New combo therapy shows promise for Steroid-Resistant ITP
NCT ID NCT05438875
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed phase 3 trial tested whether adding all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) to eltrombopag works better than eltrombopag alone for adults with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) that did not respond to steroids. The study enrolled 96 participants and measured sustained platelet count improvement at 18 months. The goal is to find a more effective treatment option for this chronic bleeding disorder.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and eltrombopag
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a more effective treatment option for people with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) that does not respond to steroids, helping maintain safe platelet levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small phase 3 trial (96 participants), and results may not apply to all ITP patients. The combination may cause side effects, and long-term benefits are not guaranteed.
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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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96 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- 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: * 1\. Isolated thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<30 × 109/L); 2. age \> 18 years; 3. normal white blood cells and red blood cells on bone marrow examination; 4. increased number of megakaryocytes (bone marrow examination was performed in all patients except for myelofibrosis or other conditions that can cause thrombocytopenia disease); 5. the spleen was normal in size; 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group status score (ECOG score) ≤ 2; 7. ineffective or relapsed after at least 1 course of full-dose full-course hormone therapy; 8. Failure of prior ITP therapy (eg, hormones, splenectomy, and cyclosporine) and at least 4 weeks from enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Secondary ITP such as drug-related thrombocytopenia; 2. thrombocytopenia due to viral infection (HIV, hepatitis B virus, or hepatitis C virus); 3. severe cardiac, renal, hepatic, or respiratory insufficiency; 4. severe immunodeficiency; 5. pregnancy or lactation; 6. myelodysplasia or Myelofibrosis; 7. history of malignancy; 8. ongoing immunosuppressive therapy for other diseases; 9. patients previously treated with eltrombopag were excluded from this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tongren hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Department of Hematology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
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Department of Hematology, Beijing Hospital
Beijing, China
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Department of Hematology, Senior Department of Hematology, the Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital
Beijing, China
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Peking University Insititute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100010, China
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