Active clinical trials for "Mucopolysaccharidosis VI"

This is a single center study in which Naglazyme® will be given weekly for two years in patients with Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharide VI (MPS VI), who have previously been treated with an allogeneic transplant.

The purpose of the study is to collect preliminary data on whether the drug adalimumab (also called Humira) can decrease pain and stiffness, improve quality of life, and is safe in people with mucopolysaccharidosis type I, II, or VI. In this study people will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will be treated with adalimumab the first 16 weeks of the study and then with a saline injection for the last 16 weeks of the study. The other group will start with the saline injection for 16 weeks and then switch to adalimumab for the last 16 weeks. The study subject and the study doctor and study coordinator will not know what group a subject is in until the study is done. Adalimumab is given as an injection, just under the skin, every 2 weeks. Both groups will have blood drawn at a screening visit, and then 7 more times over the 32 week study. There will be safety labs done (liver and immune function tests). Other safety tests include a chest X-ray and screening for tuberculosis exposure - these will be done at the screening visit and later in the study if there is concern for tuberculosis exposure or a persistent cough. The following will also be done at screening, the first, middle, and last study visits: 1) a pregnancy test in all girls 8 and older, 2) questionnaires that ask about pain, how MPS impacts social and physical function, and other quality of life questions, 3) height and weight. Finally, a physical exam, that includes for children and adolescents a check of where they are in puberty, will be done by a study physician at the first, middle, and last visits. There are risks to taking adalimumab that include redness and pain where the injection is given, a decreased ability to fight off infections, and others. The safety tests are designed to identify and decrease the risk associated with adalimumab. The study physicians believe that the potential benefit of adalimumab on pain, quality of life, and other MPS related problems outweigh the potential risks of treatment.

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and engraftment of donor hematopoietic cells using this conditioning regimen in patients undergoing a hematopoietic (blood forming) cell transplant for Hurler syndrome, Maroteaux Lamy syndrome, Mannosidosis, or I-cell disease.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of two dose levels of weekly intravenous infusions of recombinant human N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfatase (rhASB) for a minimum of 24 weeks in patients diagnosed with MPS VI.

The purpose of the study is evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of weekly intravenous infusions of 1 mg/kg recombinant human N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfatase (rhASB) in patients diagnosed with Mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI)

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of rare inherited disorders characterized by a deficiency of lysosomal enzymes responsible for the normal degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Medical need for treatment of MPS is still very high due to the poor penetration of the recombinant enzymes into the blood brain barrier as well as the ocular barriers and into tissues that are poorly vascularized, such as cartilages and bones. Odiparcil is an orally active compound that allows the synthesis of soluble glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), mainly chondroitin sulfate (CS) and dermatane sulfate (DS). The neosynthesized solubles GAGs are then excreted in urine. By diverting endogenous GAG synthesis to the synthesis of soluble odiparcil linked GAGs, odiparcil should decrease the intracellular pool of GAGs and consequently decrease the lysosomal GAG accumulation. The primary objective of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of two doses of odiparcil in MPS VI patients and to provide evidence to enable the selection of the relevant dose of odiparcil for phase III study. The secondary objective of this study is to characterize the dose response, PK and PD of odiparcil.

Rationale: Chemotherapy administration before a donor stem cell transplant is necessary to stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. When healthy stem cells from a donor are infused into the patient, the donor white blood cells can provide the missing enzyme that causes the metabolic disease. Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving a monoclonal antibody, alemtuzumab, before transplant and cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil before and after transplant may stop this from happening. This may be an effective treatment for inherited metabolic disorders. Purpose: The design of this study is to achieve donor cell engraftment in patients with standard-risk inherited metabolic diseases with limited peri-transplant morbidity and mortality. This will be achieved through the administration of the chemotherapy regimen described. The intention is to follow transplanted patient for years after transplant monitoring them for complications of their disease and assisting families with a multifaceted interdisciplinary approach.

The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate the safety of human placental-derived stem cells (HPDSC) given in conjunction with umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells in patients with various malignant or nonmalignant disorders who require a stem cell transplant. Patients will get either full dose (high-intensity) or lower dose (low intensity) chemo- and immunotherapy followed by a stem cell transplantation with UCB and HPDSC.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of rhASB treatment in patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis VI.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the ability of rhASB versus placebo to enhance endurance in patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI), as evidenced by an increase in the number of meters walked in the 12 minute walk test at Week 24 compared with baseline.