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A Study of JNT-517 in Participants With Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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Brief Summary

This Phase 3 study will evaluate the safety, effectiveness, tolerability, and how the body processes JNT-517 in children, adolescents, and adults with phenylketonuria.

Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either JNT-517 or placebo during an initial 6-week treatment period. After this period, eligible participants will receive JNT-517 for an additional 46 weeks.

Primary Purpose
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Treatment
Study Type
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Interventional
Phase
Phase 3

Eligibility

Gender
All
Healthy Volunteers
No
Minimum Age
4 Years
Maximum Age
N/A

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female participants aged 4 years or older.
  • Diagnosed with phenylketonuria.
  • Have phenylalanine levels that meet study requirements.
  • Meet study-specific requirements regarding current treatment for phenylketonuria.
  • Willing and able to follow study dietary requirements.
  • Weigh at least 12.5 kilograms.
  • If able to become pregnant or father a child, willing to follow the study's contraception requirements.
  • Any ongoing mental health condition must be stable before entering the study.
  • Able to provide informed consent (or have consent provided by a parent or legal guardian, when applicable) and comply with study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants will be excluded from the study if any of the following criteria are met:

  • Significant medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, could make participation unsafe or interfere with study participation.
  • Significant liver disease or impaired kidney function.
  • Certain eye conditions, including significant cataracts.
  • Active infection requiring medical evaluation.
  • History of certain cancers within the past 5 years.
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to JNT-517 or its ingredients.
  • Prior treatment with JNT-517.
  • Recent participation in another investigational study or receipt of an investigational treatment that does not meet study requirements.
  • Use of medications that are not permitted during the study.
  • Abnormal laboratory or heart test results that would make study participation inappropriate.
  • Conditions that could affect the absorption of oral study medication.
  • History of recent substance or alcohol abuse.
  • Unwillingness to follow study requirements, including restrictions on intentional weight loss.
Study Stats
Protocol No.
25-1787
Category
Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Principal Investigator
Nicola Longo, MD headshot wearing white coat, blue shirt and patterned tie
Nicola Longo, MD
Clinical Genetics
Nicola Longo, MD
Contact
  • Wendelyn Sia
Location
  • UCLA Westwood
For Providers
NCT No.
NCT06971731
For detailed technical eligibility, visit ClinicalTrials.gov.