Elosulfase alfa

Elosulfase alfa (trade name Vimizim) is a drug for the treatment of Morquio syndrome which is caused by a deficiency in the enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase. Elosulfase alfa is a synthetic version of this enzyme.

Elosulfase alfa
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Trade namesVimizim
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FormulaC5020H7588N1364O1418S34
Molar mass110826.09 g·mol−1

Elosulfase alfa was developed by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. and approved for use in the US by the Food and Drug Administration in 2014.[1]

The drug is used in enzyme replacement therapy; a 2014 study confirmed it was effective on young patients with Morquio syndrome type A.[2] Treatment with this medication was most effective upon respiratory symptoms, activities of daily living and growth, as confirmed in a 2015 paper.[3]

The cost of elosulfase alfa in some countries is $400,000 a year, which has made it difficult for some health systems to afford it.[4]

In June 2019, a Belgian court issued a preliminary injunction forcing BioMarin to continue supplying Vimizim to a young girl suffering from Morquio syndrome free of charge. BioMarin stopped providing the drug for free at the beginning of the year after negotiations with Belgian health authorities regarding reimbursement of the product repeatedly failed. This caused the parents to start legal proceedings to force the company to keep providing the medicine free of charge. BioMarin was ordered to keep doing so until a definitive judgment would be rendered, or until the medicine would be available on the Belgian market at a reasonable price.[5]

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