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Open-Label Extension Study Evaluating Long Term Safety in Patients With Type 1 Gaucher Disease Receiving DRX008A (ERT)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsored by: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
Information provided by: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00391625
  Purpose

Gaucher disease is a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GCB). Due to the deficiency of functional GCB, glucocerebroside accumulates within macrophages leading to cellular engorgement, organomegaly, and organ system dysfunction. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long term safety of enzyme replacement therapy with DRX008A (GA-GCB; velaglucerase alfa) in patients with type 1 Gaucher disease.


Condition Intervention Phase
Gaucher Disease, Type 1
Biological: Gene-Activated® human glucocerebrosidase (GA-GCB)
Phase I
Phase II

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MedlinePlus related topics: Gaucher's Disease
Drug Information available for: Alglucerase Imiglucerase
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: An Open-Label Extension of Study TKT025 Evaluating Long Term Safety in Patients With Type 1 Gaucher Disease Receiving DRX008A Enzyme Replacement Therapy

Further study details as provided by Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Evaluation of safety assessments [ Time Frame: duration of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Evaluation of hematological parameters and organomegaly [ Time Frame: Duration of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment: 9
Study Start Date: April 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: April 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date: April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
GA-GCB: Experimental Biological: Gene-Activated® human glucocerebrosidase (GA-GCB)
IV infusion, 30 or 60 U/kg every other week for the duration of the study

Detailed Description:

Type 1 Gaucher disease, the most common form, accounts for more than 90% of all cases and does not involve the CNS. Typical manifestations of type 1 Gaucher disease include hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, bleeding tendencies, anemia, hypermetabolism, skeletal pathology, growth retardation, pulmonary disease, and decreased quality of life. Gene-Activated® human glucocerebrosidase (GA-GCB; velaglucerase alfa) is produced in a continuous human cell line using proprietary gene-activation technology and has an identical amino acid sequence to the naturally occurring human enzyme. GA-GCB (velaglucerase alfa) contains terminal mannose residues that target the enzyme to the macrophages-the primary target cells in Gaucher disease. This study was designed to evaluate the long term safety of GA-GCB (velaglucerase alfa) in patients with Type 1 Gaucher disease

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have completed through Week 41 visit in the TKT025 study.
  • Patients must have voluntarily signed an IRB/EC approved informed consent form after all relevant aspects of the study have been explained and discussed with the patient.
  • Patient must be sufficiently cooperative to participate in this clinical study as judged by the Investigator.
  • Female and male patients of child bearing potential must agree to use a medically acceptable method of contraception at all times during the study. Female patients must have a negative serum pregnancy test on enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has received treatment with an investigational therapy within the past 30 days other than GA-GCB.
  • Patient has a clinically relevant medical condition (e.g., HIV, hepatitis B or C) that would make implementation of the protocol difficult and/or confound an assessment of the effects of the experimental therapy and its adverse events.
  • Patient, patient's parent(s), or patient's legal guardian is unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study.
  • Patient is unable to comply with the protocol, e.g. uncooperative attitude, medical condition, inability to return for safety evaluations, or is otherwise unlikely to complete the study, as determined by the Investigator.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00391625

Locations
Israel
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel
Romania
Maria Sklodwska Curie Children's Hospital
Bucharest, Romania, 75544
Serbia
Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia
Sponsors and Collaborators
Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Ari Zimran, M.D. Gaucher Clinic, Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Florea Iordachescu, MD Maria Sklodowska Curie Children's Hospital
Principal Investigator: Maja Djordjevic, M.D. Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia
  More Information

Responsible Party: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. ( Tiffany Crump, Senior Medical Affairs Associate )
Study ID Numbers: TKT025EXT
Study First Received: October 20, 2006
Last Updated: July 31, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00391625  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration;   Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration;   Romania: State Institute for Drug Control;   Serbia and Montenegro: Agency for Drugs and Medicinal Devices

Keywords provided by Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.:
Gaucher disease, Enzyme Replacement Therapy

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Sphingolipidoses
Metabolic Diseases
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Sphingolipidosis
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Lymphatic Diseases
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Lipidoses
Metabolic disorder
Gaucher Disease
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Brain Diseases, Metabolic

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Reticuloendotheliosis
Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009