New drug aims to block sickle cell pain crises

NCT ID NCT05075824

Completed Prevention Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a drug called crovalimab in 95 people with sickle cell disease to see if it could prevent vaso-occlusive episodes (painful blockages in blood vessels). Participants received either crovalimab or a placebo alongside their usual treatments. The goal was to measure how many pain episodes occurred over a year and whether the drug was safe.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Crovalimab (a lab-made antibody given by IV and injection)

What this could lead to

If it works, crovalimab could become a new option to reduce painful blockages in blood vessels for people with sickle cell disease.

What could go wrong

This is an early Phase 2 study with only 95 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not reduce pain episodes more than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

sickle cell disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

SICKLE CELL DISEASE

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Locations

Adana Acibadem Hospital; Pediatric Hematology

Adana, 01130, Turkey (Türkiye)
Amsterdam UMC Location VUMC

Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands
Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona-Policlinico G.B. Rossi

Verona, Veneto, 37134, Italy
Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, 01323-900, Brazil
CHU Henri Mondor

Créteil, 64010, France
Central Middlesex Hospital

London, NW10 7NS, United Kingdom
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital

Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
Cukurova University Medical Faculty Balcali Hospital

Adana, 1330, Turkey (Türkiye)
East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
Gertrude's Children Hospital

Nairobi, Kenya
HEMORIO

Rio de Janeiro, 20211-030, Brazil
Hammersmith Hospital

London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
Hopital Nini

Tripoli, Lebanon
Hospital General Univ. Gregorio Maranon

Madrid, 28009, Spain
Hospital Samaritano

São Paulo, 01232-010, Brazil
Hospital Sao Rafael - HSR

Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 41253-190, Brazil
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet

Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
Hospital das Clinicas - UFRGS

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Hospital das Clínicas Faculdades Médicas de Ribeirão Preto

Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14051-140, Brazil
Hospital de Base de Sao Jose do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15090-000, Brazil
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, 10029, United States
International Cancer Institute (ICI)

Eldoret, 30100, Kenya
Mersin Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

Mersin, 33343, Turkey (Türkiye)
Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine

Madison, Mississippi, 39110, United States
UNESP - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus Botucatu

Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-970, Brazil
Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Naples, Campania, 80138, Italy