Velaglucerase alfa as therapy for Gaucher disease

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Velaglucerase alfa as therapy for Gaucher disease Deborah Elstein, PhD Gaucher Clinic Shaare Zedek Medical Center Jerusalem Israel Paris, France 27-30 June 2012

Deborah Elstein has no current conflicts of interest; Disclosure Deborah Elstein has no current conflicts of interest; served as consultant to Shire HGT during seminal trials

Gene-Activated® GCB (GA-GCB) But first, I will give you an overview of the technology, starting with the very simplified view shown here 3

Evolution of Protein Production Conventional Recombinant DNA Approach Human Cell Hamster Cell TKT’s Gene-Activation Approach But first, I will give you an overview of the technology, starting with the very simplified view shown here Human Cell Human Cell 4

Gene-Activated GCB (velaglucerase alfa) GA-GCB has terminal mannose residues which target the enzyme to macrophages, the target cells in Gaucher disease Primary amino acid sequence of GA-GCB is identical to the human enzyme (and hence also to alglucerase) GA-GCB is produced in a human cell line Imiglucerase, Taliglucerase alfa and Abcertin (ISU302) have a 1 amino acid difference relative to wild type sequence Imiglucerase and Abcertin are produced in CHO cells and taliglucerase alfa in plant cells

Potential Advantage of Wild Type Glucocerebrosidase pH-Dependent Activity of Imiglucerase, rhWT and rhN370S Glucocerebrosidase Recombinant Enzyme pH Activity (U/mg)* Imiglucerase 5.3 9.1 + 0.4 7.0 4.0 + 0.3 WT 15.5 + 0.5 8.1 + 0.4 N370S 3.0 + 0.3 1.6 + 0.2 *U = μMol of 4-methylumbelliferone released per minute Sawkar AR, et al ACS Chem. Biol. 2006 May 23;1(4):235-51. 6 6

Internalization into macrophages: velaglucerase alfa versus imiglucerase Brumshtein et al. Glycobiology 2010;20:24-32. 7

Velaglucerase alfa: Pre-clinical development Bio-distribution of GA-GCB - Immuno-histochemistry Pharmacokinetics of GA-GCB - Rats, dogs, & monkeys Toxicology summary - Acute and long-term studies in rats & monkeys GA-GCB Uptake into Kupffer & Endothelial Cells in Mouse Liver 8

Velaglucerase alfa: Clinical Trial Program Phase Duration Patients (enrolled or randomized) Dose group (EOW) Design Splenectomy Status at BL TKT025 I/II 9 M Naïve, adult (N=12) 60 U/kg Open label No TKT032 III 12 M Naïve, ≥2 years old (N=25) 45 or 60 U/kg Double blind, 1:1 randomized HGT-GCB-039 Naïve, ≥2 years old (N=35) 60 U/kg velaglucerase alfa or imiglucerase Yes or No TKT034 II/III Transition, ≥2 years old (N=41) 15-60 U/kg TKT025EXT I/II EXT 7 years (N=10) from TKT025 30-60 U/kg HGT-GCB-044 III EXT Ongoing (N=95) from TKT032, TKT034 and HGT-GCB-039 HGT-GCB-058 EAP ≤65 Wks Switch, Naïve (N=211) 9

Ashkenazi Jewish : Other 8 (67%) : 4 (33%) TKT 025: THE DREAM TEAM in a single center Phase I/II seminal trial and extension Male : Female 5 (42%) : 7 (58%) Ashkenazi Jewish : Other 8 (67%) : 4 (33%) Mean age (years) ±SD (range) 41.7±17.3 (19–70) Mean weight (kg) ±SD (range) 59.6 ± 9.1 (50-73) Mean height (cm) ±SD (range) 169.4±8.0 (160-184) N370S/N370S : N370S/other 6 (50%) : 6 (50%) Osteonecrosis (hip joint) 2 (16.7%) 10

TKT 025 Phase I/II: Conclusions (9 months) IV infusion of 60 U/kg every other week well-tolerated No hypersensitivity reactions No anti-velaglucerase alfa antibodies Mean increase hemoglobin value 2.24 g/dL (1o endpoint) Mean increase platelet counts: 67.6% Mean reduction liver volume (MRI): 18.2% Mean reduction spleen volume (MRI): 45.9%, Reduction in biomarkers chitotriosidase & CCL18 Allowed initiation of Phase III studies 11

Eligibility Criteria for TKT 025EXT Enrollment and Dosing 9-month trial TKT025EXT Extension study Enrollment 60 U/kg EOW velaglucerase alfa, IV infusion 604530 U/kg EOW velaglucerase alfa, IV infusion Diagnosis of type 1 GD GD-related anemia Thrombocytopenia Age 18 years Intact spleen No Gaucher disease- specific treatment in preceding 12 months Completed TKT025 TKT025EXT was completed in December 2011. The maximum duration velaglucerase alfa = 79.5 months. In TKT025EXT, stepwise dose reduction was implemented after 3 months if patients met at least 2 of 4 Therapeutic Goals (1-year goals for hemoglobin / platelet counts / spleen volume / liver volume). 12

TKT 025 & 025EXT Clinical Trial Results -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 20 40 60 80 100 120 160 140 180 Change from Baseline statistically significant at 9 months (P<0.003) and 48 months (P<0.004) for each parameter Mean change per key clinical parameter (%) 025 (n=11) 025EXT (n=9 had data to 45 months) Week 13 25 37 41 55 67 79 94 107 119 131 143 159 171 183 195 1 2 3 Year Platelet count Hemoglobin concentration Liver volume Spleen volume Zimran A, et al. Blood 2010;115:4651-6. 13 13

Percent patients achieving 4 clinical Therapeutic Goals Anemia & thrombocytopenia at 9 months Hepatomegaly &splenomegaly at 6 months Alglucerase Imiglucerase velaglucerase In our next analysis we asked what % of patients who were suboptimal at baseline achieved individual goals by disease parameter For each parameter evaluated except liver, patients receiving velaglucerase were more likely to attain the 1-2 year therapeutic goal for anemia, thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly. Patients receiving alglucerase were least responsive. Barton et al. N Engl J Med. 1991;324:1464-1470. Grabowski et al. Ann Intern Med. 1995;122:33-39. Zimran et al Blood 2010;115:4651-4656.

Time to Therapeutic Goal response with velaglucerase alfa This slide demonstrates the response to vela by organ system and specifically the time it took our patients to achieve the therapeutic goal for each parameter. The quickest response was that of Hb; the 1-2 year goal was achieved by week 13. A complete response for splenomegaly was seen by week 26. Complete response to thrombocytopenia took the longest, and the difference between year two and three was just one patient who began the study with severe thrombocytopenia and the lowest baseline platelet count in our trial (in the 30s) YEAR 1 2 3 Anemia may be a risk factor for osteonecrosis in Gaucher disease (Khan et al, 2012) 15

Early achievement and maintenance of clinical Therapeutic Goals despite dose reduction Mean dose & percentage patients achieving all therapeutic goals 4 goals until 36 months; 5 goals including BMD thereafter Elstein et al. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2011;46:119-23. 16

BMD Status (based on T-scores) at Baseline and 69 Months of velaglucerase alfa without bisphosphonates Lumbar Spine (n=6) Femoral Neck (n=6) All 4 patients on bisphosphonates had no change in WHO Category Low BMD at LS may be a risk factor for fractures in Gaucher disease (Khan et al, 2012) 18 18

Conclusions: Improvement in BMD with velaglucerase In patients with baseline osteopenia/osteoporosis (and osteonecrosis) treated with velaglucerase alfa, BMD improved in both lumbar spine (Month 24) and femoral neck (Month 36) Improvement in bone pathology was not dependent upon continuous high-dose therapy (patients were dose-reduced to 30u/kg/EOW) 19 19

Impact of velaglucerase alfa on Bone Marrow Burden (BMB) score Improvements (2 point reductions) began at 9 months in some patients Continual improvements in BMB scores at LS & FN with most achieving normal values at LS and at least 2 point reduction in others Improvements in BMB parallel changes in bone density BMB data was evaluable earlier than other radiological indices (but later than hematology/viscera) 20 20

TKT 032: Randomized, Double-Blind, Global, Phase III Study of treatment-naïve patients at two doses (45 and 60units/kg/EOW) 12 months Ari Zimran1, MD; Derlis Emilio Gonzalez Rodriguez2 MD; Elena A. Lukina3, MD; Marie-Françoise Ben Dridi, 4 MD; Isaac Kisinovsky 5, MD; Eric Crombez 6, MD and Kiran Bhirangi 6, MD. 1Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; 2Sanatorio Español, Asunción, Paraguay; 3National Research Center for Haematology, Moscow, Russia; 4La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia; 5Your Health S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina; 6Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Cambridge, USA 21 21

Mean % change (+SEM) from Baseline: hemoglobin & platelet counts TKT032 Clinical Trial: 12 month results Mean % change (+SEM) from Baseline: hemoglobin & platelet counts Mean % change (+SEM) from Baseline: spleen and liver volumes

TKT 032: Results after 2 years velaglucerase alfa Clinically significant changes from baseline regardless of dosage in all parameters Statistically significant changes from baseline in hemoglobin, platelet counts, and spleen volume Velaglucerase alfa was well tolerated; no drug-related SAEs 1 patient developed antibodies to velaglucerase alfa No patient discontinued the study early 23

Velaglucerase Alfa in Gaucher Disease Type 1 Patients switching from Imiglucerase at same dose: TKT-034 and 2 year extension results Multicenter, 12 month Phase III Clinical Trial A. Zimran, G. Pastores, A. Tylki-Smymanska, D. Hughes, D. Elstein, R. Mardach, C. Eng, L. Smith, M. Heisel-Kurth, J. Charrow, P. Harmatz, P. Fernhoff, W. Rhead, N. Longo, P. Giraldo, D. Zahrieh, E. Crombez, G. Grabowski Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 2University College London, London, UK; 3Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel; 4Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO, USA; 5Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA; 6Children’s Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA; 7Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; 8Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) and Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; 9Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 10Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Republic of Korea; 11Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc., Lexington, MA, USA

Changes in hemoglobin, platelets, organ volumes, and biomarkers in switch-over patients on TKT 034 trial for 24 months 25

TKT 034: Conclusions up to 2 years 1 patient had hypersensitivity reaction at first infusion and withdrew consent No patient developed anti-velaglucerase alfa antibodies, including 3 patients who were positive for anti-imiglucerase antibody at baseline 1 patient had cross reactive antibodies to velaglucerase alfa and imiglucerase throughout the study Switch to velaglucerase alfa was generally well tolerated There were no differences in efficacy parameters between baseline (i.e., switch from imiglucerase) and after 12 months of velaglucerase alfa 26

A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, non-inferiority, phase III study of velaglucerase alfa enzyme replacement therapy compared with imiglucerase in patients with type 1 Gaucher disease (HGT-HCG-039).   Marie-Françoise Ben Dridi, MD;1 Derlis E. Gonzalez, MD;2 Ari Zimran, MD;3 Madhulika Kabra, MD;4 Elena A. Lukina, MD;5 Pilar Giraldo, MD;6 Isaac Kisinovsky, MD 7 Ashish Bavdekar, MD,8 Hadhami Ben Turkia, MD;1 Nan Wang, MS;9 Eric Crombez, MD;9 Kiran Bhirangi, MD;9 and Atul Mehta, MD10   1La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia; 2Sanatorio Español, Asunción, Paraguay; 3Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; 4All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; 5National Research Center for Haematology, Moscow, Russia; 6Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; 7Your Health S. A., Buenos Aires, Argentina; 8KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India; 9Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Cambridge, MA, USA; 10Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

HGT-GCB-039: Improvement in all clinical parameters after switch: 9 month imiglucerase, then velaglucerase (60u/kg/EOW) 28

HGT-GCB-039/044: 24 months Mean change Lumbar Spine BMD z-scores (all patients and excluding patients receiving bisphosphonates) 0.33 0.64 0.09 0.54 To be as brave as the people we help 29

HGT-GCB-039: Conclusions After 9 months Cerezyme, the switch to velaglucerase alfa was well-tolerated Rates of drug- and infusion-related AEs decreased after switch to velaglucerase alfa No patient developed anti-vela antibodies Continued clinical and statistical improvements in Gaucher-specific parameters & biomarkers after switch to velaglucerase alfa 30

Pooled TKT032 & HGT-GCB 039 and extension HGT-GCB-044: Achievement of therapeutic goals at 2 years (60u/kg/EOW) 31

Pooled TKT032 & HGT-GCB 039 and extension HGT-GCB-044: Improvement in Bone Density, LS and FN at 2 years (60u/kg/EOW) Comparable to TKT 025EXT results (both no bisphosphonates) Low Lumbar Spine BMD may be a risk factor for pathological fractures at both spine and femur (Khan et al, 2012) 32

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SZ Early Access Program results: 19 switch-over patients Elstein et al BCMD 2012;48:45-50 34

Change in platelet counts in 12 switch-over patients (with no off-ERT period): 12 months before and after switch Cerezyme Velaglucerase alfa 35

Plateau / asymptote after 2-5 years of treatment: normalization or irreversible changes or habituation? Grabowski et al. Genet Med. 2009;11(2):92-100 36

Courtesy Profs. Carla Hollak & Tim Cox; accepted Haematologica 2012 EFFECTS OF SWITCHING FROM REDUCED DOSE IMIGLUCERASE TO VELAGLUCERASE IN TYPE 1 GAUCHER DISEASE: CLINICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL OUTCOMES (SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION)  van Dussen L, Cox TM ,Hendriks EJ, Morris E, Akkerman EM, Maas M, Groener JEM, Aerts JMFG, Deegan PB, Hollak CEM 32 adult GD1 patients from AMC and Adenbrooke’s Hospital switched to velaglucerase alfa after 1 - 8.5 months of imiglucerase dose reduction. parameters were studied at four time points: one year before the shortage, just before the shortage, before a switch to velaglucerase and after up to 1 year of treatment with velaglucerase. decreases in platelet counts as a result of reduced treatment with imiglucerase were quickly restored and chitotriosidase activity declined after switch. Courtesy Profs. Carla Hollak & Tim Cox; accepted Haematologica 2012

Velaglucerase alfa: Summary Velaglucerase alfa may have an innate advantage because of wild type sequence and human cell system Lessons learned from Phase I/II are being corroborated by Phase III and EAP results Velaglucerase alfa appears to be less immunogenic Switching from imiglucerase appears to be well-tolerated and may overcome a habituation effect Response by hemoglobin, platelets, reduction in hepatosplenomegaly and improved bone mineral density as well as bone marrow burden score are robust and appear capable of approaching normal Therapeutic goals are achieved early and maintained 39

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