New drug batoclimab shows promise for Hard-to-Treat Graves' disease
NCT ID NCT05907668
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested a drug called batoclimab in 35 adults with Graves' disease whose thyroid hormone levels were still high despite taking standard antithyroid drugs. The goal was to see if batoclimab could help bring those levels back to normal or below over 24 weeks. Batoclimab works by blocking a protein that affects the immune system's attack on the thyroid.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- batoclimab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, batoclimab could offer a new treatment option for people with Graves' disease whose thyroid levels remain high despite standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase proof-of-concept study with only 35 participants. It may not show clear benefit, and side effects are still being evaluated.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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: * Have serologically confirmed GD as documented by presence of elevated stimulatory thyrotropin receptor antibody (TSH-R-Ab) level (i.e., \> specimen-to-reference ratio of 140%) at the Screening Visit. * Have active hyperthyroidism due to GD with the following laboratory values at the Screening Visit: * TSH \< LLN * FT3 \> upper limit of normal (ULN) and \<=5 \* ULN * FT4 \> ULN and \<=5 \* ULN Note: Participants who have T3 thyrotoxicosis (i.e TSH \<LLN, FT3 \> ULN and ≤5× ULN, but FT4 within normal range) at the Screening Visit may be enrolled, if they have serologically confirmed GD as per Inclusion Criterion 1. * Are willing and capable of giving written informed consent, which includes being able to comply with all aspects of the study treatment and testing schedule. Exclusion Criteria: * History of hyperthyroidism not caused by GD (e.g., toxic adenoma or toxic multinodular goiter), and/or history or presence of thyroid storm. * History of treatment with radioactive iodine or thyroid surgery. * Total immunoglobulin G (IgG) level \<6 grams per liter (g/L) at the Screening Visit. * Albumin level \<3.5 grams per deciliter (g/dL) (\<35 g/L) at the Screening Visit. * Absolute neutrophil count \<1000 cells per cubic millimeter (cells/mm\^3) at the Screening Visit. Other, more specific exclusion criteria are defined in the protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Site Number - 6505
Mainz, 55131, Germany
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