Sanofi Genzyme Begins Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of NeoGAA Investigational Second-Generation Therapy for Pompe Disease
In a press release, Sanofi Genzyme announced today “that the first patient has been enrolled and received an infusion in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial named COMET for the investigational therapy neoGAA. NeoGAA is a second-generation enzyme replacement therapy being studied for the treatment of Pompe disease… COMET is a Phase 3 randomized, multi-center, multi-national, double-blinded study to compare the efficacy and safety of repeated bi-weekly infusions of neoGAA and alglucosidase alfa in treatment-naïve patients with late-onset Pompe disease… Approximately 96 patients, ages 3 and up, are expected to be enrolled in the study, which will last up to 3 years, including a 49-week blinded treatment period and a 96-week open-label treatment period.”
A detailed description of the COMET clinical trial can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT02782741): Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Enzyme Replacement Therapies neoGAA and Alglucosidase Alfa Administered Every Other Week in Patients With Late-onset Pompe Disease Who Have Not Been Previously Treated for Pompe Disease (COMET).
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- Press release (external link)
- Press release (PDF, 135 kB)
Update
- The first patient in the UK has been enrolled and dosed at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne:
November 17, 2016 – press release (external link)
November 17, 2016 – press release (PDF, 455 kB)
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