Duke Health researchers are planning to launch a Phase 1 trial to test the safety of a new investigational gene therapy they developed to treat patients with Pompe disease. They are currently screening (NCT03285126) adults with late-onset Pompe disease to select eligible participants for the upcoming trial.
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The biotech companies Shire and NanoMedSyn have launched a new research partnership to evaluate a potential treatment for lysosomal storage disorders including Pompe disease. NanoMedSyn has developed an enzyme replacement therapy using proprietary technology called AMFA that was shown in preclinical models to have promising biological activity.
Results of a Phase 4 clinical trial support the effectiveness of Lumizyme (4,000 liters recombinant human GAA) for 52 weeks in maintaining clinical stability in Pompe disease patients previously treated with the therapy’s 160-liter formulation, called Myozyme. The study, “Efficacy, safety profile, and immunogenicity of alglucosidase alfa…
Mitochondrial disorders are complex conditions for which few treatments are available. Now, using microscopic worms, researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), are researching if existing human drugs aimed at improving metabolism and restore shortened lifespans, can open the opportunity for human clinical trials on innovative therapies for these…