The survival time for patients with Gaucher’s disease cannot be generalised, but depends on the type of disease, the patient’s condition and the type of treatment.
In general, type I Gaucher disease, also known as non-neurological Gaucher disease, progresses slowly and some patients can survive long term after splenectomy, but may experience growth failure. In the case of type II Gaucher disease, the patient dies within two years of the onset of the disease from secondary infections, with a few patients surviving for more than two years. In the case of type III Gaucher’s disease, patients can survive for several years or more than a decade with aggressive treatment, with some patients surviving for a long time.