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Filter by:The BMN 165 clinical development program has been designed to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of BMN 165 in reducing blood Phe concentrations in adults with PKU.
The mainstay of PKU treatment is a low-phenylalanine diet (i.e restriction of natural protein), and supplementation with a protein substitute (a mixture of amino acids free from phenylalanine, also containing micronutrients and vitamins) and special low-protein foods, to meet the patient's energy requirements. When diet and treatment is relaxed after childhood, adult and adolescent patients with phenylketonuria are at risk for malnutrition, depending on the compliance with treatment and the intake of amino acid supplements. In this study, nutrition status of patients with PKU and hyperphenylalaninemia is systematically assessed under ongoing current treatment, in relation to Phe-tolerance, compliance with treatment, and psychosocial issues. Study participants do not undergo any specific therapeutic or diagnostic intervention.
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare disease where the level of phenylalanine (one of the amino acids) in the body is greatly increased. High levels can cause brain damage, especially in babies and children. This brain damage can be prevented if a special low phenylalanine diet is started soon after birth. A new drug, sapropterin, can also lower phenylalanine levels in some patients. PKU therapy is monitored by measuring the blood phenylalanine every week, with the goal to keep the level within a target range. Recently, studies have suggested that the variation in the blood phenylalanine may be just as important as the absolute blood phenylalanine level for brain outcome. The investigators will look at the variation in blood phenylalanine level over 24 hours to see how much the level changes. The investigators will measure this in patients with typical PKU who are compliant with the diet and in patients who are not compliant with the diet. The investigators will also measure this in patients with "mild" PKU who do not usually have as high levels of phenylalanine. Finally, the investigators will see if patients on sapropterin have lower variation.
The BMN 165 clinical development program has been designed to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of BMN 165 in reducing blood Phe concentrations in patients 18 to 70 years old with hyperphenylalaninemia due to PKU. Study BMN 165-301 is a Phase 3, open-label, randomized study designed to further characterize the safety of BMN 165 during two induction, titration, and maintenance dose regimens in adults with PKU who have not had previous exposure to BMN 165 (naive). Subjects will be randomized (1:1) to titrate up to one of two dose regimens. Other key features of this study are the dose regimens chosen for induction and titration; the study duration; self administration of study drug; and the chosen tertiary objectives.
This is an open-label, non-comparative, Phase 3 study to evaluate the degree, frequency of response and safety of Kuvan® (sapropterin dihydrochloride) in subjects aged 4 to 18 years who have phenylketonuria and with elevated blood phenylalanine level of greater than or equal to 450 micromole per liter.
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a metabolic disease of genetic origin. This is a rare disease (incidence 1 / 16000 births) which is the subject of a systematic neonatal screening in France, because it is treatable by a diet low in phenylalanine. This plan is required upon confirmation of diagnosis and continued until the age of 8 years. The current trend is to continue the scheme at least until adolescence. Unlike other countries, in France there are no recommendations for a plan "for life". Knowledge about the natural history of PKU in adulthood, the effects of pediatric age, the frequency of complicated shapes, and prognostic factors are poorly documented. On the other hand, there is no consensus on the therapeutic management of this disease in adulthood and monitoring that could be directed towards the detection of neurological disorders and nutrition. Social integration and quality of life of adults PKU patients living in France have not been studied.
This study examines the effect of tetrahydrobiopterin (Kuvan) and Large Neutral Amino Acid (LNAA) therapy on melatonin and dopamine levels in individuals with Phenylketonuria (PKU). The investigators hypothesize that Kuvan therapy will improve melatonin secretion and urine dopamine levels to some extent. However significantly greater responses in melatonin and dopamine secretions may be observed with combined treatment with Kuvan and supplementation of LNAA.
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of dosing regimens of multiple subcutaneous (SC) doses of rAvPAL-PEG to induce an early and sustained Phe reduction while decreasing the frequency and severity of hypersensitivity reactions in patients with PKU.
For individuals with Phenylketonuria (PKU), the investigators hypothesize that glycomacropeptide will provide an acceptable form of low-phenylalanine dietary protein that will improve dietary compliance, blood phenylalanine levels, cognitive function, and ultimately quality of life compared with the usual amino acid based diet. The study is funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development Grants Program, R01 FD003711.
This observational study seeks to establish evidence: 1. that physiologic changes, unrelated to effect on the Phenylalanine Hydroxylase (PAH) enzyme, occur in Phenylketonuria (PKU) patients who are treated with sapropterin (Kuvan®) therapy, 2. that these changes may be caused by enhanced neurotransmitter synthesis in the brain or an upregulation of gene expression (increasing the ability of genes to produce functional enzymes), 3. and that beneficial changes in behavior and cognition, especially executive functioning skills may result. The objective of this study is to correlate any change in behavior and executive function skills of PKU patients who are non-responsive to sapropterin effect on the PAH enzyme, as defined by lowered blood PHE levels, with urine neurotransmitter levels and broad gene expression prior to and after sapropterin administration. Expected outcomes would include evidence of sapropterin effects on upregulation of enzymes other than PAH that control neurotransmitter synthesis, and any resulting correlation with behavioral and cognitive changes. The investigators hope this study will inform further detailed investigations into the biochemical and molecular actions of sapropterin (Kuvan®) that lead to increased understanding of possible treatment effects beyond a lowered blood PHE response.