Important Safety Information: Approximately 15% of patients have developed IgG antibodies to Cerezyme during the first year of therapy. Approximately 46% of patients with detectable IgG antibodies experienced symptoms of hypersensitivity, and these patients have a higher risk of hypersensitivity. It is suggested that patients be monitored periodically for IgG antibody formation during the first year of treatment... View more

When an ERT is
needed for Gaucher
disease Type 1,
Choose Cerezyme

Cerezyme is the ONLY ERT (enzyme replacement therapy) that has shown long-term efficacy and safety in multiple studies over 10 years and has been prescribed for over 20 years.1-3

Indication & Usage
Cerezyme ® (imiglucerase for injection) is indicated for long-term enzyme replacement therapy for pediatric and adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Type 1 Gaucher disease that results in one or more of the following conditions:

  • anemia
  • thrombocytopenia
  • bone disease
  • hepatomegaly or splenomegaly

Cerezyme is the ONLY ERT that demonstrates:

Over 20 years of real world experience
Experience

with over 20 years of real-world experience 1

  • The ERT chosen by physicians for patients with Gaucher disease Type 1 worldwide since 19942
Efficacy with multiple studies showing long-term outcomes
Efficacy

with multiple studies showing long-term outcomes3,5,6

  • Proven efficacy with demonstrated improvements in visceral, hematologic, and certain bone parameters1,4,5
  • Long-term efficacy supported by adult and pediatric data in International Collaborative Gaucher Group (ICGG) Gaucher Registry analyses3,6*
Established safety as the longest studied ERT
Established Safety

as the longest-studied ERT1,7

  • Approximately 13.8% of patients reported adverse events (AEs)1
  • Supported by 10-year data from an international safety monitoring database7

*The Cerezyme treatment group from the Gaucher Registry analyses represents patients who received either alglucerase or imiglucerase.

Consequences of delayed diagnosis
Consequences of delayed diagnosis

Timely treatment is important

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Efficacy and safety demonstrated in adult and pediatric patients

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References:
  1. Cerezyme [prescribing information]. Cambridge, MA: Genzyme Corporation; 2018.
  2. Weinreb N, Taylor J, Cox T, Yee J, vom Dahl S. A benchmark analysis of the achievement of therapeutic goals for Type 1 Gaucher disease patients treated with imiglucerase. Am J Hematol. 2008;83(12):890-895.
  3. Weinreb NJ, Goldblatt J, Villalobos J, et al. Long-term clinical outcomes in Type 1 Gaucher disease following 10 years of imiglucerase treatment. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2013;36(3):543-553.
  4. Grabowski GA, Barton NW, Pastores G, et al. Enzyme therapy in Type 1. Gaucher disease: comparative efficacy of mannose-terminated glucocerebrosidase from natural and recombinant sources. Ann Intern Med. 1995;122(1):33-39.
  5. Sims KB, Pastores GM, Weinreb NJ, et al. Improvement of bone disease by imiglucerase (Cerezyme) therapy in patients with skeletal manifestations of Type 1 Gaucher disease: results of a 48-month longitudinal cohort study. Clin Genet. 2008;73(5):430-440.
  6. Andersson H, Kaplan P, Kacena K, Yee J. Eight-year clinical outcomes of long-term enzyme replacement therapy for 884 children with Gaucher disease Type 1. Pediatrics. 2008;122(6):1182-1190.
  7. Starzyk K, Richards S, Yee J, Smith SE, Kingma W. The long-term international safety experience of imiglucerase therapy for Gaucher disease. Mol Genet Metab. 2007;90(2):157-163.
Indication & Usage

Cerezyme® (imiglucerase for injection) is indicated for long-term enzyme replacement therapy for pediatric and adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Type 1 Gaucher disease that results in one or more of the following conditions:

  • anemia
  • thrombocytopenia
  • bone disease
  • hepatomegaly or splenomegaly
Important Safety Information

Approximately 15% of patients have developed IgG antibodies to Cerezyme during the first year of therapy. Approximately 46% of patients with detectable IgG antibodies experienced symptoms of hypersensitivity, and these patients have a higher risk of hypersensitivity. It is suggested that patients be monitored periodically for IgG antibody formation during the first year of treatment.

Hypersensitivity has also been observed in patients without detectable IgG antibodies. Symptoms suggestive of hypersensitivity have been noted in approximately 6.6% of all patients, and anaphylactoid reactions in less than 1%. Treatment with Cerezyme should be approached with caution in patients who have exhibited hypersensitivity symptoms such as pruritus, flushing, urticarial, angioedema, chest discomfort, dyspnea, coughing, cyanosis, and hypotension. Pre-treatment with antihistamines and/or corticosteroids and a reduced rate of infusion may allow continued treatment in most patients.

In less than 1% of patients, pulmonary hypertension and pneumonia have been observed during treatment with Cerezyme. These are known complications of Gaucher disease regardless of treatment. Patients with respiratory symptoms in the absence of fever should be evaluated for the presence of pulmonary hypertension.

Approximately 13.8% of patients have experienced adverse events related to treatment with Cerezyme. Some of these are injection site reactions such as discomfort, pruritus, burning, swelling or sterile abscess at the site of venipuncture. Additional adverse reactions that have been reported include nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, fatigue, headache, fever, dizziness, chills, backache, and tachycardia. Transient peripheral edema has also been reported for this therapeutic class of drug.

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Sanofi Genzyme Medical Information at 1-800-745-4447, Option 2.

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