Phenylketonuria — Research Summary
Printed from RareWays (rareways.com.au) on 5 April 2026
For general awareness only. Not medical advice. Discuss all care options with your healthcare team.
5 Most Recent Research Articles
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Efficacy and safety of sepiapterin versus sapropterin in patients with phenylketonuria: Results from the Phase 3, randomized, crossover, open-label, active-controlled AMPLIPHY trial.
Giżewska Maria et al. — Metabolism: clinical and experimental (1 May 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41616812/
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Management of pegvaliase-related skin concerns: best practice recommendations using a modified Delphi approach.
Ameijeiras Alvaro Hermida et al. — Molecular genetics and metabolism (1 April 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41762598/
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CINP: a causality-informed framework for generalizable and replicable neuroimaging prediction of antipsychotic response in schizophrenia.
Xiao Yang et al. — Biological psychiatry (13 March 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41833746/
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Balancing personalized medicine and scalability in base editing for phenylketonuria.
Nicosia Lucia — Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids (12 March 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41583558/
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The Innovative Multi-Marker Selection System Based on Tyrosine Synthesis Pathway for Monoclonal Antibody Expression in CHO Cells.
Cao Lei et al. — Biotechnology and bioengineering (9 March 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41803012/
Clinical Trials — Currently Recruiting (Australia)
Ask your doctor whether you or your child may be eligible for any of these trials.
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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of JNT-517 in Participants With Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Recruiting — Phase 3 — Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06971731
Source: RareWays research directory. Data from PubMed, Europe PMC, OpenAlex, ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Phenylketonuria
Phenylketonuria is a genetic condition where the body cannot properly break down an amino acid called phenylalanine. Without management, it can cause brain damage. It is detected at birth through newborn screening, and a specialised low-phenylalanine diet is the main treatment.
Most Recent Research
AIM: AMPLIPHY is the first Phase 3 study comparing sepiapterin versus sapropterin in children and adults with phenylketonuria (PKU). METHODS: AMPLIPHY was an international, Phase 3, two-part, open-label study in participants with PKU aged ≥2 years. Participants responsive to sepiapterin (60 mg/kg/day) in Part 1 (≥20% reduction in blood phenylalanine [Phe]) entered Part 2, a crossover treatment period, and were randomized 1:1 to alternative treatment sequences of sepiapterin (60 mg/kg/day, licensed dosage) and sapropterin (20 mg/kg/day, maximum licensed dosage) for 4 weeks each, with a 14-day washout between treatments. The primary endpoint was mean change in blood Phe from baseline to Weeks 3-4 of each treatment period (Part 2). RESULTS: Of 82 participants enrolled, 67 (81.7%) and 62 (75.6%) had reductions in blood Phe ≥20% and ≥30%, respectively, in Part 1. Sixty-two participants were randomized in Part 2 (mean [SD] age, 15.8 [10.8] years). In the primary analysis set (≥30% reduction in blood Phe in Part 1, n = 58), mean (SD) baseline blood Phe before sepiapterin and sapropterin treatment was 725.8 (302.1) and 790.4 (370.0) μmol/L, respectively. Least-squares mean (SE) reduction in blood Phe from baseline was -437.0 (28.0) and -256.6 (28.2) μmol/L, respectively, representing a least-squares mean difference of -180.4 μmol/L (95% CI: -229.5, -131.4; p < 0.0001) and a relative 70% greater reduction with sepiapterin versus sapropterin. Both treatments were well tolerated, with safety profiles consistent with previous reports. CONCLUSIONS: Sepiapterin was superior to the highest approved dose of sapropterin in lowering blood Phe. No new safety signals were observed. The trial was registered in the UK Clinical Study Registry, ISRCTN, on January 29, 2024 (ID number, ISRCTN79102999; https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN79102999).
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