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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
Kuvan® (sapropterin dihydrochloride) will be administered orally at a dose of 20 milligram per kilogram per day (mg/kg/day) once daily for 8 days. If there is 30 percent (%) decrease in blood phenylalanine levels from baseline at the end of Day 8, then treatment will be continued at the same dose for further 6 weeks.
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Percentage of Participants With Response to Kuvan® (Sapropterin Dihydrochloride) Treatment
Response to Kuvan® (sapropterin dihydrochloride) treatment was defined as a reduction in blood phenylalanine levels of greater than or equal to 30% at Day 8 as compared to baseline.
Time frame: Day 8
Percent Change From Baseline in Blood Phenylalanine Levels at Day 8 in Overall Population
Percent change in blood phenylalanine levels after 8-day Kuvan® therapy (response test period) was calculated as (blood phenylalanine level at Day 8 minus blood phenylalanine level at baseline)\*100/ blood phenylalanine level at baseline.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 8
Percent Change From Baseline in Blood Phenylalanine Levels at Day 8 in Sub-population of Responders
Percent change in blood phenylalanine levels after 8-day Kuvan® therapy (response test period) was calculated as (blood phenylalanine level at Day 8 minus blood phenylalanine level at baseline)\*100/ blood phenylalanine level at baseline.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 8
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) in Overall Safety Population
An adverse event (AE) was defined as any new untoward medical occurrences/worsening of pre-existing medical condition without regard to possibility of causal relationship. A serious adverse event (SAE) was an AE that resulted in any of the following outcomes: death; life threatening; persistent/significant disability/incapacity; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; congenital anomaly/birth defect.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 11
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