Experimental antibody IC14 tested in rare heart condition

NCT ID NCT06275893

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This early-phase trial tested IC14 (atibuclimab), an antibody that targets inflammation, in one person with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a rare heart muscle disease that can cause dangerous heart rhythms. The study measured safety, blood markers of inflammation, and heart rhythm changes using the participant's implanted defibrillator and other tests. Because it involved only one participant and no placebo, the results are very preliminary.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

IC14 (atibuclimab), a lab-made antibody targeting inflammation

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a treatment that reduces inflammation and heart rhythm problems in people with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.

What could go wrong

This is a very early, tiny trial with only 1 participant and no placebo group. It mainly checks safety, not effectiveness, so results may not apply to others.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute chest syndrome Arrhythmias, Cardiac arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 1 arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Familial, 1 familial isolated arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia, left dominant form

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States