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Gaucher Disease, Type 1Phase 3NCT00635427

An Open-Label Extension Study of GA-GCB ERT in Patients With Type 1 Gaucher Disease

A Phase 3 study testing VPRIV® in people with Gaucher Disease, Type 1, run by Shire at 21 sites in 11 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety of every other week dosing of Gene-Activated® human glucocerebrosidase (GA-GCB, velaglucerase alfa) intravenously in patients with type 1 Gaucher disease. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Gaucher Disease, Type 1
What is being tested?
VPRIV®
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
95 participants
Where
21 sitesin 11 countries
Study dates
13 Mar 2008to 28 Dec 2012
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 2 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The patient has completed study TKT032 or TKT034, or study HGT-GCB-039.
  • Female patients of child-bearing potential must agree to use a medically acceptable method of contraception at all times during the study and must have negative results to a pregnancy test performed at the time of enrollment and as required throughout their participation in the study.
  • Male patients must agree to use a medically acceptable method of contraception at all times during the study and report a partner's pregnancy to the investigator.
  • The patient, the patient's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) has provided written informed consent that has been approved by the Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee (IRB/IEC).
  • The patient must be sufficiently cooperative to participate in this clinical study as judged by the Investigator

Who cannot join

  • The patient has received treatment with any non-Gaucher disease-related investigational drug or device within the 30 days prior to study entry; such use during the study is not permitted.
  • The patient is pregnant or lactating.
  • The patient, patient's parent(s), or patient's legal guardian(s) is/are unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study.
  • The patient has a significant comorbidity(ies) that might affect study data or confound the study results (e.g., malignancies, primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune liver disease, etc.).
  • The patient is unable to comply with the protocol, e.g., has a clinically relevant medical condition making implementation of the protocol difficult, has an uncooperative attitude, is unable to return for safety evaluations, or is otherwise unlikely to complete the study, as determined by the Investigator

Trial locations and contacts

21 sites in 11 countries.

21 sites in 11 countries

United States10 sites
  • Emory University School of Medicine

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • Children's Memorial Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60614

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229

  • Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108

  • Los Angeles Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90027

  • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

  • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404

  • NYU Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Children's Hospital Oakland

    Oakland, California, 94609

  • University of Utah Medical Center

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

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India2 sites
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    New Delhi, 110 029

  • KEM Hospital

    Pune, 411 011

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Argentina1 site
  • Your Health S.A.

    Buenos Aires

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Israel1 site
  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center

    Jerusalem, 91031

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Paraguay1 site
  • Sociedad Espanola de Socorros Mutuos

    Asunción

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Poland1 site
  • Instytut "Pomnik-Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka"

    Warsaw

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Russia1 site
  • State Institution "Hematology Research Centre RAMS"

    Moscow, 125167

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South Korea1 site
  • Gyeongsang National University Hospital

    Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, 660-702

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Spain1 site
  • Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet

    Zaragoza, 50008

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Tunisia1 site
  • Hospital de La Rabta

    Tunis, Jebbari, 1007 BS

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United Kingdom1 site
  • Royal Free Hospital

    London, NM3 2QG

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About this study

Official title: An Open-Label Extension Study of Gene-Activated® Human Glucocerebrosidase (GA-GCB) Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Patients With Type 1 Gaucher Disease

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety of every other week dosing of Gene-Activated® human glucocerebrosidase (GA-GCB, velaglucerase alfa) intravenously in patients with type 1 Gaucher disease.

Read the 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 contains terminal mannose residues that target the enzyme to the macrophages-the primary target cells in Gaucher disease. This study was designed to determine the long-term safety of GA-GCB in men, women, and children with Type 1 Gaucher disease.

Being tested
VPRIV®
Keywords
VPRIV, Enzyme Replacement Therapy, Gaucher disease, glucocerebrosidase, beta-glucocerebrosidase, Acid beta-glucocerebrosidase, glucosylceramidase, D-glucosyl-N-acylsphingosine glucohydrolase, gene activation, human
Medical subject headings
Gaucher Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • VPRIV®Biological

    Also called velaglucerase alfa, Gene-Activated® Human Glucocerebrosidase(GA-GCB)

    Intravenous infusion, every other week (EOW)

Study groups in NCT00635427
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
VPRIV 60 U/kg(VPRIV Parent Study 45 or 60 U/kg- TKT032,GCB039)ExperimentalThis arm is the Overall velaglucerase alfa (VPRIV) 60 U/kg and includes patients from the following groups: VPRIV 45 U/kg or 60 U/kg, IV, EOW for 51 weeks in parent study TKT032 (NCT00430625) and switched to 60 U/kg in HGT-GCB-044 to maintain blindness or 60 U/kg, IV, EOW for 39 weeks in parent study HGT-GCB-039 (NCT00553631)
Receives: Biological: VPRIV®
VPRIV 60 U/kg (Parent study-imiglucerase(60 U/kg) HGT-GCB-039)Experimentalimiglucerase 60 U/kg, IV, EOW for 39 weeks in parent study HGT-GCB-039 (NCT00553631)and switched 60 U/kg VPRIV in HGT-GCB-044
Receives: Biological: VPRIV®
VPRIV 15-60 U/kg (Parent study VPRIV (15-60 U/kg) TKT034)ExperimentalVPRIV 15- 60 U/kg, IV, EOW for 51 weeks in parent study TKT034 (NCT00478647) and continued in HGT-GCB-044 at the same dose as prescribed in TKT034
Receives: Biological: VPRIV®

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Overall Summary of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events

    Safety was evaluated by an analysis of adverse events (AEs), concomitant medication use, clinical laboratory tests, vital signs during the infusion of study drug, physical examination, and the development of anti-velaglucerase alfa. No formal comparisons or statistical tests were applied for the safety analyses, including for differences between the groups.

    Measured: Baseline to termination of study

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Change From Baseline to 24 Months in Hemoglobin Concentration for Each Treatment Group

    Measured: Baseline to 24 months

  2. Change From Baseline to 24 Months in Platelet Counts for Each Treatment Group

    Measured: Baseline to 24 months

  3. Change From Baseline to 24 Months in Normalized Liver Volume for Each Treatment Group

    Measured: Baseline to 24 months

  4. Percentage Change From Baseline to 24 Months in Normalized Spleen Volume for Each Treatment Group

    Measured: Baseline to 24 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Mar 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study start13 Mar 2008
  3. Primary completion28 Dec 2012
  4. Study completion28 Dec 2012

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
95 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00635427
Sponsor's protocol ID
HGT-GCB-044
Other IDs
2008-001965-27, 2008
Status last verified
May 2021
First submitted
6 Mar 2008
Last updated
10 Jun 2021
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Zimran A, Elstein D, Gonzalez DE, Lukina EA, Qin Y, Dinh Q, Turkia HB. Treatment-naive Gaucher disease patients achieve therapeutic goals and normalization with velaglucerase alfa by 4years in phase 3 trials. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2018 Feb;68:153-159. doi: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2016.10.007. Epub 2016 Oct 21.

    PubMed 27839979
  • Smith L, Rhead W, Charrow J, Shankar SP, Bavdekar A, Longo N, Mardach R, Harmatz P, Hangartner T, Lee HM, Crombez E, Pastores GM. Long-term velaglucerase alfa treatment in children with Gaucher disease type 1 naive to enzyme replacement therapy or previously treated with imiglucerase. Mol Genet Metab. 2016 Feb;117(2):164-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.05.012. Epub 2015 Jun 1.

    PubMed 26043810
  • Hughes DA, Gonzalez DE, Lukina EA, Mehta A, Kabra M, Elstein D, Kisinovsky I, Giraldo P, Bavdekar A, Hangartner TN, Wang N, Crombez E, Zimran A. Velaglucerase alfa (VPRIV) enzyme replacement therapy in patients with Gaucher disease: Long-term data from phase III clinical trials. Am J Hematol. 2015 Jul;90(7):584-91. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24012.

    PubMed 25801797

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing VPRIV® in people with Gaucher Disease, Type 1, run by Shire at 21 sites in 11 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jun 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 21 sites in United States, India, Argentina, Israel, Paraguay and 6 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 28 Jan 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Overall Summary of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (time frame: Baseline to termination of study). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00635427, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Jun 2021.

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