Immune Tolerance Study With Aldurazyme® (Laronidase)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00741338 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 26, 2008
Results First Posted : July 2, 2014
Last Update Posted : July 2, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mucopolysaccharidosis I | Biological: Laronidase Drug: Cyclosporine A (CsA) Drug: Azathioprine (Aza) | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 7 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Trial of Antigen-specific Immune Tolerance Induction in Mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I) Patients Initiating Enzyme Replacement Therapy With Aldurazyme® (Laronidase) |
Study Start Date : | September 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Cohort 1
Tolerance Induction Period (TIP): Cyclosporine A (CsA) starting at 5 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) orally three times daily until the target trough concentration of at least 350 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL) (preferably 400 ng/mL) achieved along with azathioprine (Aza) 2.5 mg/kg/day orally. Once target CsA trough level achieved and maintained for at least 1 week, participants received laronidase 0.058 mg/kg (low-dose) once weekly intravenous (IV) infusion (starting from Day 1) up to Week 12. CsA and Aza were gradually discontinued. Immune Challenge Period (ICP): following TIP, laronidase dose increased to 0.12 mg/kg once weekly IV infusion for 1 week followed by 0.25 mg/kg once weekly IV infusion for 1 week and then 0.58 mg/kg (full-dose) once weekly IV infusion up to Week 39.
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Biological: Laronidase
0.058 mg/kg - 0.58 mg/kg IV infusion weekly.
Other Name: Aldurazyme® Drug: Cyclosporine A (CsA) Orally three times daily.
Other Name: Neoral® Drug: Azathioprine (Aza) Orally either every day for Cohort 1 or every other day for Cohort 2.
Other Name: Imuran® |
Experimental: Cohort 2
TIP: CsA starting at 6.7 mg/kg orally three times daily until the target trough concentration of at least 350 ng/mL (preferably 400 ng/mL) achieved along with Aza 5 mg/kg orally every other day. Once target CsA trough level achieved and maintained for at least 1 week, participants received laronidase 0.058 mg/kg (low-dose) once weekly IV infusion (starting from Day 1) up to Week 18. CsA and Aza were gradually discontinued. ICP: following TIP, laronidase dose increased to 0.12 mg/kg once weekly IV infusion for 1 week followed by 0.25 mg/kg once weekly IV infusion for 1 week and then 0.58 mg/kg (full-dose) once weekly IV infusion up to Week 45.
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Biological: Laronidase
0.058 mg/kg - 0.58 mg/kg IV infusion weekly.
Other Name: Aldurazyme® Drug: Cyclosporine A (CsA) Orally three times daily.
Other Name: Neoral® Drug: Azathioprine (Aza) Orally either every day for Cohort 1 or every other day for Cohort 2.
Other Name: Imuran® |
- Number of Participants Who Achieved Immune Tolerance Induction [ Time Frame: 24 weeks after start of full-dose laronidase therapy ]Immune tolerance induction success was defined as development of an anti-laronidase immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody titer less than or equal to (<=) 1:3200 after 24 weeks of receiving full-dose (0.58 mg/kg) laronidase therapy.
- Percent Reduction of Urinary Glycosaminoglycan (uGAG) Level From Baseline to the End of Treatment/Early Withdrawal [ Time Frame: Baseline, end of treatment/early withdrawal (up to 24 weeks after start of full-dose laronidase therapy) ]Urinary Glycosaminoglycan (uGAG) Levels: concentration of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) relative to creatinine in urine. A greater decrease in uGAG level indicates a greater response.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 5 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent is required from the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) prior to any protocol-related procedures being performed. (A separate informed consent will be requested from the parent(s) for their genotyping, which is independent of the inclusion)
- Participant's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) allow their child's participation and are willing and able to comply with trial procedures
- The participant must be up to and including 5 years of age at the time of enrollment
- Clinical diagnosis of the severe (Hurler) phenotype of MPS I
- Confirmed presence of 2 nonsense mutations in the alfa-L-iduronidase (IDUA) gene (that is, compound heterozygosity or homozygosity). For the purpose of enrollment, genotyping may be performed by a local laboratory. If no genotyping is performed by a local laboratory, a sample is collected for analysis by a central laboratory before enrollment
- Documented IDUA deficiency with fibroblast, plasma, serum, leukocyte or dried blood spot IDUA enzyme activity assay
Exclusion Criteria:
- The participant has a clinically significant organ disease including: cardiovascular, hepatic, pulmonary, neurologic, or renal disease, other serious intercurrent illness or extenuating circumstances that, in the opinion of the investigator, precludes participation in the trial or potentially decrease survival
- The participant has previously received treatment with laronidase
- The participant has known severe hypersensitivity to any excipients of the delivery solution for laronidase or to any of the other investigational drugs used in the study
- The participant has undergone a haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), regardless of outcome, or is currently under consideration for such a transplant. If a family later decides to obtain HSCT, the participant will be discontinued from the trial
- The participant has received an investigational product within the 30 days prior to enrollment
- The participant has prior treatment in any experimental protocol (for example, fibroblast injections) that might potentially induce antibodies to laronidase or might affect the interpretation of the participant's antibody response to laronidase
- The participant has received vaccination(s) within 1 month prior to enrollment, or is unwilling to postpone vaccinations during the Tolerance Induction Period in the trial
- The participant is homozygous for thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) deficiency, as determined by the genotype (the presence of 2 known null alleles for TPMT) or phenotype (near to complete absence of TPMT enzyme activity)
- The participant has a prior history of tuberculosis or a positive test for latent tuberculosis infection

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00741338
Brazil | |
HCPA | |
Porto Alegre, Brazil | |
Russian Federation | |
Moscow Research Institute for Pediatrics and Children Surgery | |
Moscow, Russian Federation |
Study Director: | Medical Monitor | Genzyme Europe B.V. |
Responsible Party: | Genzyme, a Sanofi Company |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00741338 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ALID02307 2007-001163-30 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | August 26, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 2, 2014 |
Last Update Posted: | July 2, 2014 |
Last Verified: | June 2014 |
MPS I, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Hurler syndrome |
Mucopolysaccharidoses Mucopolysaccharidosis I Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors Metabolism, Inborn Errors Genetic Diseases, Inborn Lysosomal Storage Diseases Mucinoses Connective Tissue Diseases Metabolic Diseases Cyclosporine Azathioprine Cyclosporins Enzyme Inhibitors |
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antifungal Agents Anti-Infective Agents Dermatologic Agents Antirheumatic Agents Calcineurin Inhibitors Antimetabolites Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents |