Meal timing may matter for new sickle cell drug

NCT ID NCT06433661

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 31 times

Summary

This study looked at how a high-fat meal changes the amount of the drug etavopivat in the blood of 16 healthy adults. Participants took a single dose of etavopivat after eating a high-fat meal and on an empty stomach on separate days. The goal is to understand if food affects how the drug is absorbed, which can guide future dosing for people with sickle cell disease or thalassemia.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ICON-Salt Lake City

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84124, United States

What this could mean

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

Active substance

etavopivat

What this could lead to

If successful, this study could help determine the best way to take etavopivat (with or without food) for future sickle cell disease and thalassemia treatments.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase study in healthy volunteers, not patients. Results may not directly predict how the drug works in people with the disease.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

thalassemia

As listed by the trial registrant

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