A phase II/III clinical study of enzyme replacement therapy with idursulfase in mucopolysaccharidosis II (Hunter syndrome)
Joseph Muenzer, James E Wraith, Michael Beck, Roberto Giugliani, Paul Harmatz, Christine M Eng, Ashok Vellodi, Rick Martin, Uma Ramaswami, Muge Gucsavas-Calikoglu, Suresh Vijayaraghavan, Susanne Wendt, Ana Cristina Puga, Brian Ulbrich, Marwan Shinawi, Maureen Cleary, Diane Piper, Anne Marie Conway, Alan Kimura, Joseph Muenzer, James E Wraith, Michael Beck, Roberto Giugliani, Paul Harmatz, Christine M Eng, Ashok Vellodi, Rick Martin, Uma Ramaswami, Muge Gucsavas-Calikoglu, Suresh Vijayaraghavan, Susanne Wendt, Ana Cristina Puga, Brian Ulbrich, Marwan Shinawi, Maureen Cleary, Diane Piper, Anne Marie Conway, Alan Kimura
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of recombinant human iduronate-2-sulfatase (idursulfase) in the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis II.
Methods: Ninety-six mucopolysaccharidosis II patients between 5 and 31 years of age were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients were randomized to placebo infusions, weekly idursulfase (0.5 mg/kg) infusions or every-other-week infusions of idursulfase (0.5 mg/kg). Efficacy was evaluated using a composite endpoint consisting of distance walked in 6 minutes and the percentage of predicted forced vital capacity based on the sum of the ranks of change from baseline.
Results: Patients in the weekly and every-other-week idursulfase groups exhibited significant improvement in the composite endpoint compared to placebo (P = 0.0049 for weekly and P = 0.0416 for every-other-week) after one year. The weekly dosing group experienced a 37-m increase in the 6-minute-walk distance (P = 0.013), a 2.7% increase in percentage of predicted forced vital capacity (P = 0.065), and a 160 mL increase in absolute forced vital capacity (P = 0.001) compared to placebo group at 53 weeks. Idursulfase was generally well tolerated, but infusion reactions did occur. Idursulfase antibodies were detected in 46.9% of patients during the study.
Conclusion: This study supports the use of weekly infusions of idursulfase in the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis II.
Source: PubMed