SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) announced today that the company will present data in four platform and 10 poster presentations at the 15th Annual WORLDSymposiumTM being held February 4-8, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.
"We look forward to the WORLDSymposium every year as it is an unprecedented forum to share and discuss pioneering research for the rare disease community," said Hank Fuchs, M.D., President of Worldwide Research and Development at BioMarin. "In addition to exploring new potential therapies in areas of great unmet medical need, we also continue to examine our treatments long after they have been approved by regulatory authorities. We look forward to sharing our findings."
Listing of BioMarin Posters and Presentations at the 15th Annual WORLDSymposiumTM
Platform Presentations
Presentations will be held in the Regency Ballroom U.
Title | Presenter |
ICV-administered BMN 250 (NAGLU-IGF2) is well tolerated and reduces heparan sulfate accumulation in the CNS of subjects with Sanfilippo syndrome type B (MPS IIIB)
Presentation: February 7 at 1:00 – 1:15 PM | Maureen Cleary, Great Ormond Street Hospital |
Insights into Sanfilippo syndrome provided by the ConnectMPS worldwide online registry
Presentation: February 7 at 2:15 – 2:30 PM | Edwin Chavez-Cintora, BioMarin Pharmaceutical |
Persistent treatment effect of cerliponase alfa in children with CLN2 disease: A 3-year update from an ongoing multicenter extension study
Presentation: February 7 at 3:30 – 3:45 PM | Angela Schulz, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf |
Evidence-based, expert-agreed recommendations for the management of patients with MPS IVA/VI: Recommendations to replace the specific missing enzyme
Presentation: February 7 at 4:15 – 4:30 PM | Christian J. Hendriksz, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria |
Poster Presentations
MPS IVA & VI | |
Title | Authors |
Impact of two-year elosulfase alfa treatment on patient-reported outcomes in patients with Morquio A: Results from an English Managed Access Agreement
Presentation: February 5 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM | Adam J, Cleary M, Hendriksz CJ, Hiwot TG, Hughes D, Jones SA, Jovanovic A, Morrison A, Murphy E, Vijay S |
Enzyme replacement therapy in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI: Updated findings from the MPS VI Clinical Surveillance Program
Presentation: February 5 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM | Harmatz P, Lampe C, Parini R, Sharma R, Leão-Teles E, Johnson J, Sivam D, Sisic Z |
Analysis of the impact of cell-based neutralizing antibody status on long-term efficacy of elosulfase alfa
Presentation: February 5 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM | Hock B, Slasor P, Bray L, Lau K, Melton A, Jesaitis L, Qi Y, Solari P |
MPS | |
Title | Authors |
Evidence-based, expert-agreed recommendations for the management of patients with MPS IVA/VI
Presentation: February 5 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM Poster/Presentation: #155 | Hendriksz C, Giugliani R, Harmatz P, Scarpa M |
Transition from pediatric to adult care in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)
Presentation: February 5 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM Poster/Presentation: #207 | Lampe C, McNelly B, Geavorkian A, Hendriksz C, Lobzhanidze T, Perez-Lopez J, Vashakmadze N, del Toro M |
Critical care situations in adult patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)
Presentation: February 6 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM Poster/Presentation: #340 | Stepien K, Geavorkian A, Hendriksz C, Lobzhanidze T, Perez-Lopez J, del Toro M, Vashakmadze N, Lampe C |
LC-MS/MS-based glycosaminoglycan measurement: Expert considerations on methods and use in screening, diagnosis and management of patients with mucopolysaccharidoses
Presentation: February 5 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM Poster/Presentation: #LB-18 | Fuller M, Auray-Blais C, Burke D, Burlina A, Chuang C-K, Cólon C, Crawford B, Fletcher J, Gelb M, Heales S, Izzo E, Kubaski F, la Marca G, Lawrence R, Matern D, Merry C, Miller N, Pasquali M, Wood T, Harmatz P |
MPS IIIB | |
Title | Authors |
ICV-administered BMN 250 (NAGLU-IGF2) is well tolerated and reduces heparan sulfate accumulation in the CNS of subjects with Sanfilippo syndrome type B (MPS IIIB)
Presentation: February 5 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM Poster/Presentation: #67 | Cleary M, Muschol N, Couce ML, Harmatz P, Lee J, Lin S, Okur I, Ezgu F, Peters H, Solano Villarreal M, Shaywitz AJ, Cahan H, Grover A, Melton A, Smith L, Maricich SM, de Castro Lopez MJ |
Understanding Sanfilippo signs, symptoms and physician testing patterns: Insights from the Simply Test for MPS™ enzyme-panel program (ST4MPS)
Presentation: February 5 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM Poster/Presentation: #142 | Gurnon S, Pan W, Chu D, Ly C, Wood T, Pollard L |
Natural history data for young subjects with Sanfilippo syndrome type B (MPS IIIB)
Presentation: February 6 at 4:30 – 6:30 PM Poster/Presentation: #335 | Solano Villarreal M, Harmatz P, Cleary M, de Castro Lopez MJ, Lee J, Lin S, Okur I, Ezgu F, Muschol N, Peters H, Shaywitz AJ, Cahan H, Grover A, Maricich SM, Melton A, Smith L, Couce ML |
About BioMarin
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that develops and commercializes innovative therapies for patients with serious and life-threatening rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases. The company's portfolio consists of seven commercialized products and multiple clinical and pre-clinical product candidates. For additional information, please visit www.biomarin.com. Information on such website is not incorporated by reference into this press release.
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