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Olipudase alfa

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Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency | Small molecule | Rare Disease |Sanofi|Last Updated: Apr 13, 2026

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Clinical trial landscape

Olipudase alfa · 3 trials · 2 indications

Phase 2 2Phase 1 1
NCT06949358A Study to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of Olipudase Alfa in Pediatric and Adult Participants With Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD) Who Completed the DFI12712 or the LTS13632 Study in FranceAcid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
COMPLETED3 Analytics
NCT02004691Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacodynamic, and Pharmacokinetics Study of Olipudase Alfa in Patients With Acid Sphingomyelinase DeficiencySphingomyelin Lipidosis
COMPLETED36 Analytics
PHASE2COMPLETED
A Study to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of Olipudase Alfa in Pediatric and Adult Participants With Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD) Who Completed the DFI12712 or the LTS13632 Study in France
Acid Sphingomyelinase DeficiencyUnlock trial analytics
PHASE2COMPLETED
Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacodynamic, and Pharmacokinetics Study of Olipudase Alfa in Patients With Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
Sphingomyelin LipidosisUnlock trial analytics

Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
From the signature of informed consent (Day 0) up to end of safety follow-up per participant, up to approximately 40 months

An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in participant or clinical study participant temporally associated with the use of study drug, whether or not considered related to the study drug. An SAE was any AE, that at any dose: resulted in death, was life-threatening, required inpatient hospitalization/prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, was a congenital anomaly/birth defect or was a medically important event.

Percent Predicted (% Predicted) Hemoglobin (Hb) and Altitude-Adjusted Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide (DLco) at Baseline
Baseline (Day 1)

Percent predicted Hb and Altitude-adjusted DLco was calculated as: 100\*Adjusted DLco/Predicted DLco in unit of mL CO/min/mmHg where, adjusted DLco = Observed DLco (in mL CO/min/mmHg) times Hemoglobin-adjusted factor times Altitude-adjustment factor.

Percent Change From Baseline in Percent Predicted (% Predicted) Hemoglobin (Hb) and Altitude-Adjusted Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide (DLco) at Week 52
Baseline, Week 52

Percent predicted Hb and Altitude-adjusted DLco was calculated as: 100\*Adjusted DLco/Predicted DLco in unit of mL CO/min/mmHg where, adjusted DLco = Observed DLco (in mL CO/min/mmHg) times Hemoglobin-adjusted factor times Altitude-adjustment factor.

Combination Spleen Endpoint: Component 1: Spleen Volume (in MN) at Baseline
Baseline (Day 1)

Spleen volume was assessed by abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to quantitate the degree of splenomegaly in multiples of normal (MN).

Combination Spleen Endpoint: Component 1: Percent Change From Baseline in Spleen Volume (in MN) at Week 52
Baseline, Week 52

Spleen volume was assessed by abdominal MRI to quantitate the degree of splenomegaly in MN.

Combination Spleen Endpoint (Primary for US Only): Component 2: Splenomegaly-Related Score (SRS) at Baseline
Baseline (Day 1)

The SRS rates 5 items: abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, early satiety, dissatisfaction with abdominal body image, and difficulty to bend down using a numerical rating scale of 0 (absent) to 10 (worst imaginable). The total score of SRS ranges from 0 to 50, with higher scores (50) indicated worst imaginable rating. It was pre-specified as secondary endpoint for countries outside of US.

Combination Spleen Endpoint (Primary for US Only): Component 2: Change From Baseline in Splenomegaly-Related Score (SRS) at Week 52
Baseline, Week 52

The SRS rates 5 items: abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, early satiety, dissatisfaction with abdominal body image, and difficulty to bend down using a numerical rating scale of 0 (absent) to 10 (worst imaginable). The total score of SRS ranges from 0 to 50, with higher scores (50) indicated worst imaginable rating. It was pre-specified as secondary endpoint for countries outside of US.

Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
From Baseline up to End of study (64 weeks)

TEAEs were defined as adverse events (AEs) that occurred or worsened during the on-treatment period (time from the start of investigational medicinal product \[IMP\]) administration until end of study (i.e. up to 64 weeks).

Number of Participants With Infusion-Associated Reactions (IARs)
Within up to 24 hours after start of any infusion (during the treatment period i.e. from Baseline up to 64 weeks)

IARs were defined as AEs that occurred during the infusion or within up to 24 hours after the start of infusion and were considered as related or possibly related to the study treatment by the investigator or the sponsor. Protocol-defined IAR: all AEs that were identified as an IAR by the investigator. Events occurring greater than or equal to (\>=) 24 hours after the start of an infusion might had been judged an IAR at the discretion of the investigator or sponsor.

Number of Participants With Change in Physical Examination
Baseline, Week 52 (last complete assessment)

Change from Normal assessment (at Baseline) to Abnormal assessment (at Week 52) was reported. Physical examinations included following observations/measurements: examination of the skin, head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat; lymph nodes; heart, lungs, and abdomen; extremities and joints. Abnormality in physical examinations was based on investigator's discretion.

Number of Participants With Change in Neurological Examination
Baseline, Week 52 (last assessment)

Change from Normal assessment (at Baseline) to Abnormal assessment (at Week 52) was reported. Neurological examination included: coordination examination, cranial nerve examination, extrapyramidal features, fundoscopy, gait and coordination examination, motor examination, tone peripheral nervous system, reflexes examination, sensory examination, strength examination, mental status.

Number of Participants With Abnormal Liver Function Laboratory Values at the End of Study
At End of Study (Week 64)

Abnormal values in alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase were reported.

Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign Abnormalities
From Baseline up to End of Study (64 weeks)

* Heart Rate (HR) High: \>=120 beats per minute (bpm) (adolescents), \>=120 bpm (children), \>=140 bpm (early children), \>=175 bpm (infants) \& increase from baseline (IFB) \>=20 bpm for all age categories. * HR Low: \<=50 bpm (adolescents), \<=50 bpm (children), \<=75 bpm (early children), \<=80 bpm (infants) \& decrease from baseline (DFB) \>=20 bpm for all age categories. * Systolic BP (SBP) High: \>=119 mmHg (adolescents), 108 mmHg (children), 101 mmHg (in early children), 98 mmHg (infants) \& IFB \>=20 mmHg for all age categories. * SBP Low: \<=90 mmHg (adolescents), \<= 80mm Hg (children), \<=70 mmHg (early children), \<=70 mmHg (infants) \& DFB \>=20 mmHg for all age categories. * Diastolic BP (DBP) High:\>=78 mmHg (adolescents), \>=72 mmHg (children), \>=59 mmHg (in early children), \>=54 mmHg (infants) \& IFB \>=10 mmHg for all age categories. * DBP Low:\<=54 mmHg (adolescents), \<=48 mmHg (children), \<=34 mmHg (early children), \<=34 mmHg (infants) \& DFB \>=10 mmHg for all age categories.

Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities
From Baseline up to End of Study (64 weeks)

Criteria for potentially clinically significant ECG abnormalities: * High PR Interval: \>=180 milliseconds (ms) in adolescents, 170 ms in children, 160 ms in early children, and 140 ms in infants; * High QRS Interval: \>=110 ms in adolescents, 100 ms in children, 95 ms in early children and 85 ms in infants; * Prolonged QTc Fridericia (QTc F): \>450 ms in male adolescents, children, early children and infants or 470 ms in female adolescents, * QTc F \>500 ms; * QTc F increase from baseline \>60 ms.

Change From Baseline in Safety Biomarker Level: High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein (hsCRP) at Week 64
Baseline, Week 64 (pre-infusion)
Change From Baseline in Safety Biomarker: Ceramide Level at Week 64
Baseline, Week 64 (pre-infusion)
Change From Baseline in Safety Biomarker: Iron at Week 64
Baseline, Week 64 (pre-infusion)
Change From Baseline in Safety Biomarker: Cardiac Troponin I and Ferritin at Week 64
Baseline, Week 64 (pre-infusion)
Change From Baseline in Safety Biomarker: Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 at Week 24
Baseline, Week 24 (pre-infusion, last assessment)
Change From Baseline in Safety Biomarker: Calcitonin at Week 64
Baseline, Week 64 (pre-infusion)
Doppler Echocardiogram: Absolute Change From Baseline in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction at Week 52
Baseline, Week 52 (last assessment)
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Antibody: Treatment-Induced/Treatment-Boosted Anti-drug Antibodies and Neutralizing Antibody (NAb)
From Baseline up to Week 64

Serum samples for immunogenicity assessment were analyzed to detect ADA. ADA response were categorized as: treatment emergent antibody i.e. treatment-induced/treatment-boosted response. A participant whose ADA status was positive anytime post-baseline and was negative or missing at baseline was considered to have treatment induced ADA. A participant whose ADA status was positive at baseline (pre-existing ADA) and the ADA titer level anytime post-baseline was significantly higher than that at baseline is considered to have treatment boosted ADA. Positive samples in the ADA assay were further analyzed in the NAb assay as positive NAb inhibition of catalytic activity and positive NAb inhibition of cellular uptake.

Number of Participants With Abnormalities in Liver Ultrasound Doppler at Week 52
Week 52 (last assessment)

Evidence of portal hypertension was assessed by portal vein direction from liver ultrasound doppler.

Secondary Endpoints

Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment-Emergent Serious Adverse Events (TESAEs) up to Week 52
From the first infusion of investigational medicinal product (IMP) up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants With Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs) up to Week 52
From the first infusion of IMP up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Abnormalities (PCSA) in Liver Function Tests up to Week 52
From Baseline (Day 1) up to 52 weeks
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationNA
MaskingNONE
ModelSINGLE_GROUP
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
GZ402665EXPERIMENTALOlipudase alfa administered intravenously every 2 weeks
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo (saline) administered intravenously once every 2 weeks during the 52 weeks of the primary analysis period for patients randomized to placebo.
Olipudase alfaEXPERIMENTALOlipudase alfa dose (3 mg/kg body weight) in saline administered intravenously once every 2 weeks during the 52 weeks of the primary analysis period for patients randomized to olipudase alfa, and during the extension treatment period for all patients.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
Olipudase alfaDRUGPharmaceutical form:Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion-Route of administration:intravenous infusion
placebo (saline)DRUGPharmaceutical form: solution administered once every two weeks during the 52 weeks of the primary analysis period for participants randomized to placebo. Route of administration: intravenous infusion
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites2

Inclusion Criteria: * The participant has completed Study DFI12712 (ASCEND) or LTS13632 in France * The participant must provide signed, informed consent prior to performing any study-related procedures. * The participant was willing to comply with the clinical protocol. * The participant, if femal...

Countries:FranceUnited StatesArgentinaAustraliaBelgiumBrazilBulgariaChileGermanyItalyJapanNetherlandsPortugalSpainTunisiaTurkey (Türkiye)United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions about Olipudase alfa

What is Olipudase alfa used for?

Olipudase alfa is an investigational drug being studied for the treatment of Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD) and Sphingomyelin Lipidosis, which are rare diseases. It is currently in clinical development and has not been approved by regulatory authorities.

Who makes Olipudase alfa?

Olipudase alfa is being developed by Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company. Sanofi is publicly traded on the stock exchange under the ticker symbol SNY.

What phase is Olipudase alfa in?

Olipudase alfa is in Phase 2 clinical development. It is an investigational drug, meaning it is still being studied in clinical trials and has not yet been approved for commercial use.

What clinical trials is Olipudase alfa in?

Olipudase alfa has been studied in three completed clinical trials. These include NCT02004691, a Phase 2 study in adult patients with Sphingomyelin Lipidosis, NCT02292654, a Phase 1 study in pediatric patients, and NCT06949358, a Phase 2 study in patients who completed earlier trials.

Is Olipudase alfa the same as any other drug?

Olipudase alfa is a distinct drug asset and no alternative names have been reported for it. It is being developed specifically for Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency and related conditions.