Drug tested for rare sunlight allergy

NCT ID NCT06388642

Summary

This study aimed to understand how the drug afamelanotide is processed by the body in people with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), a rare condition causing severe pain from sunlight. It involved 28 adolescent and adult patients. Researchers measured the drug's levels in the blood over time to learn how it behaves.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CLINUVEL Site

    Leuven, Belgium

  • CLINUVEL Site

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

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