Can a biologic drug tame a rare vasculitis and cut steroid use?
NCT ID NCT07815886
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers are studying how well benralizumab works in adults with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare disease that inflames blood vessels and can affect the lungs, nerves, and sinuses. The study follows about 100 patients at European referral centers who receive benralizumab every 4 weeks, either as their first biologic or after another drug. Over up to 24 months, researchers will track disease activity, lung function, steroid doses, relapses, and side effects from medical records. The goal is to understand whether benralizumab helps patients control EGPA and reduce their need for oral steroids in everyday practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- benralizumab, a biologic drug given every 4 weeks
- What this could lead to
- If benralizumab helps, it could offer people with EGPA a way to control symptoms and lower their daily steroid dose over the long term.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study of about 100 people, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to everyone with EGPA, and benralizumab carries known risks such as allergic reactions and infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) treated with benralizumab 30 mg every 4 weeks at EGPA referral centers participating in the European EGPA Study Group. Patients may be newly diagnosed or have relapsing or refractory EGPA, and will be included if at least 3 months of follow-up data after benralizumab initiation are available.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older. * Diagnosis of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) according to the 2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria or the criteria proposed in the MIRRA trial. * Treatment with benralizumab 30 mg every 4 weeks. * At least 3 months of available follow-up data after starting benralizumab. * Written informed consent for study participation and data collection. Exclusion Criteria: * Age younger than 18 years. * No available follow-up data after starting benralizumab. * Follow-up after benralizumab initiation shorter than 3 months. * Lack of written informed consent, where required by local regulations.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Edoardo Biancalana
RECRUITINGFlorence, Italy, 50134, Italy
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