New drug combo aims to tame rare artery disease

NCT ID NCT07451665

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

Summary

This study tests two new drugs, vunakizumab and ivarmacitinib, for people with active Takayasu arteritis (TAK), a rare disease that causes inflammation in large blood vessels. The trial will enroll 180 adults aged 18-70 whose disease is still active despite standard treatments. Researchers will compare the drugs' ability to control the disease over 52 weeks, aiming to reduce reliance on steroids.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beijing Anzhen Hospital Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

  • Jiangsu Province Hospital

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

  • Jiaozuo People's Hospital

    Jiaozuo, Henan, China

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

  • People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

    Nanning, Guangxi, China

  • People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

    Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

  • People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

    Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China

  • Shenzhen People's Hospital

    Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

  • Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

    Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University

    Hohhot, Neimenggu, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College

    Baotou, Neimenggu, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology

    Luoyang, Henan, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

    Guanzhou, Guangdong, China

  • The First Hospital of China Medical University

    Shenyang, Liaoning, China

  • The First Hospital of Jilin University

    Ch’ang-ch’un, Jilin, China

  • The First Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University

    Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

  • Union Hospital Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei, China

  • Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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