2022
Venglustat combined with imiglucerase for neurological disease in adults with Gaucher disease type 3: the LEAP trial
Schiffmann R, Cox TM, Dedieu JF, Gaemers SJM, Hennermann JB, Ida H, Mengel E, Minini P, Mistry P, Musholt PB, Scott D, Sharma J, Peterschmitt MJ. Venglustat combined with imiglucerase for neurological disease in adults with Gaucher disease type 3: the LEAP trial. Brain 2022, 146: 461-474. PMID: 36256599, PMCID: PMC9924909, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher disease type 3Years of treatmentEnzyme replacement therapyWeek 26Biomarker reductionLEAP trialWeek 52Patients 9Neurological manifestationsReplacement therapyPlasma concentrationsType 3Day 1Brain volumeAcid β-glucosidase activityImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyDiverse neurological manifestationsSystemic disease parametersSerious adverse eventsInfiltrative lung diseaseWhole brain volumeRegional brain activityExploratory endpointsPrimary endpointSecondary endpoints
2014
Engage - a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Eliglustat in Adults with Gaucher Disease Type 1: Results after 18 Months
Amato D, Dasouki M, Packman S, Pastores G, Assouline S, Balwani M, Mistry P, Ortega A, Shankar S, Solano M, Ross L, Angell J, Peterschmitt J. Engage - a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Eliglustat in Adults with Gaucher Disease Type 1: Results after 18 Months. Blood 2014, 124: 2732. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v124.21.2732.2732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaucher disease type 1Advisory board feesBone mineral densityTotal bone mineral densityDisease type 1Patients meetingEfficacy endpointTravel reimbursementFellowship trainingSecondary endpointsType 1Extension phaseMean improvementOral substrate reduction therapyOpen-label extension phaseZ-scoreExtension periodPrimary efficacy endpointSecondary efficacy endpointsPhase 3 trialBone marrow infiltrationBone marrow burden scoreNew safety concernsMulti-center studySubstrate reduction therapy