Clinical trials: Alkaptonuria
Alkaptonuria
Long-Term Study of Nitisinone to Treat Alkaptonuria
This 3-year study will examine the safety and effectiveness of long-term use of nitisinone (Orfadin) for treating joint problems in patients with alkaptonuria, an inherited disease in which a compound called homogentisic acid…
- Trial name
- NCT00107783
- Testing
- Nitisinone (NTBC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Alkaptonuria
Nitisinone (NTBC) In Different Age Groups Of Patients With Alkaptonuria
Nitisinone is a potent inhibitor of the enzyme that catalyzes the formation of homogentisic acid, and should be an even more logical treatment for alkaptonuria than for tyrosinemia, for which it has been approved by the FDA.The…
- Trial name
- NCT01390077
- Testing
- Nitisinone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego