ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06628128

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

Record copied from ClinicalTrials.gov: Oct 10, 2026AI summaries generated: Sep 6, 2026

An Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety of JNT-517 in Participants With Phenylketonuria

StatusRecruitingThe study is currently enrolling participants. Only the study team can say whether a particular person can join.
Study typeInterventionalA study in which researchers assign participants to one or more interventions, such as a drug, procedure, device, behavioural programme or other approach, to measure their effects.
PhasePhase 3A later-stage study, usually with more participants, designed to give stronger evidence about how well a treatment works and how safe it is. It often compares the treatment with standard care or a placebo, and results may support an application for approval.
Age4 years old and older
SexAll
LocationAustralia, United States
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This Phase 3, open-label study gives oral JNT-517 twice daily to people with PKU to evaluate long-term safety. It includes pediatric and adult participants aged 4 years and older, including those who previously joined earlier JNT-517 studies and people new to JNT-517. All participants receive age- and weight-banded doses of JNT-517 and are followed over time with safety and laboratory monitoring.

What it is studying. The study is testing the long-term safety of the oral drug JNT-517 in people with PKU. It also collects data on blood phenylalanine (Phe) levels over time, dietary Phe and protein intake, urinary amino acids, attention scores in some pediatric participants, and drug concentrations in young children.

What the researchers hope to learn. To evaluate the long-term safety profile of JNT-517 and to characterize its effects on plasma phenylalanine, dietary intake measures, urinary amino acids, attention scores in pediatric participants, and drug concentrations in young children.

What this study is about

The study's own summary, as published on ClinicalTrials.gov. Underlined terms have a short explanation.

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.

Interventions being studied

Being studied in this trial does not mean the treatment or procedure is approved or available for this condition.

Drug
  • JNT-517

Eligibility

The criteria exactly as listed on ClinicalTrials.gov. Only the study team can say whether they apply to you.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of phenylketonuria (ie, PAH deficiency) by either molecular testing or biochemical criteria consistent with the applicable regional guidelines.
  • Participants 4 years of age and older, inclusive, at time of Screening.
  • Not on pegvaliase within 4 weeks of Screening.
  • Not on sepiapterin within 2 weeks of Screening.
  • If on sapropterin or large neutral amino acids at Screening, must be on a stable dose for 4 weeks prior to Screening.
  • 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.
  • Body weight ≥ 12.5 kg.
  • If female of childbearing potential:
  • Must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and a negative urine pregnancy test by Day 1.
  • 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.
  • Must refrain from donating ova during the course of the study and for 30 days after the last dose of the study drug.
  • Is a female not of childbearing potential or postmenopausal, defined as follows:
  • Has had surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral salpingectomy).
  • Has had amenorrhea for minimum of 1 year with confirmation by levels of follicle stimulating hormone testing.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Participation in this study is not considered safe and/or feasible in the opinion of the Investigator.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Positive for hepatitis B or C or human immunodeficiency virus.
  • Any history of significant liver disease.
  • Any history of cataracts or more than minimal cataracts observed during the Screening ophthalmologic examination.
  • Any surgical or medical conditions that may affect study drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion.
  • 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).
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse in the last year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Unable to tolerate oral medication or inability to swallow tablets.
  • Allergy to JNT-517 or any component of the investigational product.
  • Any of the following laboratory values at the Screening visit:
  • Alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase values ˃ 1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN).
  • Total bilirubin ˃ULN unless history of Gilbert Syndrome and then total bilirubin >4 milligrams per deciliter [mg/dL] is exclusionary.
  • Hemoglobin ˂10.0 g/dL (˂100.0 grams per liter [g/L])
  • White blood cell count ˃1 x ULN
  • Platelet count ˂150 × 109/L (˂150,000/cubic millimeters[mm\^3])
  • 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).

Study description and what participation involves

The registry record has no detailed description beyond the summary above.

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Participants take JNT-517 orally twice daily using age- and weight-banded doses. Before and during treatment you will have screening and repeated safety checks including blood tests (plasma phenylalanine measured), ECGs, vital signs, eye exams, and other medical assessments. De novo children aged 4–11 may have extra blood draws for drug levels (Day 1 one-hour postdose and predose and one-hour postdose on Days 7 and 14); some pediatric participants previously in JNT517-301 complete the ADHD-RS-5 at Month 6, Month 12 and yearly thereafter (up to ~5 years). You must keep a consistent Phe diet unless a dietician advises changes, avoid certain prohibited medications during treatment, and follow pregnancy testing/contraception and donation restrictions if applicable.

How the study is structured. Interventional, open-label, single-group Phase 3 trial in which every participant receives oral JNT-517 twice daily using age- and weight-banded dosing. Participants undergo regular safety checks (adverse event monitoring, clinical labs, ECGs, and eye exams where indicated), blood tests for plasma Phe, and other scheduled assessments; some measures are repeated through long-term follow-up (certain assessments up to about 5 years).

Questions you could ask

These questions are suggestions for a conversation with the study team or your own clinician, not advice.

  • The listed sites are in Australia, United States. Is any of them reachable for me, and does the study help with travel?
  • Which of the eligibility criteria would need to be checked with tests before I could join?

More on phenylketonuria

Important dates

Study start
Aug 11, 2025
Primary completion
Nov 1, 2027 (estimated)
Study completion
Feb 1, 2028 (estimated)
Target enrollment
240 participants (estimated)
Last updated on registry
May 1, 2026
Data verified
Oct 10, 2026

Sponsor and research team

The lead sponsor funds and oversees the trial. A pharmaceutical or biotech company sponsor typically means the study is testing that company's drug or device; a hospital, university, or government agency usually indicates investigator-initiated or publicly funded research.

Lead sponsor
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.

Central study contact

If you're interested in participating, the central contact can answer general questions about the study — including eligibility requirements and how to find a recruiting site near you. Actual eligibility is determined by the site's medical team.

Participating sites (12)

Terms used on this page · explanations by MedicalUpdates.ai

open-label
No masking is used, so the assigned intervention is not deliberately hidden from participants or study staff.
at Screening
The checks done before enrolment to see whether a person qualifies, such as tests, scans or a review of medical history.
stable dose
A dose that has not changed for a defined period before the study starts. Studies may require this so that background treatment is relatively stable when study measurements begin.
childbearing potential
Studies often ask participants who could become pregnant, or could father a child, to use contraception during the study and for a period afterwards, because the effect of the treatment on a pregnancy is unknown.
study drug
A treatment that is being tested and has not been approved for this use. It may be approved for a different condition. Being studied does not mean it works or is available outside the study.
informed consent
The process of explaining a study, including its risks and what participation involves, so that a person can decide freely whether to take part. Consent is usually documented in writing, and a participant can choose to leave the study later.
legal guardian
A person who is legally allowed to make decisions, including consent to research, on behalf of someone who cannot consent for themselves.
assent
A child's or dependent adult's agreement to take part, given alongside the formal consent of a parent or legal representative.
Estimated glomerular filtration rate
A blood-test estimate of how well the kidneys are filtering. Lower numbers mean reduced kidney function; many studies set a minimum value.
upper limit of normal
The highest value of a blood test that a laboratory considers normal. Criteria such as '≤ 3 × ULN' mean the result must be no more than three times that value.
5 half-lives
The time it takes for the amount of a drug in the body to fall by half. 'Five half-lives' is often used as the point at which a previous drug has essentially left the body.
Key Inclusion Criteria
The conditions a person must meet to be considered for the study, for example a confirmed diagnosis, an age range or a test result.
Key Exclusion Criteria
The conditions that rule a person out even if they meet the inclusion criteria, for example other illnesses, certain medicines or pregnancy.

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