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A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Fabrazyme as Compared to Placebo in Patients With Advanced Fabry Disease
This study has been completed.
First Received: December 24, 2003   Last Updated: August 11, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsored by: Genzyme
Information provided by: Genzyme
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00074984
  Purpose

People with Fabry disease have an alteration in their genetic material (DNA) which causes a deficiency of the

a-galactosidase A enzyme. Fabrazyme is a drug that helps to breakdown and remove certain types of fatty substances called "glycolipids." These glycolipids are normally present within the body in most cells.

In Fabry disease, glycolipids build up in various tissues such as the liver, kidney, skin, and blood vessels because a-galactosidase A is not present, or is present in small quantities. The build up of glycolipid ("globatriaosylceramide" or "GL-3") levels in these tissues in particular is thought to cause the clinical symptoms that are common to Fabry disease. This study will test the safety and efficacy of Fabrazyme in the treatment of patients with Fabry disease.


Condition Intervention Phase
Fabry Disease
Drug: Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta)
Phase IV

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Fabrazyme on Progression of Renal Disease and Significant Clinical Events in Patients With Fabry Disease

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Further study details as provided by Genzyme:

Estimated Enrollment: 80
Study Start Date: February 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2004
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must provide written informed consent
  • Patients must be at least 16 years old
  • Patients must have a current diagnosis of Fabry disease
  • Patients may not have received enzyme replacement therapy as a treatment for Fabry disease
  • Patients must have a documented plasma a-galactosidase A (aGAL) activity of < 1.5 nmol/hr/mL or a documented leukocyte aGAL activity of < 4 nmol/hr/mg
  • Patients must have one or more of the following: a serum creatinine measurement of 1.2 to 3 mg/dL (106.1 to 265 umol/L) OR estimated creatinine clearance < 80 mL/min only if the patient's serum creatinine measurement is < 1.2 mg/dL
  • Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to each dosing and all female patients must use a medically accepted form of contraception

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has undergone or is currently scheduled for kidney transplantation or is currently on dialysis
  • Patient has acute renal failure
  • Patient has participated in a study employing an investigational drug within 30 days of study entry
  • Patient has diabetes mellitus or presence of confounding renal disease
  • Patient has a history of TIA or ischemic stroke within 3 months of study entry documented by mild-to-moderate neurological deficit
  • Patient has critical coronary disease
  • Patient has congestive heart failure
  • Patient has severe residual neurological deficit that will confound the detection of new events as determined by an attending neurologist and/or Principal Investigator
  • Patient is unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol or the patient has a medical condition, serious intercurrent illness, or extenuating circumstances that would significantly decrease study compliance, including prescribed follow-up
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00074984

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Genzyme
Investigators
Study Director: Medical Monitor Genzyme Coorporation
  More Information

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Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID):
Responsible Party: Genzyme Coporation ( Medical Monitor )
Study ID Numbers: AGAL-008-00
Study First Received: December 24, 2003
Last Updated: August 11, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00074984     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Genzyme:
a-Galactosidase A
aGAL
r-haGAL
Fabry
GL-3
Fabrazyme

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Sphingolipidoses
Metabolic Diseases
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Disease Progression
Sphingolipidosis
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Fabry Disease
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Ceramide Trihexosidosis
Kidney Diseases
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Lipidoses
Metabolic Disorder
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Brain Diseases, Metabolic

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Sphingolipidoses
Metabolic Diseases
Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Fabry Disease
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Lipidoses
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Brain Diseases, Metabolic

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