Can a drug reverse Asthma's hidden airway damage?

NCT ID NCT05651841

First seen Jul 09, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial tests whether tezepelumab, an injectable drug, can reverse airway wall thickening (remodeling) in adults with asthma. Participants, aged 18 to 85 with moderate-to-severe asthma, will receive either tezepelumab or a placebo for about a year. Researchers will use CT scans to measure changes in airway structure and also study genetic activity to understand the repair process.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
tezepelumab
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that tezepelumab reverses structural airway damage in asthma, pointing toward a treatment that repairs rather than just manages symptoms.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to all asthma patients. Tezepelumab may not reverse remodeling, and side effects from the drug are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Airway Remodeling asthma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • APHP Bichat

    Paris, France

  • APHP Bicêtre

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

  • CHRU Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, France

  • CHU Dijon

    Dijon, France

  • CHU Grenoble Alpes La Tronche

    Grenoble, France

  • CHU Toulouse

    Toulouse, France

  • CHU de Montpelier

    Montpellier, France

  • Hôpital Foch

    Paris, France

  • Hôpital Haut-Lévêque

    Pessac, France

  • Hôpital Nord Marseille

    Marseille, France

  • Hôpital de la Croix Rousse

    Lyon, France