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Comprehensive long-term efficacy and safety of recombinant human alpha-mannosidase (velmanase alfa) treatment in patients with alpha-mannosidosis

Lund, Allan M., Borgwardt, Line, Cattaneo, Federica, Ardigò, Diego, Geraci, Silvia, Gil-Campos, Mercedes, De Meirleir, Linda, Laroche, Cécile, Dolhem, Philippe, Cole, Duncan, Tylki-Szymanska, Anna, Lopez-Rodriguez, Monica, Guillén-Navarro, Encarna, Dali, Christine I., Héron, Bénédicte, Fogh, Jens, Muschol, Nicole, Phillips, Dawn, Van den Hout, J. M. Hannerieke, Jones, Simon A., Amraoui, Yasmina, Harmatz, Paul and Guffon, Nathalie 2018. Comprehensive long-term efficacy and safety of recombinant human alpha-mannosidase (velmanase alfa) treatment in patients with alpha-mannosidosis. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 41 (6) , pp. 1225-1233. 10.1007/s10545-018-0175-2

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Abstract

Introduction Long-term outcome data provide important insights into the clinical utility of enzyme replacement therapies. Such data are presented for velmanase alfa in the treatment of alpha-mannosidosis (AM). Methods Patient data (n = 33; 14 adults, 19 paediatric) from the clinical development programme for velmanase alfa were integrated in this prospectively-designed analysis of long-term efficacy and safety. Patients who participated in the phase I/II or phase III trials and were continuing to receive treatment after completion of the trials were invited to participate in a comprehensive evaluation visit to assess long-term outcomes. Primary endpoints were changes in serum oligosaccharide and the 3-minute stair climb test (3MSCT). Results Mean (SD) treatment exposure was 29.3 (15.2) months. Serum oligosaccharide levels were significantly reduced in the overall population at 12 months (mean change: –72.7%, P < 0.001) and remained statistically significant at last observation (−62.8%, P < 0.001). A mean improvement of +9.3% in 3MSCT was observed at 12 months (P = 0.013), which also remained statistically significant at last observation (+13.8%, P = 0.004), with a more pronounced improvement detected in the paediatric subgroup. No treatment-emergent adverse events were reported leading to permanent treatment discontinuation. Conclusions Patients treated with velmanase alfa experienced improvements in biochemical and functional measures that were maintained for up to 4 years. Long term follow-up is important and further supports the use of velmanase alfa as an effective and well-tolerated treatment for AM. Based on the currently available data set, no baseline characteristic can be predictive of treatment outcome. Early treatment during paediatric age showed better outcome in functional endpoints.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany)
ISSN: 0141-8955
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 4 May 2018
Date of Acceptance: 21 March 2018
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2023 10:40
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/111222

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