Chemistry:Cipaglucosidase alfa

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Short description: Enzyme replacement therapy medication
Cipaglucosidase alfa
Clinical data
Trade namesPombiliti
Other namesATB-200, ATB200, cipaglucosidase alfa-atga
Routes of
administration
Intravenous
Drug classEnzyme replacement
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • UK: Early access to medicines scheme [1][2]
  • EU: Rx-only [3]
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC4489H6817N1197O1298S32
Molar mass99347.92 g·mol−1

Cipaglucosidase alfa, sold under the brand name Pombiliti, and used in combination with miglustat, is a medication used for the treatment of glycogen storage disease type II (Pompe disease).[3] Cipaglucosidase alfa is a recombinant human acid α-glucosidase enzyme replacement therapy that provides an exogenous source of acid α-glucosidase.[3]

The most common side effects include chills, dizziness, flushing, sleepiness, chest discomfort, cough, swelling at the infusion site and pain.[3]

Cipaglucosidase alfa was approved for medical use in the European Union in March 2023.[3]

Medical uses

Cipaglucosidase alfa is a long-term enzyme replacement therapy used in combination with the enzyme stabilizer miglustat for the treatment of adults with late-onset Pompe disease (acid α-glucosidase [GAA] deficiency).[3]

Society and culture

Legal status

Cipaglucosidase alfa is available in the UK, since June 2021, under the Early Access to Medicines Scheme.[1]

On 15 December 2022, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorization for the medicinal product Pombiliti, intended for the treatment of glycogen storage disease type II (Pompe disease).[4] The applicant for this medicinal product is Amicus Therapeutics Europe Limited.[4] Cipaglucosidase alfa was approved for medical use in the European Union in March 2023.[3]

Names

Cipaglucosidase alfa is the international nonproprietary name (INN).[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cipaglucosidase alfa with miglustat: Treatment protocol: Information for healthcare professionals". 8 June 2021. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cipaglucosidase-alfa-with-miglustat-in-the-treatment-of-late-onset-pompe-disease/cipaglucosidase-alfa-with-miglustat-treatment-protocol-information-for-healthcare-professionals. 
  2. "Cipaglucosidase alfa with miglustat in the treatment of late-onset Pompe disease". 8 June 2021. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cipaglucosidase-alfa-with-miglustat-in-the-treatment-of-late-onset-pompe-disease. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Pombiliti EPAR". 17 May 2023. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/pombiliti.  Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Pombiliti: Pending EC decision". 16 December 2022. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/summaries-opinion/pombiliti.  Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
  5. "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 85". WHO Drug Information 35 (1). 2021. 

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