Experimental drug targets bone marrow failure
NCT ID NCT07712562
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called dibotatug (DR-01) in adults with bone marrow failure syndromes, including severe aplastic anemia. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and can improve blood cell counts. Participants receive dibotatug by IV infusion, and researchers monitor for side effects and treatment response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dibotatug (DR-01) given by IV infusion
- What this could lead to
- If successful, dibotatug could offer a new treatment option for people with bone marrow failure syndromes who have not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with a small number of participants, so the drug may not prove effective or may cause unexpected side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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 old * Women of childbearing potential and males must agree to use 2 methods of effective contraception, with at least 1 method being highly effective. Inclusion Criteria for Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA) (Cohorts A and B): * Participants with SAA must have a current or prior diagnosis of SAA or very SAA. Inclusion Criteria for Refractory Severe Aplastic Anemia (Cohort A) Participants with refractory SAA must have: * Received one ≥ 3-month course of ATG and/or CSA-based IST. * Refractory SAA, defined as failure to achieve CR or PR ≥ 3 months after starting ATG and/or CSA-based IST. Inclusion Criteria for Relapsed Severe Aplastic Anemia (Cohort B): * Relapsed SAA, defined as relapse following a CR or PR that was achieved ≥ 3 months after starting ATG- and/or cyclosporine A (CSA)-based IST. Inclusion Criteria for Relapsed or Refractory Transfusion-Dependent Non-Severe Aplastic Anemia (Cohort C): * Current or prior diagnosis of NSAA * No current or prior diagnosis of SAA. * Received at least 1 prior course of IST such as ATG- or CSA, with or without a TPO-R agonist (lasting ≥ 3 months). * Meets criteria for transfusion dependence (either RBC or platelet): * RBC transfusion dependence: transfusion of ≥ 2 units of RBCs in the past 56 days * Platelet transfusion dependence: transfusion of ≥ 1 unit of apheresis platelets in the past 28 days Participants entering the Extension Treatment Period must meet the following criteria: * Signed informed consent form (ICF) for the Extension Treatment Period. * CR or PR by Week 24 during the Main Treatment Period Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Fanconi anemia, dyskeratosis congenita, or other congenital BMF syndrome. * Prior HCT. * Planning to receive HCT as treatment for AA. * Evidence of a clonal disorder with poor risk cytogenetics per Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R) for MDS. * Diagnosis of PNH or a clonal hematologic bone marrow disorder such as LGLL. Existence of PNH clones, LGLL cells, or clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) clones without a clinical diagnosis is not exclusionary. * Use of a T-cell depleting agent (e.g., ATG, alemtuzumab, thymoglobulin) within 3 months prior to Day 1. * Use of a B-cell depleting agent (e.g., rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, ublituximab) within 28 days prior to Day 1. * Use of any of the following within 14 days of Day 1, unless used as an established therapy at screening and there is evidence of either progressive cytopenia or lack of count improvement over the 3 months before screening: * Calcineurin inhibitor (e.g., cyclosporine), TPO-R agonist (e.g., eltrombopag), Androgen (e.g., danazol), Oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor * Regardless of their use as an established therapy at screening, use of the above medications is prohibited for all participants from 3 months after Day 1. * Current infection not adequately responding to appropriate therapy or requiring hospitalization. * Current uncontrolled or invasive infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein Barr virus (EBV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), or human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1), defined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at screening. Note that low level CMV, EBV, or VZV viremia is not exclusionary. * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. * Current or prior infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) * Current hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection * Latent tuberculosis (TB) infection as indicated by IFN-γ release assay without documentation of appropriate treatment (appropriate therapy as defined by the World Health Organization \[WHO\] and/or the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). * Estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 at screening (using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration formula; Levey 2009). * Total bilirubin \> 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (\> 3 × ULN if known Gilbert's disease). * Aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase \> 2.5 × ULN (except in participants with known iron overload).
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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
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dren Investigational Site
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Dren Investigational Site
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Dren Investigational Site
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Dren Investigational Site
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Dren Investigational Site
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Dren Investigational Site
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Dren Investigational Site
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Dren Investigational Site
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Dren Investigational Site
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Dren Investigational Site
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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