New drug shows promise for bulging eyes in thyroid disease
NCT ID NCT05517421
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tested a drug called batoclimab in 114 adults with active, moderate-to-severe thyroid eye disease (TED). Participants received weekly injections of batoclimab or a placebo for 24 weeks. The main goal was to see if the drug could reduce eye bulging (proptosis) by at least 2 millimeters without worsening in the other eye. The study is complete, and results will show whether batoclimab is a safe and effective treatment for this condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- batoclimab (a monoclonal antibody injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, batoclimab could offer a new treatment option to reduce eye bulging and inflammation in people with active thyroid eye disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet published. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects from immune suppression are possible.
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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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114 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Nov 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: * Are ≥18 years of age at screening. * Have a clinical diagnosis of TED associated with active, moderate to severe TED with the following at screening and Visit 0: * A CAS ≥ 4 in either eye, and * Clinical evidence of worsened proptosis with: 1. Proptosis ≥ 18 mm and/or 2. Proptosis ≥ 3 mm increase from participant's baseline (prior to diagnosis of TED), as estimated by the Investigator/assessor * Have moderate to severe active TED, as defined by European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) guidelines. * Have onset of active TED within 12 months prior to screening. * Have documented evidence of detectable anti-TSHR-Ab at screening. * Are not expected to require immediate surgical intervention and are not planning corrective surgery/irradiation or medical therapy for TED during the course of the study. * Are euthyroid with the baseline disease under control or have mild hypo- or hyperthyroidism. Additional inclusion criteria are defined in the protocol. Exclusion criteria: * Have decreased best corrected visual acuity due to optic neuropathy. * Have at least a 2-point decrease in CAS or ≥2 mm decrease in proptosis between screening and Baseline assessments in either eye. * Have used any steroid (intravenous or oral) for the treatment of TED or other conditions within 4 weeks prior to screening. * Have used any steroid (Intravenous or oral) with a cumulative dose equivalent to ≥ 1 g of methylprednisolone for the treatment of TED. * Have known autoimmune disease other than TED, that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the course and conduct of the study. * Had previous orbital irradiation or surgery for TED. Additional exclusion criteria are defined in the protocol.
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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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Site Number - 1500
Roanoke, Virginia, 24018, United States
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Site Number - 1501
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Site Number - 1502
Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Site Number - 1504
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Site Number - 1505
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Site Number - 1506
Boston, Massachusetts, 02130, United States
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Site Number - 1507
Portland, Oregon, 97232, United States
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Site Number - 1508
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Site Number - 1509
Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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Site Number - 1530
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517, United States
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Site Number - 1531
Torrance, California, 90505, United States
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Site Number - 1532
Los Angeles, California, 90255, United States
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Site Number - 1534
Chicago, Illinois, 60610, United States
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Site Number - 1535
Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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Site Number - 1536
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States
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Site Number - 1537
San Diego, California, 92108, United States
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Site Number - 1538
Port Charlotte, Florida, 33952, United States
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Site Number - 1539
Carlsbad, California, 92011, United States
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Site Number - 1540
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89184, United States
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Site Number - 1542
Tampa, Florida, 33603, United States
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Site Number - 1544
Longmont, Colorado, 80503, United States
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Site Number - 1545
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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Site Number - 1547
Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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Site Number - 1550
Columbus, Ohio, 43215, United States
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Site Number - 1551
Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States
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Site Number - 1554
Stockbridge, Georgia, 30281, United States
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Site Number - 1556
Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886, United States
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Site Number - 1557
Beverly Hills, California, 90210, United States
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Site Number - 1558
Mesquite, Texas, 75149, United States
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Site Number - 2500
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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Site Number - 2501
Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada
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Site Number - 2502
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1, Canada
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Site Number - 3100
Warsaw, 02-097, Poland
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Site Number - 3101
Krakow, 30-688, Poland
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Site Number - 3102
Lublin, 20-562, Poland
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Site Number - 3103
Katowice, 40-514, Poland
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Site Number - 3104
Lublin, 20-171, Poland
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Site Number - 3105
Lublin, 60-354, Poland
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Site Number - 3106
Olsztyn, 10-561, Poland
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Site Number - 3107
Gliwice, 44-102, Poland
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Site Number - 3450
Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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Site Number - 3451
Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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Site Number - 3452
Tbilisi, 0101, Georgia
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Site Number - 3453
Tbilisi, 0186, Georgia
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Site Number - 3454
Tbilisi, 0114, Georgia
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Site Number - 3455
Tbilisi, 0114, Georgia
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Site Number - 4760
Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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Site Number - 4761
Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Site Number - 4762
Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Site Number - 4763
Nahariya, 2210000, Israel
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Site Number - 4764
Afula, 1834111, Israel
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Site Number - 6200
Pisa, 56100, Italy
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Site Number - 6201
Pisa, 56124, Italy
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Site Number - 6202
Roma, 00189, Italy
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Site Number - 6203
Milan, 20149, Italy
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Site Number - 6204
Milan, 20122, Italy
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Site Number - 6205
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Site Number - 6206
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Site Number - 6207
Catania, CAP95125, Italy
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Site Number - 6208
Rome, 00161, Italy
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Site Number - 6209
Palermo, 90127, Italy
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Site Number - 6604
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55131, Germany
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Site Number - 6608
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60318, Germany
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Site Number - 6609
Tübingen, Baden - Wuttemberg, 72076, Germany
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Site Number - 6610
Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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Site Number - 6611
Schwerin, 19049, Germany
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Site Number - 7300
Manchester, M139WL, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7302
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7303
London, EC1V 2PD, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7305
Guildford, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7308
Sheffield, S102SB, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7309
Leicester, LE15WW, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7310
Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7311
London, SE17EH, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7312
London, W1T 6AH, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7313
London, W1T 7HA, United Kingdom
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Site Number - 7401
Fukuoka, 812-0011, Japan
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Site Number - 7402
Kitakyushu, 807-8556, Japan
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Site Number - 7403
Hyōgo, 663-8501, Japan
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Site Number - 7404
Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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Site Number - 7406
Nagoya, 467-8602, Japan
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Site Number - 7407
Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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Site Number - 7408
Osaka, 545-0051, Japan
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Site Number - 7409
Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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Site Number - 7410
Kanagawa, 230-8765, Japan
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Site Number - 7411
Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan
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Site Number - 7412
Nankoku, 783-0043, Japan
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Site Number - 7413
Yamaguchi, 754-0002, Japan
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Site Number - 7414
Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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Site Number - 7415
Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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Site Number - 7416
Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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Site Number - 7417
Kobe, 657-0068, Japan
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Site Number- 7418
Hokkaido, Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan
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