A Study of PTC923 in Participants With Phenylketonuria
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05099640 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 29, 2021
Last Update Posted : May 23, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Phenylketonuria | Drug: PTC923 Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 156 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3 Study of PTC923 in Subjects With Phenylketonuria |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 30, 2021 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 3, 2023 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 3, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Part 1: PTC923
Participants will receive PTC923 7.5 milligrams (mg)/kilogram (kg) (participants 0 to <6 months of age), 15 mg/kg (participants 6 to <12 months of age), 30 mg/kg (participants 12 months to <2 years of age), or 60 mg/kg (participants ≥2 years of age) orally once daily for 14 days.
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Drug: PTC923
PTC923 powder for oral use will be suspended in water or apple juice prior to administration. |
Experimental: Part 2: PTC923
Participants will receive PTC923 20 mg/kg daily for Weeks 1 and 2, then PTC923 40 mg/kg daily for Weeks 3 and 4, then PTC923 60 mg/kg daily for Weeks 5 and 6.
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Drug: PTC923
PTC923 powder for oral use will be suspended in water or apple juice prior to administration. |
Placebo Comparator: Part 2: Placebo
Participants will receive equivalent quantities of placebo to match the 20 to 40 to 60 mg/kg dose escalation of the PTC923 treatment arm.
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Drug: Placebo
Placebo matching to PTC923 |
- Change From Baseline in Phe Levels at Part 2 Weeks 5 and 6 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 5 and 6 (average of the 2-week period) ]Baseline blood Phe level will be the mean of Day -1 and Day 1 (predose) blood Phe levels.
- Percentage of Participants With Baseline Phe Levels ≥600 micromoles (μmol)/liter (L) who Achieved Phe Levels <600 μmol/L at the End of the Double-Blind Treatment Period [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 6 ]
- Change From Baseline in Mean Blood Phe Levels at Each PTC923 Dose Level (Average of the Each 2-Week Period in Part 2) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 1 and 2, Weeks 3 and 4, and Weeks 5 and 6 ]Baseline blood Phe level will be the mean of Day -1 and Day 1 (predose) blood Phe levels.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Uncontrolled blood Phe level ≥360 μmol/L on current therapy anytime during screening and uncontrolled blood Phe level ≥360 μmol/L on current therapy when taking the average of the 3 most recent Phe levels from the participant's medical history (inclusive of the screening value).
- Clinical diagnosis of phenylketonuria with hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) documented by past medical history of at least 2 blood Phe measurements ≥600 μmol/L.
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and agree to abstinence or the use of at least one highly effective form of contraception for the duration of the study, and for up to 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
- Males who are sexually active with women of childbearing potential who have not had a vasectomy must agree to use a barrier method of birth control during the study and for up to 90 days after the last dose of study drug. Males must also refrain from sperm donations during this time period.
- Willing to continue current diet unchanged while participating in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Gastrointestinal disease (such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic gastritis, and peptic ulcer disease, etc.) that could affect the absorption of study drug.
- History of gastric surgery, including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery or an antrectomy with vagotomy, or gastrectomy.
- History of allergies or adverse reactions to synthetic tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) or sepiapterin.
- Current participation in any other investigational drug study or use of any investigational agent within 30 days prior to screening.
- Any clinically significant laboratory abnormality as determined by the investigator.
- A female who is pregnant or breastfeeding, or considering pregnancy.
- Serious neuropsychiatric illness (for example, major depression) not currently under medical control, that in the opinion of the investigator or sponsor, would interfere with the participant's ability to participate in the study or increase the risk of participation for that participant.
- Past medical history and/or evidence of renal impairment and/or condition including moderate/severe renal insufficiency (glomerular filtration rate [GFR] <60 milliliters [mL]/minute [min]) and/or under care of a nephrologist.
- Any abnormal physical examination and/or laboratory findings indicative of signs or symptoms of renal disease, including calculated GFR <60 mL/min/1.73 square meter (m^2).
- Requirement for concomitant treatment with any drug known to inhibit folate synthesis (for example, methotrexate).
- Confirmed diagnosis of a primary BH4 deficiency as evidenced by biallelic pathogenic mutations in 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase, recessive guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP) cyclohydrolase I, sepiapterin reductase, quinoid dihydropteridine reductase, or pterin-4-alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase genes.
- Major surgery within the prior 90 days of screening.
- Concomitant treatment with BH4 supplementation (for example, sapropterin dihydrochloride, KUVAN) or pegvaliase-pqpz (PALYNZIQ).
- Unwillingness to washout from BH4 supplementation (for example, sapropterin dihydrochloride, KUVAN) or pegvaliase-pqpz (PALYNZIQ)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05099640

Responsible Party: | PTC Therapeutics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05099640 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PTC923-MD-003-PKU 2021-000474-29 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | October 29, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 23, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Phenylketonurias Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn Brain Diseases, Metabolic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors Metabolism, Inborn Errors Genetic Diseases, Inborn Metabolic Diseases |