon SD, Sheikh FH, Tahara N, González-Costello J, Tsujita K, Morbach C, Pozsonyi Z, Petrie MC, Delgado D, Van der Meer P, Jabbour A, Bondue A, Kim D, Azevedo O, Hvitfeldt Poulsen S, Yilmaz A, Jankowska EA, Algalarrondo V, Slugg A, Garg PP, Boyle KL, Yureneva E, Silliman N, Yang L, Chen J, Eraly SA, Vest J, Maurer MS. Vutrisiran in Patients with Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jan 02; 392(1):33-44. PMID: 39213194
     
  10. Conceição I, Berk JL, Weiler M, Kowacs PA, Dasgupta NR, Khella S, Chao CC, Attarian S, Kwoh TJ, Jung SW, Chen J, Viney NJ, Yu RZ, Gertz M, Masri A, Cruz MW, Coelho T. Switching from inotersen to eplontersen in patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis with polyneuropathy: analysis from NEURO-TTRansform. J Neurol. 2024 Oct; 271(10):6655-6666. PMID: 39138650; PMCID: PMC11447117; DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12616-6;
     
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Bar chart showing 134 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2022

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In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

amyloid lung disease
amyloidosis
familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy
pleural effusions
pulmonary fibrosis
tracheobronchial amyloidosis
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