2021
Gaucher disease type 1 patients from the ICGG Gaucher Registry sustain initial clinical improvements during twenty years of imiglucerase treatment
Weinreb NJ, Camelo JS, Charrow J, McClain MR, Mistry P, Belmatoug N, investigators F. Gaucher disease type 1 patients from the ICGG Gaucher Registry sustain initial clinical improvements during twenty years of imiglucerase treatment. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2021, 132: 100-111. PMID: 33485799, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2020.12.295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone painNon-splenectomized patientsType 1 patientsBone crisesPlatelet countLiver volumeSubset analysisBody mass index (BMI) outcomesGaucher diseaseEarly treatment yearsInitial clinical improvementDifferent patient subsetsPre-treatment baselineLong-term treatmentEnzyme replacement therapyICGG Gaucher RegistryGD type 1 patientsImiglucerase treatmentAdult patientsClinical improvementSplenectomy statusGaucher RegistryPatient subsetsTreatment initiationNormal weight
2016
Long-term hematological, visceral, and growth outcomes in children with Gaucher disease type 3 treated with imiglucerase in the International Collaborative Gaucher Group Gaucher Registry
El-Beshlawy A, Tylki-Szymanska A, Vellodi A, Belmatoug N, Grabowski GA, Kolodny EH, Batista JL, Cox GF, Mistry PK. Long-term hematological, visceral, and growth outcomes in children with Gaucher disease type 3 treated with imiglucerase in the International Collaborative Gaucher Group Gaucher Registry. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2016, 120: 47-56. PMID: 28040394, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2016.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyInternational Collaborative Gaucher Group Gaucher RegistryGD3 patientsGaucher RegistryPrimary central nervous system involvementImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyCentral nervous system involvementGaucher diseaseSingle-center seriesGrowth outcomesNervous system involvementGaucher disease type 3Height z-scoreNumber of patientsLife-prolonging benefitsBroad phenotypic spectrumImiglucerase treatmentVisceral diseaseHemoglobin levelsPlatelet countReplacement therapySevere anemiaVisceral manifestationsSpleen volumeSystem involvement
2011
Report on the Safety of Velaglucerase Alfa Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Patients with Type 1 Gaucher Disease and the Transition From Clinic to Home Infusions During Treatment Protocol HGT-GCB-058
Pastores G, Rosenbloom B, Weinreb N, Goker-Alpan O, Mardach R, Lipson M, Ibrahim J, Cohn G, Zahrieh D, Mistry P. Report on the Safety of Velaglucerase Alfa Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Patients with Type 1 Gaucher Disease and the Transition From Clinic to Home Infusions During Treatment Protocol HGT-GCB-058. Blood 2011, 118: 1101. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v118.21.1101.1101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 1 Gaucher's diseaseEnzyme replacement therapyTreatment-naïve patientsAdverse eventsSwitch patientsHome infusionHome therapyVelaglucerase alfaGaucher diseaseSpeakers bureauSerious AEsReplacement therapyVelaglucerase alfa enzyme replacement therapyClinical sitesInfusion-related adverse eventsCommon adverse eventsMost adverse eventsVelaglucerase alfa treatmentSerious adverse eventsSevere adverse eventsBone marrow pathologyAccumulation of glucosylceramideMononuclear phagocyte systemAdvisory CommitteeImiglucerase treatment
2005
Guidance on the use of miglustat for treating patients with type 1 Gaucher disease
Weinreb NJ, Barranger JA, Charrow J, Grabowski GA, Mankin HJ, Mistry P. Guidance on the use of miglustat for treating patients with type 1 Gaucher disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2005, 80: 223-229. PMID: 16247743, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher diseaseEnzyme replacementGaucher diseaseSymptomatic patientsClinical manifestationsUse of miglustatProgressive lysosomal storage disorderHealth-related qualitySignificant side effectsIntravenous enzyme replacementAutosomal recessive deficiencyImiglucerase treatmentPulmonary manifestationsLysosomal storage disorderOral treatmentPulmonary diseasePatient managementSide effectsPatientsMiglustatLimited indicationsBeneficial effectsRecessive deficiencyPosition statementStorage disorderIndividualization of long-term enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher disease
Andersson HC, Charrow J, Kaplan P, Mistry P, Pastores GM, Prakesh-Cheng A, Rosenbloom BE, Scott CR, Wappner RS, Weinreb NJ. Individualization of long-term enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher disease. Genetics In Medicine 2005, 7: 105-110. PMID: 15714077, DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000153660.88672.3c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyGaucher diseaseReplacement therapyLong-term enzyme replacement therapyType 1 Gaucher diseaseSubsequent dose adjustmentCommon lysosomal storage disorderExtensive clinical experienceSeverity of diseaseMultiple organ systemsQuality of lifeMannose-terminated glucocerebrosidaseImplementation of treatmentImiglucerase treatmentLysosomal storage disorderDose adjustmentPulmonary diseaseTherapeutic responseIndividual patientsTherapeutic goalsClinical experienceGrowth retardationOrgan systemsDiseasePatients