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PTC Therapeutics

PTC Therapeutics logo
🇺🇸United States
Ownership
Public
Established
1998-01-01
Employees
1K
Market Cap
$2.7B
Website
http://www.ptcbio.com
Introduction

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated medicines that provide benefits to patients with rare disorders. The company was founded by Allan Steven Jacobson and Stuart Walter Peltz on March 31, 1998 and is headquartered in Warren, NJ.

Clinical Trials

225

Active:138
Completed:54

Trial Phases

3 Phases

Phase 1:122
Phase 2:36
Phase 3:26

Drug Approvals

1

FDA:1

Drug Approvals

EMFLAZA

Approval Date
Feb 21, 2023
FDA

Clinical Trials

Distribution across different clinical trial phases (184 trials with phase data)• Click on a phase to view related trials

Phase 1
122 (66.3%)
Phase 2
36 (19.6%)
Phase 3
26 (14.1%)

A Study of Sepiapterin in Participants With Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Phenylketonuria
Interventions
First Posted Date
2024-03-08
Last Posted Date
2025-06-05
Lead Sponsor
PTC Therapeutics
Target Recruit Count
56
Registration Number
NCT06302348
Locations
🇺🇸

Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

An Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of PTC518 in Participants With Huntington's Disease (HD)

Phase 2
Conditions
Huntington Disease
Interventions
First Posted Date
2024-02-12
Last Posted Date
2025-03-11
Lead Sponsor
PTC Therapeutics
Target Recruit Count
250
Registration Number
NCT06254482
Locations
🇦🇺

Monash Health, Clayton, Australia

🇦🇺

Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia

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Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

and more 21 locations

A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Vatiquinone in Participants With Friedreich Ataxia

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Friedreich Ataxia
Interventions
First Posted Date
2022-08-25
Last Posted Date
2025-06-06
Lead Sponsor
PTC Therapeutics
Target Recruit Count
130
Registration Number
NCT05515536
Locations
🇺🇸

UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States

🇺🇸

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States

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University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States

and more 11 locations

A Study of Vatiquinone for the Treatment of Participants With Friedreich Ataxia

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Friedreich Ataxia
Interventions
First Posted Date
2022-08-03
Last Posted Date
2024-10-08
Lead Sponsor
PTC Therapeutics
Target Recruit Count
5
Registration Number
NCT05485987
Locations
🇺🇸

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of PTC518 in Participants With Huntington's Disease (HD)

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Huntington Disease
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
First Posted Date
2022-05-03
Last Posted Date
2025-02-20
Lead Sponsor
PTC Therapeutics
Target Recruit Count
252
Registration Number
NCT05358717
Locations
🇩🇪

Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany

🇺🇸

University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States

🇺🇸

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

and more 25 locations
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News

uniQure Appoints Kylie O'Keefe as Chief Customer and Strategy Officer to Lead AMT-130 Commercialization for Huntington's Disease

uniQure has appointed Kylie O'Keefe as Chief Customer and Strategy Officer to lead the global commercialization strategy for AMT-130, the company's investigational gene therapy for Huntington's disease.

Huntington's Disease Pipeline Shows Robust Growth with 20+ Companies Developing Novel Therapies

DelveInsight's 2025 pipeline analysis reveals over 20 active companies developing more than 20 pipeline drugs for Huntington's disease, including gene-targeting and disease-modifying therapies.

PTC518 Shows Promise in Huntington's Disease: Phase 2 Trial Meets Primary Endpoint

PTC Therapeutics' investigational drug PTC518 demonstrated statistically significant reductions in Huntingtin protein levels in Phase 2 PIVOT-HD study, with 23-39% decreases observed across different dosages over 12 months.

PTC Therapeutics' Sephience Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Phenylketonuria Treatment Across All Age Groups

The European Medicines Agency's CHMP has issued a positive opinion for Sephience (sepiapterin) to treat phenylketonuria in patients of all ages and disease severities, addressing a significant unmet medical need.

FDA Sets Q3 2025 Approval Dates for Three Breakthrough Therapies Targeting Rare Diseases

The FDA has established PDUFA target action dates for three promising therapies in Q3 2025: sepiapterin for phenylketonuria (July 29), apitegromab for spinal muscular atrophy (September 22), and paltusotine for acromegaly (September 25).

Phenylketonuria Pipeline Shows Robust Growth with 25+ Therapies in Development

DelveInsight's latest report reveals a robust phenylketonuria (PKU) pipeline with over 20 companies developing 25+ therapeutic candidates, signaling significant advancement in treatment options for this rare metabolic disorder.

European Commission Withdraws Translarna's Marketing Authorization for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

The European Commission has adopted the CHMP's negative opinion, withdrawing conditional marketing authorization for PTC Therapeutics' Translarna (ataluren) for nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

FDA Priority Review Vouchers Face Transparency Challenges Amid Rising Prices

Priority Review Vouchers (PRVs) have surged in value to $150-158 million in recent months, up from the typical $100 million, following Congress's failure to reauthorize the rare pediatric disease program.

First Brain-Directed Gene Therapy Upstaza Receives EU Recommendation for Rare AADC Deficiency

PTC Therapeutics' Upstaza has secured CHMP recommendation as the first disease-modifying treatment for AADC deficiency, marking a milestone as the first gene therapy administered directly to the brain.

DMD Market Set to More Than Double to $5.2 Billion by 2033, Driven by Novel Therapies

The Duchenne muscular dystrophy market across seven major markets is projected to grow from $2.3 billion in 2023 to $5.2 billion by 2033, fueled by recent approvals of Elevidys and Agamree.

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