An Open-Label Extension Study of GA-GCB ERT in Patients With Type 1 Gaucher Disease

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety of every other week dosing of Gene-Activated® human glucocerebrosidase (GA-GCB, velaglucerase alfa) intravenously in patients with type 1 Gaucher disease.

Timeline

Start

2008-03-13

Primary completion

2012-12-28

Completion

2012-12-28

Publications

• Zimran A, Elstein D, Gonzalez DE, Lukina EA, Qin Y, Dinh Q, Turkia HB. Treatment-naive Gaucher disease patients achieve therapeutic goals and normalization with velaglucerase alfa by 4years in phase 3 trials. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2018 Feb;68:153-159. doi: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2016.10.007. Epub 2016 Oct 21.
• Smith L, Rhead W, Charrow J, Shankar SP, Bavdekar A, Longo N, Mardach R, Harmatz P, Hangartner T, Lee HM, Crombez E, Pastores GM. Long-term velaglucerase alfa treatment in children with Gaucher disease type 1 naive to enzyme replacement therapy or previously treated with imiglucerase. Mol Genet Metab. 2016 Feb;117(2):164-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.05.012. Epub 2015 Jun 1.
• Hughes DA, Gonzalez DE, Lukina EA, Mehta A, Kabra M, Elstein D, Kisinovsky I, Giraldo P, Bavdekar A, Hangartner TN, Wang N, Crombez E, Zimran A. Velaglucerase alfa (VPRIV) enzyme replacement therapy in patients with Gaucher disease: Long-term data from phase III clinical trials. Am J Hematol. 2015 Jul;90(7):584-91. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24012.

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