Velmanase alfa
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Velmanase alfa is an enzyme: marketed, first approved in 2018 (EU); US protection ends in 2035.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2023
- Kind
- Enzyme
- Brand name
- Lamzede
- First approved
- 23 March 2018 (EU)
- Approvals on record
- 3 in 3 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Chiesi Farmaceutici; 2 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 9, 1 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Inherited and neonatal; Nutrition and metabolism
US protection
US protection ends in 2035.
US protection ends in 2035, 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 Chiesi Farmaceutici. 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| All trials | 9 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Chiesi Farmaceutici | Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2018 to now |
| Chiesi | Applicant | 2022 to now |