People with Fabry disease have an alteration in their genetic material (DNA) which causes a deficiency of the a-galactosidase A enzyme. Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) 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 ("globotriaosylceramide" 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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
82
1mg/kg Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) every 2 weeks
1 mg/kg placebo intravenously every 2 weeks
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
University of Connecticut Health Partners
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Oncology Hematology Association
Coral Springs, Florida, United States
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Gene Therapy Center - Dept. of Pediatrics and Institute of Human Genetics
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
...and 16 more locations
Number of Participants Experiencing a Clinically Significant Renal, Cardiac or Cerebrovascular Event and/or Death in Fabrazyme (Agalsidase Beta) Patients as Compared to Placebo Patients
The primary efficacy endpoint was the time to the first occurrence of a clinically significant renal (33% increase in serum creatinine, dialysis or transplant), cardiac (myocardial infarction, significant change in cardiac status, i.e., angina, congestive heart failure or symptomatic arrhythmia requiring medication or surgery) or cerebrovascular (stroke or transient ischemic attack) event and/or death (due to any cause) in Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) patients as compared to placebo patients.
Time frame: up to 35 months
Number of Participants Experiencing a Renal Event in Fabrazyme (Agalsidase Beta) Patients as Compared to Placebo Patients
Time to a clinically significant renal event (33% increase in serum creatinine, dialysis or transplant) in Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) patients as compared to placebo patients.
Time frame: up to 35 months
Slope of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Comparing Placebo vs Fabrazyme (Agalsidase Beta) Patients
Summary of slopes of eGFR by baseline eGFR subgroups (\>60 and \<=60 mL/min/1.73m\^2/year) comparing Placebo vs Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) Patients.
Time frame: up to 35 months
Slope of Inverse Serum Creatinine Values Comparing Placebo vs Fabrazyme (Agalsidase Beta)Patients
Summary of slopes of inverse serum creatinine by baseline serum creatinine subgroups (\> or \<= 1.5 mg/dL) comparing Placebo vs Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) patients.
Time frame: up to 35 months
Neuropathic Pain as Assessed by Question 12 of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Questionnaire (Pain at Its Worst)
Neuropathic pain was assessed by Question 12 of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Questionnaire on a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as you can imagine)
Time frame: at 24 months
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