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Condition (MeSH)

Porphyrias, Hepatic

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 62 trials for Porphyrias, Hepatic or a narrower condition beneath it. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 8.

MeSH D017094 Digestive System Diseases C06 C16 C17 C18 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 1 Phase 1 5 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 3 Phase 2 Phase 2 11 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 4 Phase 3 Phase 3 9 Not applicable Not applicable 7 Observational Observational 21 Expanded access Expanded access 2 Phase 1 Phase 1 5 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 3 Phase 2 Phase 2 11 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 4 Phase 3 Phase 3 9 Not applicable Not applicable 7 Observational Observational 21 Expanded access Expanded access 2

Trials per phase

2 of the 62 trials are tagged with Porphyrias, Hepatic itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Porphyrias, Hepatic trials start? (24)

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
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 6

1993: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 1996: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 1999: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2000: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2003: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 2/3 1) 2006: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2007: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 2008: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2009: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2010: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 2011: 6 trials (Observational 3, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2012: 5 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 1 1) 2014: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2 1) 2015: 2 trials (Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2016: 3 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2017: 3 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1) 2018: 3 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2019: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2021: 3 trials (Observational 3) 2022: 5 trials (Observational 3, Phase 2 2) 2023: 4 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2024: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2025: 2 trials (Phase 3 1, Phase 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) 3
2025 2
2024 2
2023 4
2022 5
2021 3
2019 2
2018 3
2017 3
2016 3

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 3.2 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 3 trials 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 Porphyrias, Hepatic trials in? (8)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 5
Phase 1/2 3
Phase 2 11
Phase 2/3 4
Phase 3 9
Not applicable 7
Observational 21
Expanded access 2

How many Porphyrias, Hepatic trials are recruiting? (9)

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

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Recruiting 6
Enrolling by invitation 1
Active, not recruiting 3
Available 1
Completed 40

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Porphyrias, Hepatic trials? (7)

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
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 8
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited 6
Disc Medicine, Inc 4
Portal Therapeutics, Inc. 3
Digna Biotech S.L. 2

Which drugs are being tested for Porphyrias, Hepatic? (5)

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
Afamelanotide 6
RO4917838 5
Givosiran 5
Hemin 2
cysteine hydrochloride 2

Interventions as named in the registry (10)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
PORT-77 2
Exercise 2
Deferasirox FCT 2
Oral Iron 1
Isoniazida 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 Porphyrias, Hepatic 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
Pulmonary embolism 9 2
Chronic kidney disease 6 1
Abdominal pain 5 3
Device related infection 5 1
Pyrexia 5 2

Which publications cover Porphyrias, Hepatic? (4)

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

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
A randomized, placebo-controlled study of givosiran in patients with acute hepatic porphyrias (ENVISION): Final (36-month) analysis of the Taiwan Cohort. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi 2024 Yes
Disease burden in patients with acute hepatic porphyria: experience from the phase 3 ENVISION study. Orphanet journal of rare diseases 2022 Yes
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Acute Hepatic Porphyrias: Results from the Longitudinal Study of the U.S. Porphyrias Consortium. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2021 Yes
Liver transplantation for porphyria: who, when, and how? Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2007 Yes

Sub-conditions in MeSH (5)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

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