Cancer drug could ease rare nerve disorder

NCT ID NCT07392229

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether zanubrutinib, a drug used for certain blood cancers, can improve nerve function in people with anti-MAG neuropathy—a rare condition causing numbness, weakness, and balance problems. About 50 adults in Italy will take the drug for 12 months. Researchers will check if symptoms get better using standard nerve tests.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Zanubrutinib (a targeted cancer drug that blocks a protein called BTK)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for a rare nerve disease that currently has few effective therapies.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase trial with only 50 participants and no placebo group, so results may not be definitive. The drug also carries risks like infection and bleeding.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

polyneuropathy associated with IgM monoclonal gammapathy with anti-MAG

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • CTU Ematologia, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

    RECRUITING

    Milan, Milan, 20162, Italy

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  • SC UCO Ematologia, Ospedale Maggiore di Trieste

    RECRUITING

    Trieste, Trieste, 34129, Italy

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  • UOC Ematologia, Azienda Ospedale Università Padova

    RECRUITING

    Padova, PD, 35128, Italy

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