Laronidase
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Laronidase is an enzyme: marketed, first approved in 2003 (US); US protection ended in 2015.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2019
- Kind
- Enzyme
- Brand name
- Aldurazyme
- First approved
- 30 April 2003 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 4 in 4 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Sanofi; 3 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 17, 5 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Inherited and neonatal; Nutrition and metabolism; Skin and connective tissue; Nervous system; Injuries; Mental health
US protection
US protection ended in 2015.
US protection ended in 2015, computed as 12 years from the first US licence because FDA publishes no date for this product. The application that gives this date is held by Amicus Therapeutics. The date is computed, not published.
This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.
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Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Phase 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| All trials | 17 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2002 to now |
| Amicus Therapeutics | Applicant | 2003 to now |