# Event-based real-life outcomes of patients with non-neuronopathic Gaucher disease receiving ert

**Authors:** Ayşe Akyüz, Aslı İnci, İlyas Okur, Leyla Tümer, Fatih Süheyl Ezgü

PMC · DOI: 10.1186/s13023-025-03690-8 · Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases · 2025-06-12

## TL;DR

This study shows that enzyme replacement therapy reduces real-life health events in patients with non-neuronopathic Gaucher disease.

## Contribution

First study to evaluate event-based real-life outcomes of enzyme replacement therapy in Gaucher disease patients.

## Key findings

- The number of new health events decreased significantly after starting enzyme replacement therapy.
- Only one new event was recorded in the 30–36 month follow-up period, the lowest observed.
- Event reduction was observed across multiple health domains including hematopoietic and musculoskeletal.

## Abstract

Gaucher Disease (GD) is a lysosomal storage disorder. Mutations in the GBA1 gene cause glucocerebrosidase enzyme deficiency that leads to the accumulation of its substrates. Enzyme replacement therapy emerged as a natural history-changing treatment. Up to now, mainly measurable treatment targets have been investigated for patients. In this study, the number of real-life based and GD related events before and after ERT were evaluated for the first time to assess the impact of ERT on GD patients in real-life settings. The events investigated consist of hematopoietic, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, neurologic, respiratory system and growth and puberty-related events, as well as events related to routine daily activities, and malignancy.

A total of 29 events were reported from 5 different group of events between − 12 to -6 months and 16 events from − 6 months to baseline in all patients. After the initiation of ERT, the number of new events decreased to 1 in 6–12 months. At the end of the follow-up period, between 30 and 36 months, only 1 new event was recorded, the minimum event number overall. For all groups of events, there was a trend to decrease of the events for overall follow-up period.

In conclusion, this is the first study that evaluate event-based outcomes in GD patients receiving ERT and show the real-life data by evaluating not only laboratory parameters but also clinical consequences of the treatment, providing practical clinical follow up.

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13023-025-03690-8.

## Linked entities

- **Genes:** GBA1 (glucosylceramidase beta 1) [NCBI Gene 2629]
- **Diseases:** Gaucher Disease (MONDO:0018150)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** GBA1 (glucosylceramidase beta 1) [NCBI Gene 2629] {aka GBA, GCB, GLUC}
- **Diseases:** malignancy (MESH:D009369), lysosomal storage disorder (MESH:D016464), GD (MESH:D005776)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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