Velaglucerase alfa
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Velaglucerase alfa is an enzyme: marketed, first approved in 2010 (US); US protection ended in 2022.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2014
- Kind
- Enzyme
- Brand name
- Vpriv
- First approved
- 26 February 2010 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 7 in 4 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Takeda; 3 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 14, 1 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Inherited and neonatal; Nervous system; Nutrition and metabolism
US protection
US protection ended in 2022.
US protection ended in 2022, 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 Takeda. 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| All trials | 14 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda | Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2010 to now |