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A Long-Term Study of JNT-517 in Participants With Phenylketonuria

A Phase 3 interventional study of JNT-517 in Phenylketonuria (PKU), sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.. Recruiting at 12 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 4 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-01.

Sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Aug 2025; still recruiting 1 year 1 month later.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
240
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
4 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this Phase 3, open-label study is to evaluate the long-term safety of JNT-517 in pediatric and adult participants with Phenylketonuria (PKU) after completion of either Study JNT517-101 (NCT05781399) or JNT517-201 (NCT06637514) as well as participants who have not participated in a prior JNT-517 study. In this trial, all participants will receive JNT-517 using age- and weight-banded dosing as outlined in the protocol, regardless of any dose received in a previous study.

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Conditions studied

  • Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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Keywords

  • Phenylketonuria
  • PKU
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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 planned enrollment of 240 is above the median of 25 across 114 interventional studies indexed under Phenylketonurias.

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Lead sponsor

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 289 studies on the registry; 18 are open to participants now.

Of its 104 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 69 (66%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosis of phenylketonuria (ie, PAH deficiency) by either molecular testing or biochemical criteria consistent with the applicable regional guidelines.
  2. Participants 4 years of age and older, inclusive, at time of Screening.
  3. Not on pegvaliase within 4 weeks of Screening.
  4. Not on sepiapterin within 2 weeks of Screening.
  5. If on sapropterin or large neutral amino acids at Screening, must be on a stable dose for 4 weeks prior to Screening.
  6. Willing and able to maintain a diet consistent in Phe content from the Screening period through the duration of the study, unless otherwise directed by a dietician as allowed in the protocol.
  7. Body weight ≥ 12.5 kg.
  8. If female of childbearing potential:

    1. Must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and a negative urine pregnancy test by Day 1.
    2. Must practice sexual abstinence, or if involved in any sexual intercourse that could lead to pregnancy, must agree to use 2 different contraceptive methods, where at least 1 method must be highly effective, from Screening until at least 30 days after the last study drug administration.
    3. Must refrain from donating ova during the course of the study and for 30 days after the last dose of the study drug.
  9. Is a female not of childbearing potential or postmenopausal, defined as follows:

    1. Has had surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral salpingectomy).
    2. Has had amenorrhea for minimum of 1 year with confirmation by levels of follicle stimulating hormone testing.
    3. Has not achieved menarche (has not had first menstrual period). If a female achieves menarche during the study, she will need to follow the contraception requirement for females of childbearing potential.
  10. If male, must practice sexual abstinence, or if involved in any sexual intercourse that could lead to pregnancy, must agree to use 2 different contraceptive methods, where at least 1 method must be highly effective, from Day 1 until at least 30 days after the last study drug administration and must refrain from donating sperm during the course of the study and for 30 days after the last dose of the study drug.

    Note: No restrictions are required for males who have undergone a documented vasectomy at least 4 months prior to Screening. If the vasectomy procedure is not documented or was performed less than 4 months prior to Screening, males must follow the same contraception as for non-vasectomized participants.

  11. Capable of giving signed informed consent, or parent/legal guardian to provide informed consent and pediatric participant to give assent, and be able to comply with study procedures.
  12. Participants with psychiatric illness must be well-controlled for the last 3 months prior to screening visit and, if on medication, on stable medications for the last 3 months.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participation in this study is not considered safe and/or feasible in the opinion of the Investigator.
  2. Participants have not completed a previous JNT-517 study and are eligible for another active JNT-517 trial at the site, unless approval is obtained from the medical monitor.
  3. Any acute or chronic medical condition that would prevent the participant from complying with the procedures or place the participant at risk if they participate in the study.
  4. Positive for hepatitis B or C or human immunodeficiency virus.
  5. Any history of significant liver disease.
  6. Any history of cataracts or more than minimal cataracts observed during the Screening ophthalmologic examination.
  7. Any surgical or medical conditions that may affect study drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion.
  8. Estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 60 milliliters per minute per 1.73 square meters (mL/min/1.73 m\^2) by 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration formula (participants aged 17 years or greater) or by Schwartz formula (participants aged 4 to 16 years of age).
  9. History of drug or alcohol abuse in the last year.
  10. Use of any medication that are inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 or inhibitors of the transporter P glycoprotein (P-gp) within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug and unwilling and/or unable to avoid these medications throughout the treatment duration.
  11. Use of any medications that are a substrate of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), multidrug and toxin extrusion (MATE)1, MATE2-K, organic anion transporter 3 (OAT3), or CYP3A4 within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug and unwilling and/or unable to avoid these medications throughout the treatment duration (Appendix A). CYP3A4 substrates may be allowed if reduction in exposure is not expected to impact safety of the participant after consultation with the Medical Monitor.

    NOTE: Participants of childbearing potential will be permitted to continue with estrogen- or progesterone based oral contraceptives, but must agree to use 2 other methods of contraception, where at least 1 must be highly effective, or must agree to sexual abstinence during the study.

  12. Current, recent, or suspected infection within 2 weeks of Screening of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2/Coronavirus Disease 2019 (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19).
  13. Unable to tolerate oral medication or inability to swallow tablets.
  14. Allergy to JNT-517 or any component of the investigational product.
  15. Any of the following laboratory values at the Screening visit:

    1. Alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase values ˃ 1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN).
    2. Total bilirubin ˃ULN unless history of Gilbert Syndrome and then total bilirubin >4 milligrams per deciliter [mg/dL] is exclusionary.
    3. Hemoglobin ˂10.0 g/dL (˂100.0 grams per liter [g/L])
    4. White blood cell count ˃1 x ULN
    5. Platelet count ˂150 × 109/L (˂150,000/cubic millimeters[mm\^3])
  16. Participation in another investigational drug trial within 30 days (other than for JNT-517) or, if known 5 half-lives of investigational drug (whichever is longer).
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
240 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    JNT-517

    Drug: JNT-517

Interventions

  • DrugJNT-517

    JNT-517 administered orally twice daily using age- and weight-banded dosing.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Reported based on results of 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs), vital signs, clinical laboratory tests, and other medical assessments.

    Time frame: Screening to +2 weeks from last dose

Secondary outcomes

  1. Absolute Change from Baseline in Plasma Phe

    Time frame: Baseline to +2 weeks from last dose

  2. Percent Change from Baseline Over Time in Plasma Phe

    Time frame: Baseline to +2 weeks from last dose

  3. Percentage of Participants with Plasma Phe <600 micromoles (µM) Over Time in Participants with Baseline Phe >600 µM

    Time frame: Baseline to +2 weeks from last dose

  4. Percentage of Participants with Plasma Phe ≤360 µM Over Time in Participants with Baseline Phe >360 µM

    Time frame: Baseline to +2 weeks from last dose

  5. Percentage of Participants with Plasma Phe ≥120 µM Over Time in Participants with Baseline Phe >120 µM

    Time frame: Baseline to +2 weeks from last dose

  6. Change from Baseline Over Time in Urinary Phe and Other Amino Acids

    Time frame: Baseline to +2 weeks from last dose

  7. Absolute Change from Baseline Over Time in Dietary Phe Intake

    Absolute change from baseline over time in dietary Phe intake (milligrams per kilogram per day \[mg/kg/day\]) for participants achieving plasma Phe ≤360 μM

    Time frame: Baseline to +2 weeks from last dose

  8. Absolute Change from Baseline Over Time in Dietary Intact Protein Intake (grams per kilogram per day [g/kg/day]) for Participants Achieving Plasma Phe ≤360 μM

    Time frame: Baseline to +2 weeks from last dose

  9. Percentage of Participants who Increase Phe Intake Over Time While Maintaining Plasma Phe ≤360 μM

    Time frame: Baseline to +2 weeks from last dose

  10. Absolute Change from Baseline Over Time in the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale Version 5 (ADHD-RS-5) in Pediatric Participants who Previously Participated in JNT517-301

    Time frame: Month 6, Month 12, and yearly thereafter up to approximately 5 years

  11. Plasma Concentrations Over Time in de novo Participants Aged 4 to 11 Years

    Time frame: Day 1 (1-hour postdose), and predose and 1-hour postdose on Day 7 and Day 14

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Study locations

12 of 12 sites recruiting
  • University of Florida (UF) Health Shands Hospital
    Gainesville, Florida 32608, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of South Florida
    Tampa, Florida 33606, United States
    Recruiting
  • Oregon Health and Science University
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Medical Center Dallas
    Dallas, Texas 75235, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Texas Health (UTHealth) Science Center at Houston
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
    Recruiting
  • Utah Health - The University of Utah Hospital
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Health Queensland - Queensland Children's Hospital
    South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Mater Health - Mater Hospital Brisbane
    South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital
    Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Murdoch Children's Research Institute
    Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Anonymized Individual participant data (IPD) that underlie the results of this study will be shared with researchers to achieve aims pre-specified in a methodologically sound research proposal. Small studies with less than 25 participants are excluded from data sharing.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 1, 2026, 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
NCT06628128
Lead sponsor
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 4, 2024
Start date
Aug 11, 2025
Primary completion
Nov 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 1, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
May 1, 2026

Study contacts

Otsuka Call Center
Contact
otsuka-professionalservices@otsuka-us.com
844-687-8522

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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