2025 Consensus Clinical Management Guidelines for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C.

Hiwot T., Porter FD., Bremova-Ertl T., Ramaswami U., Hastings C., Héron B., Hopkin J., Melville J., Amartino H., Del Toro M., Deodato F., Ezgü F., Gissen P., Gibson JB., Ficicioglu C., Giugliani R., Staretz-Chacham O., Platt F., Guffon N., Julich K., Kresojević N., Lehman A., Nadjar Y., Schneider SA., Jones S., Mengel E., Tchan M., Walterfang M., Goker-Alpan O., Dawson C., Cowie S., Mathieson T., Berry-Kravis E., Patterson MC.

In 2018, the International Niemann-Pick Disease Alliance (INPDA) and the International Niemann-Pick Disease Registry (INPDR) developed and published comprehensive clinical management guidelines to support inclusive and standardized care pathways in Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC)-an ultra-rare, autosomal recessive, neurovisceral lysosomal disorder. Since then, advances in diagnostics, care, and the approval of two novel disease-modifying agents have underscored the need to revise these guidelines to ensure safe, consistent, and high-quality care for those affected by NPC. In response, the INPDA and INPDR convened a multidisciplinary Guidelines Development Group (GDG) comprising individuals with NPC expertise from 14 countries across five continents, representing a broad range of specialties, as well as patients and families involved in NPC care. Informed by a comprehensive literature review and two meetings, the GDG systematically reviewed, revised, and updated the 2018 guideline statements, re-evaluating the level of evidence, strength of recommendations, and expert agreement for each. The resulting 2025 consensus clinical management guidelines constitute a timely, up-to-date, and internationally applicable resource for the diagnosis, treatment, and holistic management of individuals with NPC. These guidelines serve as a critical resource for specialist centers, hospital-based medical teams, staff involved in NPC patient care, family physicians and other primary caregivers, and, importantly, patients and their families.

DOI

10.1002/jimd.70185

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2026-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

49

Keywords

NPC, Niemann‐Pick disease type C, diagnosis, guidelines, management, treatment, Humans, Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C, Consensus, Disease Management, Practice Guidelines as Topic

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