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. 2022 Apr 4;17:87. doi: 10.1186/s13023-022-02192-1

Table 2.

Individuals enrolled in the Humanitarian Program by disease

Disease Year disease introduced to program Historical data Current datab
Number of individuals since inception Number of countries supported since inception Number of individuals receiving humanitarian treatment annually Number of countries supported today Average number of new cases approved each year; over past 5 years Average time current individuals have received humanitarian treatment (years)
Gaucher disease 1991 1248 75 652 52 48.2 9.8
Fabry disease 2003 972 50 150 21 59.2 3.4
Pompe disease 2006 766 70 142 37 45.8 4.8
MPS I 2003 390 55 55 20 9.8 6.6
MPS IIa 2014 35 7 24 6 5 3.0
Total 3411 103 1023 69 168 5.5

Data as of May 2021

MPS, Mucopolysaccharidosis

aHumanitarian access in MPS II is limited to Sanofi Genzyme territory only

bData for individuals entering the Humanitarian Program are dynamic; with a rolling submission process, new individuals are approved throughout the year. Individuals also depart the program owing to a number of reasons, including death, individual or physician decision to stop treatment, and commercial transition