2023
Osteonecrosis in Gaucher disease in the era of multiple therapies: Biomarker set for risk stratification from a tertiary referral center
Basiri M, Ghaffari M, Ruan J, Murugesan V, Kleytman N, Belinsky G, Akhavan A, Lischuk A, Guo L, Klinger K, Mistry P. Osteonecrosis in Gaucher disease in the era of multiple therapies: Biomarker set for risk stratification from a tertiary referral center. ELife 2023, 12: e87537. PMID: 37249220, PMCID: PMC10317498, DOI: 10.7554/elife.87537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapySubstrate reduction therapyAvascular osteonecrosisTertiary referral centerGaucher diseaseReferral centerTreatment initiationGD patientsImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyResidual disease activityAnti-drug antibodiesYears of treatmentType of therapyRare inborn errorMixed-effects logistic modelGD1 patientsSpleen statusDisease activityClinical outcomesRisk stratificationReplacement therapyIndependent correlatesMultiple therapiesReduction therapyHigh risk
2021
Incremental biomarker and clinical outcomes after switch from enzyme therapy to eliglustat substrate reduction therapy in Gaucher disease
Kleytman N, Ruan J, Ruan A, Zhang B, Murugesan V, Lin H, Guo L, Klinger K, Mistry PK. Incremental biomarker and clinical outcomes after switch from enzyme therapy to eliglustat substrate reduction therapy in Gaucher disease. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism Reports 2021, 29: 100798. PMID: 34485083, PMCID: PMC8408524, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2021.100798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term enzyme replacement therapyEnzyme replacement therapySubstrate reduction therapyGaucher diseaseStable patientsReduction therapySingle tertiary referral centerPhase 3 clinical trialsChronic metabolic inflammationFirst-line therapyTertiary referral centerGD type 1Primary metabolic defectLipid-laden cellsType 1 patientsGD type 1 patientsSubstrate glucosylceramideDisease activityOral therapyReferral centerAvascular necrosisMetabolic inflammationWeek infusionClinical outcomesInflammatory cascade