New blood clotting drug could cut transfusions in heart surgery
NCT ID NCT07094087
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests a concentrated clotting factor (4F-PCC) against standard fresh frozen plasma to stop bleeding in 200 adults undergoing complex heart surgery with a heart-lung machine. The goal is to see if the new treatment corrects clotting problems faster and more effectively. If it works, it could mean fewer transfusions and better outcomes for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (BE1116)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective and faster way to control bleeding during complex heart surgeries, reducing the need for transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 200 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. There is also a risk of blood clots or other side effects with the new treatment.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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 years and older
- 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: * Adult greater than or equal to (≥) 18 years and has provided written informed consent. * Undergoing elective complex cardiovascular surgery requiring CPB, including procedures of the thoracic aorta (with or without additional cardiac interventions), aortic valve replacement + coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), complex valve surgeries, mitral valve repair + CABG, and mitral valve replacement + CABG and reoperative CABG. Reoperative procedures are permitted. Excluded surgeries are as follows: heart transplantation, insertion or removal of ventricular assist devices (except for intra-aortic balloon pumps), and acute repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms. * Coagulation factor replacement (ie, 4F-PCC or FFP) is ordered in the operating room for the management of bleeding, in accordance with accepted clinical standards. The following criteria must be met: * INR ≥ 1.6 (point-of-care INR testing by Hemochron ≥ 5 to 10 minutes after protamine infusion for heparin reversal). If a participant needs a second dose of protamine, a new INR measurement should be performed to confirm eligibility. * Significant microvascular hemorrhage (ie, not due to surgical complications), as defined by a BSS score of ≥ 2. Exclusion Criteria: * Administration of any systemic hemostatic therapy, such as cryoprecipitate, platelets, FFP, PCC (eg, 4-factor / 3-factor PCC \[4F-PCC / 3F-PCC\]), Factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitor bypassing activity (FEIBA), recombinant activated Factor VIIa (rFVIIa), or other coagulation factor products, in the 24 hours before study surgery, except when FFP is added to the CPB circuit.
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
24 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cooper University Healthcare
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCamden, New Jersey, 08103, United States
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Emory University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Hospital Civil de Guadalajara
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGuadalajara, Jalisco, 44100, Mexico
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Johns Hopkins Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Kingston Health Science Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada
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Kyushu University Hospital
RECRUITINGFukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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London Health Sciences Center - University Campus
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
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National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSuita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan
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North Shore University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGManhasset, New York, 11040, United States
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OUHSC (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Oregon Health & Sciences University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Sakakibara Heart Institute
RECRUITINGFuchu-shi, Tokyo, 183-0003, Japan
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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UCLA Health - Ronald Reagan Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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Universite de Montreal-Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal (ICM) Montreal Heart Institute (MHI)
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H1T1C8, Canada
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University of Chicago Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Cincinnati
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Toronto - St. Michael's Hospital (SMH) - Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
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University of Utah
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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University of Virginia Health System
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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