High Dose or High Dose Frequency Study of Alglucosidase Alfa

An Exploratory, Open-Label Study of the Safety and Efficacy of High Dose or High Dosing Frequency Alglucosidase Alfa Treatment in Patients With Pompe Disease Who Do Not Have an Optimal Response to the Standard Dose Regimen

Pompe disease (also known as glycogen storage disease Type II) is caused by a deficiency of a critical enzyme in the body called acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). Normally, GAA is used by the body's cells to break down glycogen (a stored form of sugar) within specialized structures called lysosomes. In patients with Pompe disease, an excessive amount of glycogen accumulates and is stored in various tissues, especially heart and skeletal muscle, which prevents their normal function. The objective of this exploratory study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of alternative dosing regimens of alglucosidase alfa in patients with Pompe disease who have not demonstrated an optimal response to the standard dosing regimen of 20 mg/kg every other week after a minimum of 6 months treatment immediately prior to study entry.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Glycogen Storage Disease Type II (GSD-II); Pompe Disease; Glycogenesis 2 Acid Maltase Deficiency
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: alglucosidase alfa

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 13
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • Parkville Victoria, Australia
• Canada
  • Alberta
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States
  • California
    • Stanford, California, United States
  • District of Columbia
    • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Kansas
    • Kansas City, Kansas, United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Michigan
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
  • New York
    • Glenn Falls, New York, United States
  • North Carolina
    • Durham, North Carolina, United States

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 6 months and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patient or patient's legal guardian must provide signed, informed consent prior to performing any study-related procedures;
• The patient must have a clinical diagnosis of Pompe disease as defined by documented GAA deficiency in skin fibroblasts or blood;
• The patient must have been compliant with the standard dosing regimen of alglucosidase alfa (20 mg/kg every other week) for a minimum of 6 months immediately prior to study entry

• The patient must have clinical decline or sub-optimal improvement in at least one of the following parameters as compared to their condition prior to the beginning alglucosidase alfa treatment:

  1. Cardiac: Left Ventricular Mass (LVM) Z-score ≥6 or LVM index ≥150 g/m2 after a minimum of 6 months of regular treatment with alglucosidase alfa; OR
  2. Respiratory: New development of respiratory failure requiring the use of ventilatory assistance (invasive or non-invasive) after a minimum of 6 months of regular treatment with alglucosidase alfa. Ventilatory assistance must have been required for at least 4 weeks prior to study enrollment; OR
  3. Motor Skills:
• For patients ≤ 2 years of age at study entry, failure to acquire at least 2 new gross motor milestones after a minimum of 6 months of regular treatment with alglucosidase alfa; OR
• For patients > 2 years of age at study entry, worsening of proximal upper extremity muscle weakness as determined by the Investigator through loss of functional use of the upper extremities after a minimum of 6 months of regular treatment with alglucosidase alfa, OR
• For patients > 8 years of age at study entry, worsening of proximal upper extremity muscle weakness as determined by the Investigator through longitudinal assessments of manual muscle testing after a minimum of 6 months of regular treatment with alglucosidase alfa, OR
• For patients previously ambulatory, progression to use of an assistive device for ambulation due to worsening of proximal lower extremity muscle weakness after a minimum of 6 months of regular treatment with alglucosidase alfa.

Exclusion Criteria:

• For patients < 18 years of age, negative Cross-Reactive Immunologic Material (CRIM) assay result (added in protocol amendment #2);
• Any medical condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, could interfere with treatment or evaluation of safety and/or efficacy of alglucosidase alfa;
• The patient is not currently receiving alglucosidase alfa;
• The patient has major congenital abnormality;
• The patient has used any investigational product (other than alglucosidase alfa in those regions where the product is not commercially available) within 30 days prior to study enrollment;
• The patient is pregnant or lactating.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: alglucosidase alfa 20 mg/kg every week; Participants were treated with alglucosidase alfa 20 mg/kg every week for 52 weeks. This was the 'frequent dose' arm.	Biological: alglucosidase alfa; intravenous infusion; Other Names: Recombinant human acid glucosidase; Myozyme
Experimental: alglucosidase alfa 40 mg/kg every other week; Participants were treated with alglucosidase alfa 40 mg/kg every other week for 52 weeks. This was the 'high dose' arm.	Biological: alglucosidase alfa; intravenous infusion; Other Names: Recombinant human acid glucosidase; Myozyme

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Participants' Efficacy Response During the Treatment Period as Compared to Baseline for Participants With Respiratory Decline on Standard Treatment	Participants were enrolled based on clinical decline or sub-optimal clinical response in cardiac, respiratory and/or motor function parameters pre-study while on standard treatment. Each participant was evaluated at Week 52 for change from baseline in the criteria that declined; respiratory decline as measured by change in ventilator use is summarized in this outcome. Ventilator use might have improved (less use of ventilator support), had no change, or worsened (more use of ventilator support). Each participant served as his or her own control.	Baseline, Week 52
Participants' Efficacy Response During the Treatment Period as Compared to Baseline for Participants With Motor Function Decline on Standard Treatment	Participants were enrolled based on clinical decline or sub-optimal clinical response in cardiac, respiratory and/or motor function parameters pre-study while on standard treatment. Each participant was evaluated at Week 52 for change from baseline in the criteria that declined; motor function decline primarily based on Gross Motor Function Measure 66 and Pompe Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory results is summarized. Participants could gain motor function (improve), had no change (declined stopped), or continued loss (worsened). Each participant served as his or her own control.	Baseline, Week 52
Summary of Participants Reporting Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events During the Treatment Period	Overall safety summary of participants experiencing Adverse Events (AEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), treatment-related AEs, and Infusion Associated Reactions (IARs). Summary is based on Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs), defined as AEs that occurred following the initiation of study treatment.	Day 1 up to Week 52

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Baseline Values for Left Ventricular Mass (LVM) Z-Scores	Z-Scores indicate the number of standard deviations (SD) from the mean in a normal distribution. Negative values indicate a smaller than mean LVM and values higher than 0 indicate a larger LVM than the mean. The normal range is -2 to 2 and greater than 2 may indicate left ventricular hypertrophy. The Z-scores for all parameters are calculated with reference to the normative data from the Children's Hospital, Boston, MA (Colan, 1992, J Am Coll Cardiol) based on the reference population with matched body surface area (BSA). Z-scores for LVM were provided by the central cardiologist.	Day 0
Change From Baseline in Left Ventricular Mass (LVM) Z-Score at Week 52	Z-Scores indicate the number of standard deviations (SD) from the mean in a normal distribution. A negative change from baseline indicates a decrease and positive change from baseline an increase in LVM Z-score. The normal range is -2 to 2 and greater than 2 may indicate left ventricular hypertrophy. The Z-scores for all parameters are calculated with reference to the normative data from the Children's Hospital, Boston, MA (Colan, 1992, J Am Coll Cardiol) based on the reference population with matched body surface area (BSA). Z-scores for LVM were provided by the central cardiologist.	Baseline, Week 52
Baseline Values for Left Ventricular Mass Index (LVMI)	Cardiac pathophysiology was assessed by a central cardiologist using left ventricular mass index (LVMI) measured by echocardiogram at Baseline. Left Ventricular Mass is adjusted to the participant's body surface area in the calculation of LVMI.	Day 0
Change From Baseline in Left Ventricular Mass Index (LVMI) at Week 52	Cardiac pathophysiology was assessed by a central cardiologist using left ventricular mass index (LVMI) measured by echocardiogram at Baseline and after 12 months of treatment (Week 52). Left Ventricular Mass is adjusted to the participant's body surface area in the calculation of LVMI.	Baseline, Week 52
Change From Baseline in Ventilator Use at Last Assessment (Approximately Week 52)	The change from baseline in ventilator use at the last assessment is summarized as improved (less use of ventilator support), no change, worsened (increased use of ventilator support), and did not use ventilator support.	Baseline, approximately Week 52
Change From Baseline in Body Strength Measured by the Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) Total Score at Week 52	Body strength is measured by the MMT score on a scale of 0-10 with higher scores representing greater body strength.	Baseline, Week 52
Baseline Values of Raw Scores for Gross Motor Function Measure 66 (GMFM-66) Results	The Gross Motor Function Measure 66 contains sixty-six questions with a total raw score range of 0 - 198. Raw scores are derived from the following dimensions: Lying and rolling = 12; Sitting = 45; Crawling and kneeling = 30; Standing = 39; Walking, running and jumping = 72. Higher scores indicate better gross motor functions.	Day 0
Change From Baseline in Raw Scores for Gross Motor Function Measure 66 (GMFM-66) Results at Week 52	The Gross Motor Function Measure 66 contains sixty-six questions with a total raw score range of 0 - 198. Raw scores are derived from the following dimensions: Lying and rolling = 12; Sitting = 45; Crawling and kneeling = 30; Standing = 39; Walking, running and jumping = 72. Higher scores indicate better gross motor functions.	Baseline, Week 52
Baseline Values in Mobility as Measured by the Pompe Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (Pompe PEDI)	The Pompe PEDI is a disease specific version of the PEDI that was developed to assess functional capabilities and performance in children with Pompe disease from 2 months through adolescence. Baseline results for the mobility domain are reported. Scaled scores are used as an evaluative measure of change in performance over time with acquisition of new skills or new levels of independence. The range of scores is from 0-100 with scores near "0" reflecting low capability and scores near "100" reflecting high capability.	Day 0
Change From Baseline in Mobility as Measured by the Pompe Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (Pompe PEDI) at Week 52	The Pompe PEDI is a disease specific version of the PEDI that was developed to assess functional capabilities and performance in children with Pompe disease from 2 months through adolescence. Change from baseline results for the mobility domain are reported. Scaled scores are used as an evaluative measure of change in performance over time with acquisition of new skills or new levels of independence. The range of scores is from 0-100 with scores near "0" reflecting low capability and scores near "100" reflecting high capability.	Baseline, Week 52
Baseline Values for Normative Physical Component Summary of Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)	Health related quality of life is measured using the Physical Component Summary (PCS) score of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) for participants ≥14 years of age. SF-36 normative-based scoring has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Higher scores represent better quality of life.	Day 0
Change From Baseline in Normative Physical Component Summary of Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 52	Health related quality of life is measured using the Physical Component Summary (PCS) score of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) for participants ≥14 years of age. SF-36 normative-based scoring has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Higher scores represent better quality of life.	Baseline, Week 52

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2009
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2007
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2007
• First Posted (Estimate): June 7, 2007

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): March 7, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 4, 2014
• Last Verified: February 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Metabolic Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Lysosomal Storage Diseases; Brain Diseases, Metabolic; Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn; Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System; Glycogen Storage Disease Type II; Glycogen Storage Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: AGLU03306

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No