Fabry disease biomarkers in patients switched from enzyme-replacement therapy to migalastat oral chaperone therapy

Bioanalysis. 2023 Dec;15(23):1421-1437. doi: 10.4155/bio-2023-0160. Epub 2023 Oct 17.

Abstract

Background: A biomarker profile was evaluated longitudinally in patients with Fabry disease switched from enzyme-replacement therapy (ERT) to migalastat. Methods: 16 Gb3 isoforms and eight lyso-Gb3 analogues were analyzed in plasma and urine by LC-MS/MS at baseline and at three different time points in naive participants and participants switching from either agalsidase α or β to migalastat. Results: 29 adult participants were recruited internationally (seven centers). The Mainz Severity Score Index and mean biomarker levels remained stable (p ≥ 0.05) over a minimum of 12 months compared with baseline following the treatment switch. Conclusion: In this cohort of patients with Fabry disease with amenable mutations, in the short term, a switch from ERT to migalastat did not have a marked effect on the average biomarker profile.

Keywords: Fabry disease; analogues; biomarkers; globotriaosylceramide; globotriaosylsphingosine; migalastat; treatment switch.

MeSH terms

  • 1-Deoxynojirimycin / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Biomarkers
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Fabry Disease* / drug therapy
  • Fabry Disease* / genetics
  • Humans
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • migalastat
  • 1-Deoxynojirimycin
  • Biomarkers

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