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Sanofi / Genzyme

Drugmaker with rare disease work · based in Paris, France · founded 1981 · ticker SNYNF · sanofi.com

Sanofi / Genzyme works on 27 rare diseases we track, including Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Bullous Pemphigoid and 25 more. It has 70 active clinical trials, and 43 are looking for volunteers now. It also has 21 FDA-approved rare disease drugs.

The FDA is due to decide on Venglustat for Gaucher disease type 3 by November 25, 2026.

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Sanofi is a French drugmaker whose rare disease medicines trace back to Genzyme, the Massachusetts biotech it bought in 2011. Sanofi stopped using the Genzyme name for its specialty care unit in 2022.

Sanofi / Genzyme pipeline

Each row lists the diseases Sanofi / Genzyme is studying at that stage, from the ones closest to approval down to the earliest work.

Approved
Drugs the FDA has approved.
At the FDA
Waiting on an FDA decision.

Venglustat for Gaucher disease type 3, with a decision due by November 25, 2026.

Phase 3
Large studies, usually the last step before a company asks the FDA for approval.

Sickle Cell Disease 2 trials recruiting · Multiple Sclerosis 3 trials recruiting · Hemophilia recruiting · Immunoglobulin G4 Related Disease recruiting · Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia recruiting · Eosinophilic Esophagitis recruiting · Immune Thrombocytopenia · Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy · Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy · Hemophilia A · and 3 more

Phase 2
Mid-size studies that check whether a drug works and at what dose.

Multiple Myeloma 14 trials recruiting · Graves’ Disease recruiting · Geographic Atrophy recruiting · Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis recruiting · Myotonic Dystrophy recruiting · Aplastic Anemia recruiting · Systemic Sclerosis recruiting · Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease recruiting · Multiple Sclerosis · Gaucher Disease · and 4 more

Phase 1
First studies in people, mostly checking safety.

Merkel Cell Carcinoma recruiting · Multiple Myeloma recruiting · B-cell Non Hodgkin Lymphoma recruiting · Light Chain Amyloidosis

After approval
Studies that follow people already taking an approved drug.

Pompe Disease 2 trials recruiting · Multiple Sclerosis recruiting

Other studies
Studies with no phase listed, such as registries and natural history studies.

Pompe Disease 6 trials recruiting · Multiple Myeloma 3 trials recruiting · Gaucher Disease 2 trials recruiting · Fabry Disease 2 trials recruiting · Hemophilia A 2 trials recruiting · Niemann-Pick Disease recruiting · Hematologic Disorder recruiting · Myelofibrosis recruiting · Polyneuropathy, Inflammatory Demyelinating, Chronic recruiting · Multiple Sclerosis recruiting

Sanofi / Genzyme clinical trials

These are Sanofi / Genzyme trials for the rare diseases we track, from ClinicalTrials.gov. Statuses there can lag behind company news, so confirm with the study team before you plan around one.

43 trials looking for volunteers now

Looking for volunteersRecently updatedNCT00231400

Pompe Disease Registry Protocol

For Glycogen Storage Disease Type II and Pompe Disease

The Pompe Registry is a global, multicenter, international, longitudinal, observational, and voluntary program for patients with Pompe disease, designed to track the disease's natural history and outcomes in patients, both treated and not. Data from the Registry are also used to fulfill various global regulatory commitments, to support product development/reimbursement, and for other research and non-research related purposes. The objectives of the Registry are: * To enhance understanding of the variability, progression, identification, and natural history of Pompe disease, with the ultimate goal of better guiding and assessing therapeutic intervention. * To assist the Pompe medical community with the development of recommendations for monitoring patients, and to provide reports on patient outcomes, to optimize patient care. * To characterize the Pompe disease population. * To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of alglucosidase alfa.

Ages not specified282 locations
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Looking for volunteersPhase 2Recently updatedNCT06984627

A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Rilzabrutinib in Adult Participants With Graves' Disease

Tests Rilzabrutinib dose 1, Rilzabrutinib dose 2

For Graves' Disease

This is a parallel group, Phase 2, 2-arm study to measure the treatment effect and safety of rilzabrutinib dose 1 or rilzabrutinib dose 2 in participants with Graves' disease, with and without Graves' orbitopathy, aged 18 years or older. Study details include: * Screening period (up to 4 weeks). * Treatment period (up to 16 weeks). * Follow-up period (4 weeks). The number of visits will be up to 13.

Ages 18 Years - 75 Years24 locations
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Looking for volunteersPhase 3Recently updatedNCT07285460

A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Fitusiran Prophylaxis in Male Participants Aged 1 to Less Than 12 Years With Hemophilia A or B

Tests Fitusiran, Clotting factor concentrates (CFC) or bypassing agents (BPA), Antithrombin concentrate (ATIIIC)

For Hemophilia

This is a parallel, Phase 3, two-arm, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of treatment with fitusiran prophylaxis administered to male pediatric participants (aged 1 to \<12 years) who have severe hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitory antibodies to FVIII or FIX. Number of participants: Approximately 85 participants will be enrolled into the study: * Approximately 60 fitusiran-naïve participants with severe hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitors (fitusiran-naïve arm), and * Approximately 25 participants with severe hemophilia A or B with inhibitors rolling over from the EFC15467\* dose confirmation study (roll-over arm). * Fitusiran has been investigated in the pediatric population in study EFC15467, which enrolled male participants aged 1 to \<12 years with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors to examine the safety and tolerability of fitusiran in the pediatric population. Participants will be enrolled into 1 of 2 arms: * Fitusiran-naïve: these participants have not previously received fitusiran, and they will undergo screening and study eligibility assessments. Once enrolled, they will go through a 24-week standard of care (SOC) period before starting fitusiran prophylaxis. * Roll-over participants from the EFC15467 study: only participants who are still on active treatment in study EFC15467 and consenting to study EFC17905 will be eligible to roll over. They will not need to undergo screening or further eligibility assessments. They will directly enroll into the fitusiran treatment period and continue treatment on their current fitusiran dose. The duration of fitusiran treatment will be up to 160 weeks for the fitusiran-naïve arm and up to 60 weeks for the roll-over arm.

Ages 1 Year - 11 Years37 locations
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Looking for volunteersPhase 2Recently updatedNCT06517017

Use of Isatuximab, Dexamethasone and Lenalidomide in a Go-Slow Fashion for Ultra-Frail Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Tests Isatuximab

For Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Leukemia

Historically, the frailest patients with multiple myeloma are under-represented in clinical trials, and have very high rates of treatment discontinuation, and early treatment mortality. The investigators hypothesize that a go-slow gentle approach to starting treatment in such patients, starting with just Isatuximab and dexamethasone with a gentle introduction to lenalidomide third cycle onwards, may improve treatment adherence and quality of life. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a go-slow approach to treating MM in ultra-frail patients may improve the ability to adhere to treatment and improve quality of life.

Ages 18 Years+2 locations
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Looking for volunteersPhase 3Recently updatedNCT07190196

A 52-week Study of Rilzabrutinib Efficacy and Safety Compared to Placebo in Adults Diagnosed With IgG4-related Disease

Tests Rilzabrutinib, Placebo, Glucocorticoid

For Immunoglobulin G4 Related Disease

This is a Phase 3, parallel group, 2-arm, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, 52-week treatment study to assess the efficacy and safety of rilzabrutinib as a treatment for adult patients with active IgG4-RD. The purpose of this study is to measure time to adjudicated IgG4-RD clinical disease flare, and other relevant efficacy endpoints including flare-free rate, control of IgG4-RD disease activity, use of GC rescue and safety parameters such as treatment-emergent adverse events, clinical laboratory values and electrocardiograms (ECG) in participants aged 18 years and above, diagnosed with IgG4-RD and treated with rilzabrutinib tablets over a 52-week placebo-controlled period. Study details include: The study duration will be up to 60 weeks, including a Screening period of 4 to 6 weeks, a 52-week double blind treatment period, and 2 weeks of follow up (plus an optional OLE of 108 weeks). The number of visits will be 16 (plus an optional 9 visits during the OLE).

Ages 18 Years+95 locations
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Looking for volunteersPhase 3Recently updatedNCT07086976

A Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Oral Rilzabrutinib Compared With Placebo in Participants 18 Years of Age and Older With Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Tests rilzabrutinib, placebo

For Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia

This is a parallel-group, Phase 3, double-blind, 2-arm study to investigate the efficacy, safety, PK and PD of oral rilzabrutinib in achieving durable Hb response (DHR) compared with placebo in approximately 90 male and female participants ≥ 18 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of primary wAIHA. Following a 4-week screening period, eligible participants will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive rilzabrutinib or placebo in primary analysis period (PAP) for a duration of up to 24 weeks. All participants who completed PAP will then continue in open-label period (OLP) to receive rilzabrutinib for a duration of 28 weeks. Upon the completion of OLP, only participants who demonstrate Hb increase during the last 8 weeks of OLP per specified criteria in the protocol will be eligible to continue in long-term extension (LTE) of the study. The duration of the LTE period will be from the first-participant-in (FPI)-LTE until the last participant completes 52 weeks in LTE. The safety follow-up period of this study following treatment completion or discontinuation will be 2 weeks.

Ages 18 Years+105 locations
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Looking for volunteersPhase 1/2Recently updatedNCT07215234

A Safety and Efficacy Study of a One-time Intravitreal Injection of SAR446597 in Participants With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration

Tests SAR446597, Sham Comparator

For Geographic Atrophy

This is a sequential Phase 1/2, two-part, multicenter study on safety, tolerability, and efficacy of one-time intravitreal SAR446597 for the treatment of participants with Geographic Atrophy (GA) secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The core phase duration will be approximately 2 years for each participant. An Extended Follow-Up (EFU) phase of 3 years follows the core phase. The treatment is a one-time intravitreal injection of SAR446597 (or sham as applicable in Part II).

Ages 60 Years+35 locations
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Looking for volunteersPhase 2Recently updatedNCT05776979

Post-Transplant Maintenance Therapy With Isatuximab Plus Lenalidomide for High-Risk Multiple Myeloma Patients

Tests Isatuximab, lenalidomide

For Multiple Myeloma

To learn if isatuximab can help to control highrisk MM when given in combination with lenalidomide after an autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT).

Ages 18 Years - 72 Years1 location
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FDA-approved drugs from Sanofi / Genzyme

From the openFDA database. Tap a drug for side effects, dosing and help paying.

Aldurazyme laronidase

For Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I. Approved Apr 30, 2003. Taken by intravenous route.

Aubagio teriflunomide

For Multiple Sclerosis. Approved Sep 12, 2012. Taken by mouth.

Cablivi caplacizumab

For Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Approved Feb 6, 2019.

Caprelsa vandetanib

For Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Approved Apr 6, 2011. Taken by mouth.

Cerdelga eliglustat

For Gaucher Disease. Approved Aug 19, 2014. Taken by mouth.

Cerezyme imiglucerase

For Gaucher Disease. Approved May 23, 1994. Taken by intravenous route.

Dupixent dupilumab

For Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Bullous Pemphigoid. Approved Mar 28, 2017. Taken by subcutaneous route.

Fabrazyme agalsidase beta

For Fabry Disease. Approved Apr 24, 2003. Taken by intravenous route.

Lemtrada alemtuzumab

For Multiple Sclerosis. Approved May 7, 2001. Taken by intravenous route.

Lumizyme alglucosidase alfa

For Pompe Disease. Approved May 24, 2010. Taken by intravenous route.

Mozobil plerixafor

For Multiple Myeloma. Approved Dec 15, 2008. Taken by subcutaneous route.

Nexviazyme avalglucosidase alfa-ngpt

For Pompe Disease. Approved Aug 6, 2021. Taken by intravenous route.

Praluent alirocumab

For Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Approved Jul 24, 2015. Taken by subcutaneous route.

Priftin rifapentine

For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Approved Jun 22, 1998. Taken by mouth.

Qfitlia fitusiran

For Hemophilia A. Approved Mar 28, 2025. Taken by subcutaneous route.

Rezurock belumosudil

For Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. Approved Jul 16, 2021.

Sarclisa isatuximab

For Multiple Myeloma. Approved Mar 2, 2020. Taken by intravenous route.

Sarclisa Escena isatuximab-irfc

For Multiple Myeloma. Approved Jul 9, 2026. Taken by subcutaneous route.

Wayrilz rilzabrutinib

For Immune Thrombocytopenia. Approved Aug 29, 2025. Taken by mouth.

Xenpozyme olipudase alfa-rpcp

For Niemann-Pick Disease. Approved Aug 31, 2022.

Altuviiio efanesoctocog alfa

For Hemophilia A.

More about Sanofi / Genzyme

Its rare disease medicines include Cerezyme and Cerdelga for Gaucher disease, Fabrazyme for Fabry disease, Nexviazyme and Lumizyme for Pompe disease, Xenpozyme for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency, Qfitlia and Altuviiio for hemophilia, Cablivi for acquired TTP, Wayrilz for immune thrombocytopenia and Rezurock for chronic graft-versus-host disease. Its pipeline includes venglustat for Gaucher disease type 3, now under FDA review, and riliprubart for CIDP in Phase 3.

Where Sanofi / Genzyme trials take place

The trials above run at 3,074 study sites in 64 countries. Tap a country to see its states, cities and hospitals.

United States
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Italy
180▼
China
168▼
Japan
134▼
Spain
134▼
France
128▼
Germany
97▼
Brazil
96▼
Canada
93▼
United Kingdom
80▼
Turkey (Türkiye)
75▼
Taiwan
73▼

Rare diseases Sanofi / Genzyme works on

Each disease page lists every open trial, not only Sanofi / Genzyme's, plus approved treatments.

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is a genetic disorder affecting the lungs and liver, caused by insufficient production of the protective protein alpha-1 antitrypsin.

How common: 1 in 1,500 to 3,500 people of European ancestry; about 100,000 people in the U.S

Bullous Pemphigoid

Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering disorder caused by autoantibodies against basement membrane proteins, particularly BP180 and BP230.

How common: Approximately 2-23 per million people per year; incidence increases sharply with age

Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease

Chronic graft-versus-host disease is an immune-mediated complication after allogeneic stem cell or bone marrow transplant, in which donor immune cells attack the recipient's tissues.

How common: Affects 30-70% of patients who receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant; about 14,000 Americans were living with chronic GVHD in 2016, according to a claims study funded in part by Kadmon (Bachier et al., Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, 2021)

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an autoimmune disorder affecting the peripheral nerves, causing progressive weakness and impaired function in the legs and arms.

How common: About 2.8 per 100,000 people in a 2019 pooled analysis of 9 studies (Broers et al., Neuroepidemiology); NORD estimates 5 to 7 per 100,000, and NIH's GARD estimates about 50,000 people in the U.S

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Eosinophilic Esophagitis is a rare allergic/immune-mediated inflammatory disease of the esophagus characterized by eosinophil infiltration causing progressive narrowing and dysfunction.

How common: About 142.5 per 100,000 people in the United States, about 1 in 700 or an estimated 472,380 people, in a 2025 insurance claims study (Thel et al., Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2025)

Fabry Disease

Fabry disease is a rare inherited lysosomal storage disorder where a missing enzyme causes fatty substances called globotriaosylceramide to accumulate in cells throughout the body.

How common: 1 in 40,000 to 60,000 males; higher in females when accounting for carrier status

Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome caused by germline RET mutations.

How common: Near-complete penetrance by adulthood in RET mutation carriers (varies by specific codon mutation); comprises ~25% of medullary thyroid cancers

Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a kidney disease characterized by scarring of some glomeruli, the tiny filtering units that remove waste from the blood.

How common: Approximately 7% of all kidney biopsies in the United States show FSGS; incidence is 0.2-1.7 cases per 100,000 person-years

Gaucher Disease

Gaucher disease is a rare inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, resulting in accumulation of fatty substances in the spleen, liver, and bone...

How common: 1 in 40,000 to 60,000 in general population; 1 in 850 among Ashkenazi Jewish population

Geographic Atrophy

Geographic atrophy is the advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration, characterized by progressive loss of retinal pigment epithelium, photoreceptors, and choriocapillaris in well-defined...

How common: About 1 million people in the U.S. are estimated to have geographic atrophy, the advanced dry form of age-related macular degeneration

Graves’ Disease

Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, an autoimmune condition where antibodies stimulate the thyroid gland to produce excessive thyroid hormone.

How common: Affects about 1 in 200 people; most common in women ages 30-50

Hemophilia A

Hemophilia A is an X-linked bleeding disorder caused by deficiency or dysfunction of clotting factor VIII.

How common: 1 in 4,000 to 5,000 males worldwide; very rare in females

Hemophilia B

Hemophilia B is an X-linked bleeding disorder caused by deficiency or dysfunction of clotting factor IX.

How common: 1 in 25,000 to 33,000 males; very rare in females

Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia is a severe genetic disorder causing extremely high cholesterol levels from birth, leading to early heart disease and cholesterol deposits in tendons and...

How common: Approximately 1 in 250,000 to 1 in 360,000 people globally

Immune Thrombocytopenia

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare autoimmune disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets, the blood cells that stop bleeding, and slows their production.

How common: Estimated 9 to 20 per 100,000 people; children often have a temporary form that resolves within months

Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor arising from the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid gland, accounting for 2-4% of all thyroid cancers.

How common: Approximately 1,000-1,200 new cases per year in the U.S.; 2-4% of all thyroid cancers

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS I) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase, which breaks down glycosaminoglycans (GAGs).

How common: Approximately 1 per 100,000 live births; Hurler form is the most common phenotype

Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, the white blood cells that make antibodies.

How common: About 36,000 new US diagnoses expected in 2026 and roughly 203,000 people living with it, which puts myeloma right at the edge of the US rare disease threshold; it is 1.7% of all new cancers (NCI SEER)

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.

How common: Approximately 1 million people in the U.S.; about 1 in 300

Myotonic Dystrophy

Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) is the most common muscular dystrophy in adults, characterized by progressive muscle weakness and myotonia—the inability of muscles to relax after contraction.

How common: Approximately 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 8,000 people globally; higher prevalence in some populations

Niemann-Pick Disease

Niemann-Pick disease is a rare lysosomal storage disorder where the body cannot properly break down cholesterol and other lipids within cells.

How common: Type A: 1 in 250,000; Type B: 1 in 100,000 to 150,000; Type C: 1 in 100,000 to 150,000

Phenylketonuria

Phenylketonuria is an inherited metabolic disorder caused by a missing enzyme that prevents the body from properly breaking down the amino acid phenylalanine.

How common: 1 in 13,500 to 19,000 newborns in the U.S., based on newborn screening (NORD); MedlinePlus Genetics puts it at 1 in 25,000

Pompe Disease

Pompe disease is a rare inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase, leading to excessive accumulation of glycogen in muscles and organs.

How common: 1 in 40,000 people (infantile form: 1 in 138,500; late-onset: 1 in 60,000)

Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder where hemoglobin polymerizes under low oxygen, causing red blood cells to become rigid, sickle-shaped, and prone to hemolysis and vaso-occlusion.

How common: About 100,000 Americans with SCD; about 1 in 365 Black or African American births and 1 in 16,300 Hispanic American births

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, life-threatening blood disorder in which small clots form in blood vessels throughout the body, using up platelets and blocking blood flow to the...

How common: Immune TTP: about 2 to 6 new cases per million people each year worldwide, and 3.43 per million per year with a documented diagnosis in a US study

Usher Syndrome

Usher syndrome is an inherited condition combining hearing loss and progressive vision loss, eventually leading to deaf-blindness.

How common: Approximately 4 to 17 per 100,000 people

Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) is a rare autoimmune disease in which the immune system makes antibodies, usually of the IgG type, that stick to red blood cells at normal body temperature...

How common: About 1 to 3 new cases per 100,000 people each year, according to the FDA and NORD

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Patient groups can explain a diagnosis, point you to specialists and tell you about trials before they open. Sanofi / Genzyme's own site is sanofi.com, and our help paying for treatment page lists drugmaker programs and charity funds.

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