New drug cocktail aims to boost walking and breathing in pompe patients
NCT ID NCT03729362
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial tested a new treatment for adults with late-onset Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder that weakens muscles and breathing. Participants received either the experimental combo (cipaglucosidase alfa plus miglustat) or the current standard therapy (alglucosidase alfa plus placebo). The study measured how far patients could walk in 6 minutes and their lung function after 52 weeks. The goal is to see if the new combo works better at preserving mobility and breathing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cipaglucosidase alfa (enzyme replacement therapy) plus miglustat (stabilizer)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could improve walking distance and breathing function for adults with late-onset Pompe disease, offering a more effective treatment option.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but results may not show significant benefit over existing therapy. Side effects from the infusion or oral drug are possible, and long-term outcomes are not yet known.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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125 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2021
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subject must provide signed informed consent prior to any study-related procedures being performed. 2. Male and female subjects are ≥ 18 years old and weigh ≥ 40 kg at screening. 3. Female subjects of childbearing potential and male subjects must agree to use medically accepted methods of contraception during the study and for 90 days after the last dose of study drug. 4. Subject must have a diagnosis of LOPD based on documentation of one of the following: 1. deficiency of GAA enzyme 2. GAA genotyping 5. Subject is classified as one of the following with respect to ERT status: 1. ERT-experienced, defined as currently receiving standard of care ERT (alglucosidase alfa) at the recommended dose and regimen (ie, 20 mg/kg dose every 2 weeks) for ≥ 24 months 2. ERT-naïve, defined as never having received investigational or commercially available ERT 6. Subject has a sitting FVC ≥ 30% of the predicted value for healthy adults (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III) at screening. 7. Subject performs two 6MWTs at screening that are valid, as determined by the clinical evaluator, and that meet all of the following criteria: 1. both screening values of 6MWD are ≥ 75 meters 2. both screening values of 6MWD are ≤ 90% of the predicted value for healthy adults 3. the lower value of 6MWD is within 20% of the higher value of 6MWD Exclusion Criteria 1. Subject has received any investigational therapy or pharmacological treatment for Pompe disease, other than alglucosidase alfa, within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the therapy or treatment, whichever is longer, before Day 1 or is anticipated to do so during the study. 2. Subject has received gene therapy for Pompe disease 3. Subject is taking any of the following prohibited medications within 30 days before Day 1: * miglitol (eg, Glyset) * miglustat (eg, Zavesca) * acarbose (eg, Precose or Glucobay) * voglibose (eg, Volix, Vocarb, or Volibo) Note: None of these medications have a half-life that, when multiplied by 5, is longer than 30 days. 4. Subject requires the use of invasive or noninvasive ventilation support for \> 6 hours per day while awake. 5. Subject has a hypersensitivity to any of the excipients in ATB200, alglucosidase alfa, or AT2221. 6. Subject has a medical condition or any other extenuating circumstance that may, in the opinion of the investigator or medical monitor, pose an undue safety risk to the subject or may compromise his/her ability to comply with or adversely impact protocol requirements. This includes clinical depression (as diagnosed by a psychiatrist or other mental health professional) with uncontrolled or poorly controlled symptoms. 7. Subject, if female, is pregnant or breastfeeding at screening. 8. Subject, whether male or female, is planning to conceive a child during the study. 9. Subject does not have documentation of diagnosis of Pompe disease and refuses to undergo genetic testing.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus Universitets Hospital
Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
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Billings Clinic
Billings, Montana, 59101, United States
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Cambridge University Hospitals
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Centrum Medyczne
Rzeszów, 35-326, Poland
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Eginition Hospital
Athens, Attica, 11528, Greece
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Emory Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Erasmus MC
Rotterdam, 3015GD, Netherlands
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Friedrich-Baur Institut
Munich, Bavaria, 80336, Germany
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Fukuoka University Hospital
Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan
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Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Heritage Medical Research Clinic, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada
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Hokkaido University Hospital
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060 8648, Japan
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Hospital Universitario Austral
Buenos Aires, B1629ODT, Argentina
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Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Barcelona, 08026, Spain
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Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer
Bron, 69677, France
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Hôpital Pasteur
Nice, 06001, France
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Hôpital Raymond Poincaré
Garches, 92380, France
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Hôpital Salengro
Lille, 59037, France
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Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, 13385, France
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Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Izumi City General Hospital
Osaka, Japan
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Kagoshima University Hospital
Kagoshima, Japan
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Lysosomal and Rare Disorders Research
Fairfax, Virginia, 22030, United States
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McMaster University Medical Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
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Monash Medical Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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NYU School of Medicine
New York, New York, 10017, United States
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National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Tokyo, Japan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Neuromuscular Research Center
Phoenix, Arizona, 85028, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Pusan National University
Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 50612, South Korea
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Neuromuscular Center
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia
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Royal Free Hospital NHS
London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg, 41345, Sweden
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Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Salford, M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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Semmelweis University, Institute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disease
Budapest, 1083, Hungary
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie
Małogoskie, 31-066, Poland
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The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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The Jikei University Hospital
Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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UF Helath: University of Florida Clinical Research Center
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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UMHAT Alexandrovska
Sofia, Bulgaria
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UOC Genetica Medica
Naples, NAP, 80131, Italy
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UOC di Neurologia e Malattie Neuromuscolari
Messina, NAP, 98125, Italy
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UZ Leuven
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska
Banja Luka, 78000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
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University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, 92868, United States
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University of Cincinnati Neurology
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Minnesota Clinical Research Unit
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Pécs
Pécs, 7623, Hungary
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University of South Florida Research Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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University of Szeged
Szeged, 6725, Hungary
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University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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University of Utah, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 53105, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale)
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06120, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Münster
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Westmead Hospital
Westmead, 2145, Australia
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