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NCT Number: NCT00074971

A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Fabrazyme in Patients With Fabry Disease

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Fabry Disease Brain Diseases Brain Diseases, Metabolic Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Genetic Diseases, Inborn Genetic Diseases, X-Linked Lipid Metabolism Disorders Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors Lipidoses Lysosomal Storage Diseases Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System Metabolic Diseases Metabolism, Inborn Errors Nervous System Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Sphingolipidoses Vascular Diseases

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Hospital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients must have successfully completed the previous double-blind study (AGAL-1-002-98)
  • Patients must provide written informed consent prior to study participation
  • Female patients must have a negative pregnancy test prior to each dosing and use a medically accepted method of contraception throughout the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient has undergone kidney transplant or is currently on dialysis
  • Patient is pregnant or lactating
  • Patient is unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol
  • Patient has a clinically significant organic disease (with the exception of symptoms related to Fabry disease), including clinically significant cardiovascular, hepatic, pulmonary, neurologic, or renal disease, or other medical condition, serious intercurrent illness, or extenuating circumstances that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude participation in the study

Treatment and study plan

Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta)

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety and efficacy

  2. Morphologic assessment of GL-3 inclusions in the capillary endothelium (vasculature) of the kidney

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in McGill Pain Questionnaire

  2. Autonomic status

  3. Glomerular filtration

  4. Functional assessment of urinary protein excretion Ophthalmic changes

  5. SF-36 Health Survey

  6. Physician's assessment of Fabry Symptoms and pain medication

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Multi-center, Open-Label Extension Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Human a-Galactosidase A (r-haGAL) Replacement in Patients With Fabry Disease

Important dates

Study start
1999
Study completion
2004
First posted
Dec 25, 2003
Registry last updated
Dec 4, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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