Genzyme begins Phase 3 clinical trial

The Boston Globe reported last week that Genzyme Corp., the Cambridge drug maker, said it has begun enrollment in the first of two global Phase 3 clinical trials of a potential new oral therapy for Gaucher disease, a rare genetic disorder.

Genzyme currently markets Cerezyme, an injectable treatment for Gaucher disease, an enzyme deficiency in which fatty substances accumulate in the spleen, liver, lungs, bone marrow, and sometimes the brain.

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