Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
MONDO:0012105A small-vessel necrotizing vasculitis characterized by the association of inflammation of the vessel wall and peri- and extravascular granulomatosis.
Also known as: ANCA-associated vasculitis, Wg, GPA, Wegener granulomatosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, Wegener's syndrome, granulomatosis - Wegener's, granulomatosis with polyangiitis
114 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.
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New drug could simplify treatment for rare EGPA disease
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether a newer drug, benralizumab, works as well as the current standard, mepolizumab, for people with a rare disease called EGPA that inflames blood vessels. About 140 adults with active EGPA will receive either drug for a year, along with their usual steroids.…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 14, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new drug tame vasculitis with fewer side effects?
Disease control OngoingThis study tracks the safety of avacopan, a medication for ANCA-associated vasculitis, an autoimmune disease that causes blood vessel inflammation. Researchers will compare side effects like liver injury, heart problems, serious infections, and cancer in people taking avacopan ve…
Sponsor: Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for kids with rare blood vessel disease: avacopan trial launches
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether the drug avacopan can help children aged 6 to 18 with a rare autoimmune disease called ANCA-associated vasculitis, which causes inflammation of blood vessels. About 20 participants will receive avacopan alongside standard treatments like rituximab or cycl…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Amgen • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug aims to tame rare inflammatory disease
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether a new drug, depemokimab, works as well as the current treatment mepolizumab for adults with a rare disease called EGPA, which causes inflammation of blood vessels. The study involves 163 participants and aims to see if depemokimab can help patient…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill aims to tame rare blood vessel disease
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding the oral drug iptacopan to standard therapy (rituximab) helps people with active ANCA vasculitis achieve and maintain remission. About 84 adults with newly diagnosed or relapsed disease will receive either iptacopan or a placebo, plus stand…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Promising CAR-T trial for kids with rare vasculitis pulled before start
Disease control TerminatedThis trial aimed to test whether anti-CD19 CAR-T cells could safely and effectively treat children with refractory ANCA-associated vasculitis, a rare autoimmune disease. The study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available. It was designed for ch…
Sponsor: The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New hope for rare disease: can NS-229 help patients reduce steroids?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new medicine, NS-229, in 45 adults with a rare disease called eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), which causes inflammation in blood vessels. The goal is to see if NS-229 can help patients achieve remission while lowering their daily steroid d…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: NS Pharma, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:38 UTC
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New drug shows promise for rare blood vessel disease
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called tezepelumab in 42 adults with EGPA, a rare disease that causes inflammation in blood vessels and can damage organs. The goal is to see if the drug helps patients reach remission, meaning no active disease and low steroid use. Participants receive ei…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Imperial College London • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:24 UTC
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Kidney failure patients may ditch immune drugs in landmark trial
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at whether people with ANCA vasculitis who have reached end-stage kidney disease can safely stop taking immunosuppressive medications. The goal is to see if stopping these drugs lowers the risk of serious infections and other side effects without causing dangerou…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on lupus and scleroderma in early trial
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis early-phase study tests a new treatment called Prula-cel for people with autoimmune diseases like lupus, scleroderma, and vasculitis. Prula-cel uses donor immune cells engineered to target and destroy faulty immune cells that attack the body. The goal is to find a safe dose …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Adicet Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:02 UTC
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Immune system overhaul: could CAR T-Cells tame autoimmune disease?
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new treatment called KYV-101 for people with severe autoimmune diseases like lupus, scleroderma, and vasculitis. The treatment involves taking a patient's own immune cells, modifying them to target and destroy faulty B cells, and giving them ba…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: David Porter • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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Could CAR-T cells tame autoimmune diseases? early trial begins
Disease control TerminatedThis early-phase trial is testing a CAR-T cell therapy called RD06-04 in 12 people with active autoimmune diseases like lupus, scleroderma, and vasculitis. The treatment involves reprogramming a patient's own immune cells to target and destroy faulty B cells. The main goal is to …
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Nanjing Bioheng Biotech Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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Immune cell therapy aimed at autoimmune diseases hits early snag
Disease control TerminatedThis early-phase trial planned to test a one-time infusion of genetically modified immune cells (CAR-T cells) targeting CD19 in people with several autoimmune diseases, including lupus and multiple sclerosis. The goal was to see if it was safe and could reduce harmful antibodies.…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Nanjing Bioheng Biotech Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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Experimental Donor-Cell therapy takes aim at tough autoimmune diseases
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a therapy called SC291, made from donor immune cells, in 7 people with severe lupus or vasculitis that hasn't improved with standard treatments. The goal is to see if it is safe and tolerable, and to get a first look at whether it can control the dise…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Sana Biotechnology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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New drug may tame rare vasculitis and cut steroid dependence
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether a drug called mepolizumab can help people with a rare disease called eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) reach remission better than standard treatments. About 100 adults with active EGPA will receive either mepolizumab or usual care, and…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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New drug shows promise for tough kidney diseases
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called povetacicept in adults with certain autoimmune kidney diseases, including lupus nephritis and IgA nephropathy. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and can help control the disease. Participants receive the drug every 4 weeks for at least 6 mo…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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Shingles vaccine trial aims to protect vulnerable patients
Prevention OngoingThis study tests the Shingrix vaccine in over 2,000 adults with autoimmune rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, who are at higher risk for shingles. Researchers will compare vaccinated patients to unvaccinated ones to see if the vaccine is safe and triggers a s…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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New tool could predict who will suffer from steroid side effects
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study aims to create a tool that predicts which patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (like rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, or polymyalgia rheumatica) will develop serious side effects from long-term steroid use. Researchers will collect routine medical data—such a…
Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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Proteomics may unlock key clues to mepolizumab success in rare lung disease
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study aims to find biological markers in blood, saliva, and sputum that can predict how well patients with EGPA (a rare inflammatory disease) and severe asthma respond to the drug mepolizumab. Researchers will analyze proteins in these samples before and after treatment to u…
Phase: PHASE4 • Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Cagliari • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC
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Tiny study probes why antibiotic may tame rare vasculitis
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how the antibiotic TMP-SMX changes the bacteria and fungi living in the noses of people with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers want to understand why this antibiotic helps prevent disease flare-ups. Eight adults wit…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC