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New drug APL-9796 tested for lung blood pressure disorder

NCT ID NCT06846554

Disease control Sponsor: Apollo Therapeutics Ltd Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Ongoing
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Completed
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This Phase 2 trial tests an experimental drug called APL-9796 in 48 adults with pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs). The study aims to see if the drug is safe, tolerable, and effective. Participants receive injections under the skin, and researchers monitor side effects, heart function, and walking ability.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
APL-9796 (an experimental drug given as injections under the skin)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for pulmonary hypertension, potentially improving heart and lung function.
What could go wrong
This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 48 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or prove no better than existing treatments.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 48 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: 1. Participant must be 18 to 80 years of age inclusive 2. Participants who are diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension via right heart catheterisation (RHC), documented at any time prior to Screening. 3. WHO Functional Class II or III 4. Participant has the CardioMEMS PA Sensor implanted. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hospital admission related to PH within 3 months prior to Screening. 2. Major surgical procedure within 3 months prior to Screening, unless participant is assessed as completely recovered by the Investigator 3. Diagnosis of PH due to human immunodeficiency virus, portal hypertension, schistosomiasis, or uncorrected congenital heart disease 4. History of left-sided heart disease and/or clinically significant cardiac disease 5. History of uncontrolled systemic hypertension 6. eGFR ≤30 ml/min/1.73m2 7. Life expectancy of \< 12 months, as assessed by the Investigator 8. Diagnosed with a malignancy within 5 years of enrolment 9. Contraindications to protocol-required imaging (MRI), diagnostic, or sampling methods

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

pulmonary arterial hypertension pulmonary hypertension pulmonary hypertension owing to lung disease and/or hypoxia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Golden Jubilee Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Clydebank, United Kingdom

  • Hammersmith/Imperial Hospital

    RECRUITING

    London, London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom

  • Royal Brompton Hospital

    RECRUITING

    London, United Kingdom

  • Royal Papworth Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Royal United Hospital Bath

    RECRUITING

    Bath, United Kingdom

  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

    RECRUITING

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

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