New combo therapy aims to boost platelets in immune disorder
NCT ID NCT07700238
First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether adding romiplostim to standard prednisone treatment improves platelet counts in adults with previously untreated primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Participants receive either romiplostim plus prednisone or prednisone alone. The study measures how many people achieve a durable platelet response and how long they stay off additional treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- romiplostim and predniso(lo)ne
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could become a new standard first-line treatment for ITP, reducing the need for long-term steroids and improving platelet counts.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with a moderate size, so results may not confirm benefit. Risks include side effects from both drugs, such as infection or bone marrow changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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 to 100 years
- 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 adult legal age within country if older than 18 years. * Diagnosis of primary ITP according to the 2019 International Consensus (ICR) that is previously untreated and requires treatment. * Note: The investigator should ensure that the diagnosis of primary ITP is established by excluding other causes of isolated thrombocytopenia, as outlined in the 2019 ICR, which states that the diagnosis of primary ITP is principally based on the exclusion of other causes of isolated thrombocytopenia. * Note: If emergency treatment is necessary, platelet count performed before emergency can be used for study inclusion. * Note: Emergency ITP treatment with any thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RAs), or splenectomy is not allowed. * Platelet count \< 30 × 10\^9/L or Platelet count \< 50× 10\^9/L with clinically significant bleeding before any medical intervention. Exclusion Criteria: * Life-threatening bleeding at randomization. * Known sensitivity or intolerance to any of the products to be administered during study (eg, uncontrolled diabetes) or to any Escherichia coli-derived product (eg, filgrastim, pegfilgrastim, certain insulins). * Uncontrolled hypertension before randomization. * Abnormal hepatic or renal function at screening. * History of total splenectomy. * Use of concurrent anticoagulation therapy and/or antiplatelet therapy. * Need for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) use and use of NSAIDs within 7 days before randomization. * Venous or arterial thrombotic event within 3 or 6 months, respectively, before randomization. * Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion may apply.
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Conditions
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