New pill tebapivat aims to ease anemia in sickle cell disease

NCT ID NCT06924970

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

Summary

This Phase 2 trial tests whether tebapivat, an oral tablet, can improve anemia in people with sickle cell disease compared to a placebo. About 59 participants will take the drug or a dummy pill for several weeks. The main goal is to see if hemoglobin levels rise, which could mean fewer symptoms and complications.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Tebapivat (oral tablet)

What this could lead to

If successful, tebapivat could offer a new oral treatment option to improve anemia and reduce complications in people with sickle cell disease.

What could go wrong

This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 59 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo or could cause side effects.

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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.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Amsterdam Universitair Medisch Centrum, Locatie AMC

    Amsterdam, North Holland, 1105AZ, Netherlands

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Boston Medical Center & Boston University School of Medicine

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

  • CHR de la Citadelle

    Liège, Wallonne, 4000, Belgium

  • CHU Hôpital Henri Mondor

    Créteil, Île-de-France Region, 94010, France

  • CHU Montreal

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan

    Detroit, Michigan, 48304, United States

  • Children's National Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

  • Clinique CHC MontLégia

    Liège, Wallonne, 4420, Belgium

  • Emory-Children's Center/ Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Arthur M. Blank Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands

  • Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • Henry Ford Health System

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Hôpital Edouard Herriot, CHU de Lyon

    Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69003, France

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse - Oncopole

    Toulouse, Midi Pyrenees, 31059, France

  • Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

  • Lifespan at Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903-4923, United States

  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10460, United States

  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Farris Road

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

  • St. James Hospital

    Dublin, Leinster, D08 A978, Ireland

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • UCHealth at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • UConn Health

    Farmington, Connecticut, 06030-0001, United States

  • Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

    Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands

  • University College London

    London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States