Could a cholesterol drug and antioxidant help treat a rare bleeding disorder?
NCT ID NCT07662525
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial investigates whether combining atorvastatin (a cholesterol-lowering drug), N-acetyl-L-cysteine (an antioxidant), and romiplostim (a platelet-boosting drug) can help adults with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who no longer respond to steroids. The goal is to see if this approach can keep platelet counts stable even after stopping all treatments. Fifty participants will receive the combination for 24 weeks, followed by a gradual taper of romiplostim, and will be monitored for sustained response off-treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- atorvastatin, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, and romiplostim
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could help people with hard-to-treat immune thrombocytopenia maintain safe platelet levels without needing long-term medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The treatment involves multiple drugs and close monitoring, and some participants may not respond or may experience side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * Diagnosed with primary ITP; * Aged ≥18 years; * Patients with treatment failure or relapse after first-line corticosteriod therapy for ITP; * Platelet count \<30×10⁹/L. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women, and who were possibly pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or who had partners planning to become pregnant; * Presence of active malignant tumors; * Active HBV, HCV or HIV infection; * Active infection requiring systematic treatment; * Leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, aplastic anemia, myelofibrosis or other hematological disorders that may cause thrombocytopenia; * History or presence of myocardial infarction, unstable ischemic heart disease, stroke, or NYHA Class IV heart failure; * AST \> 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), ALT \> 2×ULN, or TBIL ≥ 1.5×ULN; * eGFR \< 50 mL/min/1.73m²; * Any other subjects deemed ineligible for enrollment by the investigator.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, China
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