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Condition (MeSH)

Hypophosphatasia

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 45 trials for Hypophosphatasia or a narrower condition beneath it. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 23.

MeSH D007014 Congenital / Hereditary / Neonatal C16 C18 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 1 Phase 1 2 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 3 Phase 2 Phase 2 8 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 3 Phase 4 Phase 4 3 Not applicable Not applicable 1 Observational Observational 23 Phase 1 Phase 1 2 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 3 Phase 2 Phase 2 8 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 3 Phase 4 Phase 4 3 Not applicable Not applicable 1 Observational Observational 23

Trials per phase (log scale)

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45 of the 45 trials are tagged with Hypophosphatasia itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Hypophosphatasia trials start? (19)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 5

2008: 2 trials (Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2009: 3 trials (Phase 2 3) 2010: 4 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2) 2011: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2012: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2013: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2014: 5 trials (Observational 4, Phase 2 1) 2015: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 1) 2016: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2 1) 2017: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2018: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2019: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2020: 1 trials (Phase 4 1) 2021: 4 trials (Observational 3, Phase 1 1) 2022: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2023: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2024: 4 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 3) 2025: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 1/2 1)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 2
2025 2
2024 4
2023 3
2022 1
2021 4
2020 1
2019 2
2018 2
2017 1

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 2.4 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 1 trial still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot, fewer than the 5 needed for a median. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Hypophosphatasia trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 2
Phase 1/2 3
Phase 2 8
Phase 2/3 1
Phase 3 3
Phase 4 3
Not applicable 1
Observational 23
Expanded access 1

How many Hypophosphatasia trials are recruiting? (8)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 1
Recruiting 7
Enrolling by invitation 1
Active, not recruiting 4
Completed 24

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Hypophosphatasia trials? (6)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 23
AM-Pharma 1
AgNovos Healthcare, LLC 1
Alesta Therapeutics 1
AstraZeneca 1

Which drugs are being tested for Hypophosphatasia? (6)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Asfotase Alfa 16
ALXN1850 4
RITUXIMAB 1
Folic (or folinic) acid 1
Ilofotase alfa 1

Interventions as named in the registry (8)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Biochemical analysis of different bone markers. 1
data collection 1
No Intervention -- Observational study 1
ALE1 1
Bortezomib SC 1

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Hypophosphatasia trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Craniosynostosis 20 3
Pneumonia 13 3
Convulsion 7 3
Pyrexia 6 1
Intracranial pressure increased 5 3

Which publications cover Hypophosphatasia? (33)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Prevalence (6)

Shown in this order: jurisdiction, then disease name. Orphanet observation for the mapped ORPHA concept; the mapping relation column says whether that concept is exactly this condition or broader or narrower.

Prevalence
Orphanet disease Type Class Geography Jurisdiction Mapping relation
Hypophosphatasia Point prevalence Unknown Worldwide Not stated Exact
Hypophosphatasia Point prevalence Unknown Worldwide Not stated Exact
Hypophosphatasia Point prevalence Unknown Worldwide Not stated Unspecified
Hypophosphatasia Point prevalence <1 / 1 000 000 China Not stated Exact
Hypophosphatasia Point prevalence <1 / 1 000 000 China Not stated Unspecified

Rare-disease identity (2)

Shown in this order: exact, broader, narrower, other.

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Hypophosphatasia 436 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1
Hypophosphatasia 436 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: sub-conditions in mesh.

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