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Prader-Willi Syndrome: Oral Therapy Withdrawal & Hyperphagia

by Dr. Jennifer Chen

January 09, 2026

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Patients who were on ​placebo started to ⁣talk about food more frequently, were more persistent ⁣in asking for food, snuck food more⁣ frequently and‌ became more upset when denied⁣ food vs.​ those who remained on ⁢diazoxide ⁢choline extended⁤ release,” Jennifer ⁤Miller, MD, MS, professor of ⁤pediatric endocrinology at University of ‍Florida, ⁤told Healio. “The results of this study expanded upon the results of the‌ other clinical trials of diazoxide choline‍ extended release in‌ Prader-Willi syndrome, which all showed improvements in objective markers ⁢such as⁢ body composition​ by DXA,​ metabolic laboratory values ‍and Prader-Willi⁣ syndrome-associated typical behavior problems.”

Jennifer Miller

Researchers enrolled 77 children and adults ⁢who completed‌ prior studies (mean age, 14.9​ years; 55.8% female). Participants were randomly assigned to once-daily⁢ diazoxide​ choline extended release⁢ or ‌placebo for ‍16‌ weeks. ‍The​ primary outcome was change in Hyperphagia Questionnaire for Clinical Trials (HQ-CT) score as reported by each ⁤participant’s caregiver from‍ baseline to 16 weeks, with a higher score indicating ⁢ worsening of hyperphagia. ‌

Changes in hyperphagia

The‍ study group had ⁤a mean reduction in ‍HQ-CT score of 13 points⁢ from the start‌ of diazoxide choline extended-release therapy in the ‌DESTINY-PWS ⁣phase 3‍ trial to the beginning of the‌ randomized‍ withdrawal period trial.⁤ During the ⁤randomized withdrawal trial, a difference in HQ-CT score was⁣ seen between the diazoxide ​choline extended ‌release and placebo groups beginning at‌ 12 weeks. From baseline to 16 weeks, the diazoxide choline extended-release group had a⁣ 2.6-point increase in HQ-CT score vs. a 7.6-point increase for the placebo group (P = .0022). Those receiving placebo had a greater increase in score for all nine questions‍ than the diazoxide choline extended-release ‍group.

There were ‍no differences in change of Clinical Global Impression ⁣of ⁣severity and Clinical Global ⁣Impression of Improvement questionnaires between the two groups. Participants receiving diazoxide choline extended release had a 0.9-point greater ‌decline in BMI z score ⁤than the placebo group.

Safety data

Adverse events occurred among 74.4% of the placebo group and 73.7% of the diazoxide choline extended-release group, with 93% of treatment-emergent adverse‌ events deemed to be grade 1 or 2 in ⁤severity. The ⁢most common adverse events related to ⁢diazoxide choline extended release were ⁢abnormal behavior, ⁣affect lability, hirsutism and hypertrichosis.no participants discontinued the study due to⁣ an adverse event. All adverse⁤ events that occurred ⁤in more than 10% of participants in either group were common ⁤symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome.

“Interestingly, the most common adverse events from the previous trials – hypert

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