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Tahseen Mozaffar: PROPEL Study Results Investigating the use of AT-GAA for the Treatment of Late-onset Pompe Disease

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Published Online: Mar 15th 2021

touchNEUROLOGY caught up with Tahseen Mozaffar (University California, Irvine, CA, USA) to discuss the results from the PROPEL study (NCT03729362) investigating the use of AT-GAA for the treatment of late-onset Pompe disease.

Questions:

  1. Could you tell us a little about late onset Pompe disease and the unmet needs in its treatment? (0:15)
  2. What is AT-GAA and what is its mechanism of action? (1:28)
  3. What clinical evidence to date supports the use of AT-GAA for the treatment of late-onset Pompe disease? (3:29)
  4. What are the aims and design of the PROPEL study? (7:51)
  5. What are the clinical endpoints of the study? (8:44)

Disclosures: Tahseen Mozaffar has served as an advisor to Amicus on trial design; and has served as an investigator on Amicus’ clinical trials on Pompe Disease.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media

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