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




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.


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.


Protocol # ION-682844-CS3: A Phase 3 Global, Open-Label, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ION-682884 in Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloid Polyneuropathy
11/15/2019 - 09/16/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc. IonisPharmaceuticals


"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 - 09/12/2024 (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 - 08/03/2024 (PI)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


An Open-Label Extension and Safety Monitoring Study of Acoramidis (AG10) in Participants with Symptomatic Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Who Completed the Phase 3 ATTRibute-CM Trial (AG10-301)
10/18/2021 - 07/20/2024 (PI)
Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., A BridgeBio Company


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 - 07/20/2024 (PI)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


"A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of AG10 in Subjects with Symptomatic Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy"
10/04/2019 - 02/05/2024 (PI)
Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., A BridgeBio Company


Protocol ION-682884-CS2: A Phase 3 Global, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ION-682884 in Patients with Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloid Cardiomy
03/20/2020 - 11/19/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc. IonisPharmaceuticals


HELIOS-A: A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ALN-TTRSC02 in Patients with hATTR Amyloidosis
03/28/2019 - 11/14/2023 (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. Coelho T, Waddington Cruz M, Chao CC, Parman Y, Wixner J, Weiler M, Barroso FA, Dasgupta NR, Jung SW, Schneider E, Viney NJ, Dyck PJB, Ando Y, Gillmore JD, Khella S, Gertz MA, Obici L, Berk JL. Characteristics of Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis-Polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) in NEURO-TTRansform, an Open-label Phase 3 Study of Eplontersen. Neurol Ther. 2023 Feb; 12(1):267-287. PMID: 36525140; PMCID: PMC9837340; DOI: 10.1007/s40120-022-00414-z;
     
  2. Tsai FJ, Nelson LT, Kline GM, Jäger M, Berk JL, Sekijima Y, Powers ET, Kelly JW. Characterising diflunisal as a transthyretin kinetic stabilizer at relevant concentrations in human plasma using subunit exchange. Amyloid. 2023 Jun; 30(2):220-224. PMID: 36444793; PMCID: PMC10225472; DOI: 10.1080/13506129.2022.2148094;
     
  3. Brannagan TH, Berk JL, Gillmore JD, Maurer MS, Waddington-Cruz M, Fontana M, Masri A, Obici L, Brambatti M, Baker BF, Hannan LA, Buchele G, Viney NJ, Coelho T, Nativi-Nicolau J. Liver-directed drugs for transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis. J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2022 Dec; 27(4):228-237. PMID: 36345805; PMCID: PMC10100204; DOI: 10.1111/jns.12519;
     
  4. Prokaeva T, Klimtchuk ES, Feschenko P, Spencer B, Cui H, Burks EJ, Aslebagh R, Muneeruddin K, Shaffer SA, Varghese E, Berk JL, Connors LH. An additive destabilising effect of compound T60I and V122I substitutions in ATTRv amyloidosis. Amyloid. 2023 Jun; 30(2):141-152.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36286264
     
  5. Quan D, Obici L, Berk JL, Ando Y, Aldinc E, White MT, Adams D. Impact of baseline polyneuropathy severity on patisiran treatment outcomes in the APOLLO trial. Amyloid. 2023 Mar; 30(1):49-58. PMID: 36120830
     
  6. Alreshq R, Cozzolino M, Lilleness B, Pipilas A, Mendelson L, Joshi T, Muralidhar V, Guardino E, Berk JL, Siddiqi OK, Gopal DM, Sanchorawala V, Ruberg FL. Light Chain Testing Abnormalities Among Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Referred for Technetium-99m Pyrophosphate Imaging. Am J Cardiol. 2022 Oct 15; 181:105-112.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36028388; PMCID: PMC9675982; DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.06.064;
     
  7. Brannagan TH, Coelho T, Wang AK, Polydefkis MJ, Dyck PJ, Berk JL, Drachman B, Gorevic P, Whelan C, Conceição I, Plante-Bordeneuve V, Merlini G, Obici L, Plana JMC, Gamez J, Kristen AV, Mazzeo A, Gentile L, Narayana A, Olugemo K, Aquino P, Benson MD, Gertz M. Long-term efficacy and safety of inotersen for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: NEURO-TTR open-label extension 3-year update. J Neurol. 2022 Dec; 269(12):6416-6427. PMID: 35908242; PMCID: PMC9618524; DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11276-8;
     
  8. Adams D, Tournev IL, Taylor MS, Coelho T, Planté-Bordeneuve V, Berk JL, González-Duarte A, Gillmore JD, Low SC, Sekijima Y, Obici L, Chen C, Badri P, Arum SM, Vest J, Polydefkis M. Efficacy and safety of vutrisiran for patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis with polyneuropathy: a randomized clinical trial. Amyloid. 2023 Mar; 30(1):1-9. PMID: 35875890
     
  9. Gustine JN, Staron A, Szalat RE, Mendelson LM, Joshi T, Ruberg FL, Siddiqi O, Gopal DM, Edwards CV, Havasi A, Kaku M, Lau KHV, Berk JL, Sloan JM, Sanchorawala V. Predictors of hematologic response and survival with stem cell transplantation in AL amyloidosis: A 25-year longitudinal study. Am J Hematol. 2022 Sep; 97(9):1189-1199.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35731907
     
  10. Ando Y, Adams D, Benson MD, Berk JL, Planté-Bordeneuve V, Coelho T, Conceição I, Ericzon BG, Obici L, Rapezzi C, Sekijima Y, Ueda M, Palladini G, Merlini G. Guidelines and new directions in the therapy and monitoring of ATTRv amyloidosis. Amyloid. 2022 Sep; 29(3):143-155. PMID: 35652823
     
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This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 116 publications over 27 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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