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Time to treatment benefit for adult patients with Fabry disease receiving agalsidase ?: data from the Fabry Registry.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Agalsidase ? is a form of enzyme replacement therapy for Fabry disease, a genetic disorder characterised by low ?-galactosidase A activity, accumulation of glycosphingolipids and life-threatening cardiovascular, renal and cerebrovascular events. In clinical trials, agalsidase ? cleared glycolipid deposits from endothelial cells within 6?months; clearance from other cell types required sustained treatment. We hypothesised that there might be a 'lag time' to clinical benefit after initiating agalsidase ? treatment, and analysed the incidence of severe clinical events over time in patients receiving agalsidase ?. METHODS:The incidence of severe clinical events (renal failure, cardiac events, stroke, death) was studied in 1044 adult patients (641 men, 403 women) enrolled in the Fabry Registry who received agalsidase ? (average dose 1?mg/kg every 2?weeks) for up to 5?years. RESULTS:The incidence of all severe clinical events was 111 per 1000 person-years (95% CI 84 to 145) during the first 6?months. After 6?months, the incidence decreased and remained stable within the range of 40-58 events per 1000 patient-years. The largest decrease in incidence rates was among male patients and those aged ?40?years when agalsidase ? was initiated. CONCLUSIONS:Contrary to the expected increased incidence of severe clinical events with time, adult patients with Fabry disease had decreased incidence of severe clinical events after 6?months treatment with agalsidase ? 1 mg/kg every 2?weeks. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER:NCT00196742.

SUBMITTER: Ortiz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4941144 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<h4>Background</h4>Agalsidase β is a form of enzyme replacement therapy for Fabry disease, a genetic disorder characterised by low α-galactosidase A activity, accumulation of glycosphingolipids and life-threatening cardiovascular, renal and cerebrovascular events. In clinical trials, agalsidase β cleared glycolipid deposits from endothelial cells within 6 months; clearance from other cell types required sustained treatment. We hypothesised that there might be a 'lag time' to clinical benefit aft  ...[more]

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