FDA Grants Priority Review for Genzyme's Cerdelga for Gaucher Disease

Genzyme, a Sanofi company

, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a six-month Priority Review designation to its New Drug Application (NDA) for Cerdelga™ (eliglustat), an investigational oral therapy for adult patients with Gaucher disease type 1. As previously announced, the European Medicines Agency in late October validated Genzyme's marketing authorization application (MAA) for eliglustat in the EU. Genzyme is developing eliglustat, a capsule to be taken twice daily, to provide an effective oral treatment alternative for adult patients with Gaucher disease type 1, and to provide a broader range of treatment options for Gaucher patients and physicians. Genzyme's clinical