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Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk

  • Biologic
  • Given by a clinician
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  • Sources last checked 2026-09-04

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What Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk does in the body

MEPSEVII is indicated in pediatric and adult patients for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII, Sly syndrome).

Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII or Sly syndrome) is a lysosomal disorder characterized by the deficiency of GUS that results in GAG accumulation in cells throughout the body leading to multisystem tissue and organ damage. Vestronidase alfa-vjbk is a recombinant form of human GUS and is intended to provide exogenous GUS enzyme for uptake into cellular lysosomes. Mannose-6-phosphate (M6P) residues on the oligosaccharide chains allow binding of the enzyme to cell surface receptors, leading to cellular uptake of the enzyme, targeting to lysosomes and subsequent catabolism of accumulated GAGs in affected tissues.

Why people take it. MEPSEVII is indicated in pediatric and adult patients for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII, Sly syndrome).

What happened in people

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Not recorded.

Where it acts
Not recorded.
Kind of result
No result is published, so no kind of result applies yet
Supervision
Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.
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What happened in people

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Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, and TEAEs Leading to Discontinuation

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02432144
How many people
12
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

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The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

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Form and route.

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

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Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0.

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT04532047
How many people
10
Study design
Phase 1
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

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The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

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Form and route.

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

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Percent Change From Baseline in uGAG Excretion (LC-MS/MS-DS) at Week 48

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02418455
How many people
8
Study design
Phase 2
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route.

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

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  • FDA nonproprietary naming guidance for biological products · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
What we know
RNAWiki holds 3 written-up human studies for this substance, each with the question it asked.
How we know it
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What this does not prove
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Why it matters
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What we still do not know
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What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Were people like you studied?

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Who was studied

People similar to this profile were included.

  • Mucopolysaccharidosis VII

Who is missing from the studies

  • Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What the label states about particular groups

  • On pediatric, the label states: “8. 4 Pediatric Use The safety and effectiveness of MEPSEVII have been established in pediatric patients less than 18 years of age [see Adverse Reactions ( 6 ) , Clinical Studies ( 14 )] .”

    US prescribing information · 925d4e21-fd98-474d-a34d-a0b3558ed750 · read 2026-08-30

  • On older people, the label states: “8. 5 Geriatric Use Clinical trials of MEPSEVII did not include any patients aged 65 and over.”

    US prescribing information · 925d4e21-fd98-474d-a34d-a0b3558ed750 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are pregnant, the label states: “Risk Summary There are no available data on MEPSEVII use in pregnant women to determine a drug-associated risk of adverse developmental outcomes.”

    US prescribing information · 925d4e21-fd98-474d-a34d-a0b3558ed750 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are breastfeeding, the label states: “Risk Summary There are no data on the presence of vestronidase alfa-vjbk in either human or animal milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”

    US prescribing information · 925d4e21-fd98-474d-a34d-a0b3558ed750 · read 2026-08-30

Where the result stopped carrying

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Suppression classes recorded: S1, S7.

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Over a long time. No completed tested study window is recorded, so long-term effects are not established by the registry record.

Groups the studies covered thinly. Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

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What is recorded as being sold

  • 1 product lists this as an active ingredient in the United States drug directory. 1 of them contain it and nothing else.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 43624-013 · read 2026-08-29

  • They are sold as injection.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 43624-013 · read 2026-08-29

  • MEPSEVII is intravenous at 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS Injection: 10 mg/5 mL (2 mg/mL) as a colorless to slightly yellow liquid in a single-dose vial., recorded as fda label in effect 2025-11-18 in the United States.

    US prescribing information · 925d4e21-fd98-474d-a34d-a0b3558ed750 · read 2026-08-30

Evidence carries across two names for one substance. It does not carry across a salt, a mirror form or a mixture.

Names and forms linked to this record

  • Biosimilar of

    Vestronidase alfa

    Evidence on this page does not automatically apply to this one.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What you could measure

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Questions worth asking

  • Which of the trials of Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk studied people like me?
  • What was measured, and for how long?
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  • What would we watch for, and when would we stop?

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Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing populations

Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing long-term data

No completed tested study window is recorded.

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Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

No reviewed conclusion

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What would answer it

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Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing interaction studies

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What would answer it

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Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Formulation uncertainty

Several salts, forms or products of Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk are recorded. Results from one form may not transfer to another.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Mechanism not reviewed

No reviewed mechanism story exists for this substance.

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What would answer it

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Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

What happened in peopleNothing found in the sources checked

Check any of this yourself

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    Suppression classes recorded: S1, S7.

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How this medicine reached us

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What the approval register records

  • 1 approved application covers products containing this substance. The earliest was BLA761047, approved 20171115 to ULTRAGENYX PHARM INC.

    Drugs@FDA application register · BLA761047 · read 2026-08-29

  • Marketing status on the register: prescription.

    Drugs@FDA application register · BLA761047 · read 2026-08-29

  • The earliest marketing start date recorded for a listed product is 20171115.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 43624-013 · read 2026-08-29

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What to learn next

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What is not here

9 questions this page could not answer

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Recorded evidence blocks (4)

On the Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk label: indicated for what?


"MEPSEVII is indicated in pediatric and adult patients for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII, Sly syndrome). Limitations of Use The effect of MEPSEVII on the central nervous system manifestations of MPS VII has not been determined.": indications and usage on Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk's label. DailyMed label · 925d4e21-fd98-474d-a34d-a0b3558ed750 · 2026-08-30

7 registered trials of Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk — at which phases?


Registered studies posting no result
3 of 7

7 registered studies of Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk: 2 na or unstated, 2 phase1, 2 phase2, 2 phase3. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

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  • na or unstated
    2
  • phase1
    2
  • phase2
    2
  • phase3
    2
  • completed
    4
  • available
    1
2 more recorded rows
  • no longer available
    1
  • recruiting
    1

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk's half-life is 2.33 ± 0.75 hours — which schedules were studied?


2.33 ± 0.75 hours, the half-life Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk's label states: "Elimination After repeated dosing of 4 mg/kg every other week in MPS VII patients, the mean ± standard deviation of the total clearance (CL) was 83.6 ± 43.2 mL/hr/kg (range: 38.3 to 184mL/hr/kg); the mean ± standard deviation of the elimination half-life (t1/2) was 2.33 ± 0.75 hours (range: 0.86 to 3.03 hours)." DailyMed label · 925d4e21-fd98-474d-a34d-a0b3558ed750 · 2026-08-30

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  • half life recorded_background.pharmacokinetics
    2.33 ± 0.75 hours hours; Elimination After repeated dosing of 4 mg/kg every other week in MPS VII patients, the mean ± standard deviation of the total clearance (CL) was 83.6 ± 43.2 mL/hr/kg (range: 38.3 to 184mL/hr/kg); the mean ± standard deviation of the elimination half-life (t1/2) was 2.33 ± 0.75 hours (range: 0.86 to 3.03 hours).

recorded 2026-08-30 · last checked 2026-09-04

At the median, Vestronidase Alfa-Vjbk's trials enrolled 10 people — anything larger?


Median enrolment
10
Largest enrolment
12
Registered trials counted
5
Where it is registered
Identifiers, relations and other names

The exact record

CAS number
1638194-78-1
RxCUI
1989819

Relations

Trade name
Mepsevii
Also called
.BETA.-GLUCURONIDASE (SYNTHETIC HUMAN), HOMOTETRAMER, RECOMBINANT HUMAN BETA-GLUCURONIDASE, VESTRONIDASE ALFA, VESTRONIDASE ALFA [JAN], VESTRONIDASE ALFA [USAN], VESTRONIDASE ALFA-VJBK [PURPLE BOOK CDER], Vestronidase alfa [WHO-DD], Vestronidase alfa vjbk [WHO-DD]
Development code
UX-003, UX003
Sources (4)

Sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — US Government work · mixed register set; per-register licences in docs/specs/corpus-20k-sources.md · openFDA / DailyMed — US Government work

How these records are assembled · Which registers were checked

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  • identity passed: no open identity hold
  • required summary fields resolved: 3 required field(s) not terminal: Best-supported result, Biggest unanswered question, Human evidence
  • public claims reviewed: 0 reviewed claim(s); drafts are never rendered
  • source coverage passed: 4 source rows
  • no critical contamination: no quarantine open
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