Bone Abstracts

Objective: To evaluate safety and efficacy after 5 years of treatment with asfotase alfa in adolescents and adults with hypophosphatasia (HPP) in a Phase 2, open-label, randomized, dose-ranging study (NCT01163149).Methods: Treatment with subcutaneous asfotase alfa 0.3 or 0.5 mg/kg per d was compared with no treatment (control) for 6 months in patients aged 13–66 years. After 6 months, all patients (treatment and control groups) received active treat...

Objectives: Asfotase alfa (AA), an enzyme replacement therapy, is the only approved treatment for pediatric-onset hypophosphatasia (HPP). We evaluated the safety profile of AA from the clinical trial program spanning pediatric and adult patients.Methods: Safety data were pooled from 4 open-label, multicenter studies in children aged ≤3 years (study 002/003 [NCT00744042/NCT01205152]; n=11) and ≤5 years (study 010-10 [NCT01176266]; <em...