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Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Phenoptin™ in Subjects With Phenylketonuria Who Have Elevated Phenylalanine Levels

A Phase 3 interventional study of sapropterin dihydrochloride, 6R-BH4, tetrahydrobiopterin in Phenylketonurias, sponsored by BioMarin Pharmaceutical. Completed at 13 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 8 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-07-23.

Sponsored by BioMarin Pharmaceutical · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
89
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
8 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Phenoptin™ (sapropterin dihydrochloride) in reducing blood phenylalanine (Phe) levels in subjects with phenylketonuria.

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Conditions studied

  • Phenylketonurias

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Keywords

  • Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
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In context

Phenylketonurias

183 studies on the registry are indexed under Phenylketonurias; 38 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 89 is above the median of 25 across 114 interventional studies indexed under Phenylketonurias.

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Lead sponsor

BioMarin Pharmaceutical is the lead sponsor of 110 studies on the registry; 13 are open to participants now.

Of its 17 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 12 (71%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
8 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • 8 years of age and older
  • Received at least 7 out of 8 scheduled doses in Study PKU 001
  • Responsive to Phenoptin™ in Study PKU-001, defined as a reduction in blood Phenylalanine level of >/=30% compared with baseline
  • Blood Phenylalanine level >/=450 μmol/L at screening
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent or, in the case of subjects under the age of 18, provide written assent (if required) and written informed consent by a parent or legal guardian, after the nature of the study has been explained
  • Negative urine pregnancy test at screening (females of child-bearing potential)
  • Male and Female subjects of childbearing potential (if sexually active) must be using acceptable birth control measures, as determined by the investigator, and willing to continue to use acceptable birth control measures while participating in the study
  • Willing and able to comply with study procedures
  • Willing to continue current diet unchanged while participating in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Perceived to be unreliable or unavailable for study participation or, if under the age of 18, have parents or legal guardians who are perceived to be unreliable or unavailable
  • Use of any investigational agent other than Phenoptin™ within 30 days prior to screening, or requirement for any investigational agent or investigational vaccine prior to completion of all scheduled study assessments
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or considering pregnancy
  • ALT >5 times the upper limit of normal (i.e., Grade 3 or higher based on World Health Organization Toxicity Criteria) at screening
  • Concurrent disease or condition that would interfere with study participation or safety (e.g., seizure disorder, oral steroid-dependent asthma or other condition requiring oral or parenteral corticosteroid administration, or insulin-dependent diabetes, or organ transplantation recipient)
  • Serious neuropsychiatric illness (e.g., major depression) not currently under medical management
  • Requirement for concomitant treatment with any drug known to inhibit folate synthesis (e.g., methotrexate)
  • Concurrent use of levodopa
  • Clinical diagnosis of primary BH4 deficiency
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double
Enrollment
89 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • Drugsapropterin dihydrochloride, 6R-BH4, tetrahydrobiopterin
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Blood Phenylalanine Levels From Baseline to Week 6.

    Time frame: baseline to week 6

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Results

Posted Apr 16, 2009

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSapropterin DihydrochloridePlacebo
Started4247
Completed4146
Not completed11
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject10
Withdrew: Noncompliant with dosing01

Outcome measures

PrimaryChange in Blood Phenylalanine Levels From Baseline to Week 6.
Time frame:
baseline to week 6
Reported as:
Mean · micromole per liter
Change in Blood Phenylalanine Levels From Baseline to Week 6.
micromole per literSapropterin DihydrochloridePlacebo
Baseline Blood Phe Level843 ± 300888 ± 323
Week 6 Blood Phe Level607 ± 377891 ± 348
Mean Change in Blood Phe from Baseline to Week 6-239 ± 386 ± 36
Statistical analysis
  • Sapropterin Dihydrochloride vs Placebo · ANCOVA · p = <0.001

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Sapropterin Dihydrochloride—0/41 (0%)—
Placebo—0/47 (0%)—
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 11
Most frequent other events
EventSapropterin DihydrochloridePlacebo
Upper Respiratory Tract InfectionInfections and infestations7/4113/47
HeadacheNervous system disorders4/417/47
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders2/414/47
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders1/414/47
Pharynholaryngeal PainRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/410/47
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders2/413/47
Back PainMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders1/413/47
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders0/413/47
PharyngitisInfections and infestations2/411/47
InfectionInfections and infestations2/410/47

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Sapropterin DihydrochloridePlaceboTotal
Mean21.5 ± 9.519.5 ± 9.820.4 ± 9.7
Age, Customized
Age, Customized(Years)Sapropterin DihydrochloridePlaceboTotal
8 <= Age <= 1261117
12 < Age353671
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Sapropterin DihydrochloridePlaceboTotal
Female142337
Male272451
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)Sapropterin DihydrochloridePlaceboTotal
Asian/Pacific Islander101
Caucasian394786
Other101
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Study locations

13 sites
  • Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Oakland, California, United States
  • New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  • Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  • New York, New York, United States
  • Portland, Oregon, United States
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Dallas, Texas, United States
  • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
  • Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Levy HL, Milanowski A, Chakrapani A, Cleary M, Lee P, Trefz FK, Whitley CB, Feillet F, Feigenbaum AS, Bebchuk JD, Christ-Schmidt H, Dorenbaum A; Sapropterin Research Group. Efficacy of sapropterin dihydrochloride (tetrahydrobiopterin, 6R-BH4) for reduction of phenylalanine concentration in patients with phenylketonuria: a phase III randomised placebo-controlled study. Lancet. 2007 Aug 11;370(9586):504-10. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61234-3. PubMed 17693179 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 23, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00104247
Lead sponsor
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
First posted
Feb 25, 2005
Start date
Mar 2005
Completion
Feb 2006
Results posted
Apr 16, 2009
Last update
Jul 23, 2014
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