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Trial reportMedicine2017

A multicenter, open-label, phase III study of Abcertin in Gaucher disease.

Beom Hee Lee, Ahmed Fathy Abdalla, Jin-Ho Choi, Amal El Beshlawy, Gu-Hwan Kim, Sun Hee Heo, Ahmed Megahed Hassan Megahed, Mona Abdel Latif Elsayed, Tarik El-Sayed Mohammad Barakat, Khaled Mohamed Abd El-Azim Eid and 5 more

Erratum issuedOpen access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Lysosomes as a therapeutic target.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Beom Hee LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Paediatric GIT Unit, Mansoura University Children's Hospital Abou El Reesh Children's Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt Medical Genetics Center, Asan Medical Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Biochemical Genetics Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt ISU ABXIS Co., Ltd, Seongnam, Korea.
Ahmed Fathy Abdalla
Jin-Ho Choi
Amal El Beshlawy
Gu-Hwan Kim
Sun Hee Heo
Ahmed Megahed Hassan Megahed
Mona Abdel Latif Elsayed
Tarik El-Sayed Mohammad Barakat
Khaled Mohamed Abd El-Azim Eid
Mona Hassan El-Tagui
Mona Mohamed Hamdy Mahmoud
Ekram Fateen
June-Young Park
Han-Wook Yoo
Cairo University · EGChildren's Hospital Mansoura University · EGUlsan College · KRAsan Medical Center · KRKorea Telecom (South Korea) · KRNational Research Centre · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGaucher disease (GD) is caused by a deficiency in the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is recommended for clinical improvement.

methodsThe efficacy and safety of a new imiglucerase, Abcertin, were assessed in 7 Egyptian patients with treatment-naïve type 1 GD. Each patient was administered a biweekly 60 U/kg dose of Abcertin for 6 months. The primary endpoint was the change in hemoglobin concentration. The secondary endpoints were changes from baseline in platelet counts, spleen and liver volumes, biomarker levels, skeletal parameters, and bone mineral density.

resultsThe hemoglobin concentration increased by a mean of 1.96 ± 0.91 g/dL (range 1.11-2.80 g/dL) or 20.6% (P = .001). Statistically significant increases in the platelet count and decreases in the spleen volume and biomarker levels were also observed. There were no severe drug-related adverse events. One patient developed anti-imiglucerase antibodies without neutralizing activity.

conclusionOur study results demonstrate the efficacy and safety of Abcertin in patients with type 1 GD. This suggests that Abcertin can be an alternative ERT option for type 1 GD.

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AdolescentArea Under CurveBiomarkersBone DensityChildChild, PreschoolEgyptEnzyme Replacement TherapyGaucher DiseaseGlucosylceramidaseHalf-LifeHemoglobinsHumansLiverMaleMetabolic Clearance RateAbcertinBiomarkersGlucosylceramidaseHemoglobinsRecombinant Proteins

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PMID29137040
PMCPMC5690733
OpenAlexW2767604303

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