An Expanded Access Protocol for Sebelipase Alfa for Patients With Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Status

Conditions: Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency

Treatments: Drug: sebelipase alfa

Study type: Expanded Access

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02376751

LAL-EA01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an open-label, multicenter expanded access protocol to allow patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Lysosomal Acid Lipase (LAL) Deficiency in the United States (US), access to sebelipase alfa (recombinant lysosomal acid lipase [rhLAL]) until commercial product is available.

Patients enrolled in the expanded access protocol will receive 1 mg/kg intravenous infusions of sebelipase alfa every other week.

Sex: All

Ages: 8+ months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patient is ≥ 8 months of age at commencement of treatment with sebelipase alfa.
2. Patient has a confirmed diagnosis of LAL Deficiency.
3. Patient or patient's parent or legal guardian (if applicable) consents to participation in the study. If the patient is of minor age, he/she is willing to provide assent where required per local regulations, and if deemed able to do so.
4. Male and female patients of childbearing potential must use a highly reliable method of birth control (expected failure rate less than 5% per year) from the time they commence treatment through 4 weeks after the last dose of sebelipase alfa.
5. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at commencement of treatment with sebelipase alfa.

Exclusion criteria

1. Women who are nursing or pregnant.
2. Patients who received an investigational product within 30 days (for a small molecule) or 60 days (for a biologic) of commencing treatment, and which in the opinion of the investigator or Sponsor, may negatively impact patient safety.
3. Patients who have received sebelipase alfa as part of a clinical trial that is currently active.
4. Patients with known hypersensitivity to eggs.