New hope for Crohn's? experimental antibody BCD-261 enters Mid-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT07078994
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new drug called BCD-261 in 204 adults with moderate to severe active Crohn's disease who haven't improved with standard treatments. Participants receive either a low, medium, or high dose of BCD-261 or a placebo by injection. The goal is to see if the drug can reduce symptoms and heal the gut lining.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BCD-261 (anti-TL1A monoclonal antibody)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for people with moderate to severe Crohn's disease who haven't responded well to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial, so it's not yet proven to work. The drug may not be more effective than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.
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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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About 204 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 75 years
- 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. The diagnosis of Crohn's disease involving the terminal ileum or colon (types L1-L3 according to the Montreal classification), established ≥3 months prior to signing the informed consent form and confirmed by endoscopic findings. 2. Moderate to severe active Crohn's disease, manifested by the following signs: (1) Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) ≥220 and ≤450 points. (2) Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) ≥6 points or ≥4 points for the disease form with isolated involvement of the ileum (according to central independent review). 3\. Inadequate response to therapy according to the investigator's assessment, manifested by at least one of the following signs: 1. Persistent symptoms of disease activity despite treatment with at least one course of glucocorticoids including prednisolone at a dose of ≥40 mg/day or equivalent or budesonide ≥9 mg/day or equivalent for at least 2 weeks with oral administration (at least 1 week with intravenous administration at a dose equivalent to oral prednisolone ≥40 mg/day). 2. Steroid dependence manifested by an increase in disease activity after initial improvement, with a decrease in the dose of glucocorticoids below the dose equivalent to 10 mg of oral prednisolone per day, within 3 months from the beginning of treatment, or a relapse of the disease within 3 months after the end of glucocorticoid use. 3. Persistent symptoms of disease activity despite treatment with at least one course of immunosuppressants (azathioprine at a dose of ≥2.0 mg/kg and/or 6-mercaptopurine at a dose of ≥1.0 mg/kg and/or methotrexate at a dose of ≥15.0 mg/week) for ≥12 weeks, or in response to another treatment regimen with these drugs according to a regional standard of care. 4. Primary lack of response to therapy with TNFa inhibitors and/or anti-integrins, and/or IL-12/23 inhibitors, and/or targeted immunosuppressors (upadacitinib), defined as the persistence of symptoms of disease activity despite at least one course of induction of remission according to a treatment scheme approved by the regional standard. 5. Loss of response to therapy with TNFa inhibitors and/or anti-integrins, and/or IL-12/23 inhibitors, and/or targeted immunosuppressors (upadacitinib), defined as the appearance of symptoms of disease activity after initial improvement as a result of treatment with at least one course of induction of remission and at least one course of maintenance of remission according to a treatment scheme approved by the regional standard. 6. A history of intolerance to glucocorticoid therapy and/or immunosuppressors (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate) and/or biologic therapies (TNFα inhibitors, anti-integrins, IL-12/23 inhibitors) and/or targeted immunosuppressors (upadacitinib), as determined by the treating physician. 4\. Maintaining a stable dose of concomitant medications for ≥2 weeks prior to signing the ICF and in the screening period for glucocorticoids and for ≥4 weeks prior to signing the ICF and in the screening period for immunosuppressants (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate). Exclusion Criteria: 1. A history of or current at the time of signing the ICF ulcerative colitis, unspecified colitis, ischemic colitis, radiation colitis, microscopic colitis, complicated form of diverticular disease. 2. A history of primary sclerosing cholangitis. 3. Presence of active intra-abdominal or perianal abscess at the time of signing the ICF. 4. Presence of an endoscopically obstructed stricture/stenosis of the intestine at the time of signing the ICF. 5. A history of toxic megacolon, intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation (except for those caused by injury or appendicitis). 6. A history of dysplasia in any part of the gastrointestinal tract at the time of signing the ICF. 7. Previous resections of the small intestine with a total length of resected segments \>100 cm and/or resection of \>2 segments of the large intestine (ascending colon (including the cecum), transverse colon, descending colon (including the sigmoid colon), rectum)3. 8. Presence of intestinal stoma or artificial rectum or the need for them. 9. Failure of ≥3 classes of biologics/targeted immunosuppressors (according to INN) with different mechanisms of action (TNFa inhibitors, anti-integrins, IL-12/23 inhibitors, upadacitinib) or ≥4 biologics/targeted immunosuppressants (according to INN), regardless of the mechanism of actio * Use of any of the indicated therapies within the specified time frame or need for therapy with these drugs during the study period: 1. Use of TNFa inhibitors within 8 weeks prior to signing the ICF or during the screening period. 2. Use of anti-integrins or IL-12/23 inhibitors within 12 weeks before signing the ICF or during the screening period. 3. Use of Janus kinase inhibitors (upadacitinib) within 2 weeks prior to signing the ICF or during the screening period. 4. Use of oral glucocorticoids at a dose equivalent to prednisone \>20 mg/day or budesonide \>9 mg/day or rectal administration of glucocorticoids at any dose within 2 weeks prior to signing the ICF or during the screening period or parenteral administration of glucocorticoids at any dose within 4 weeks prior to signing the ICF or during the screening period. 5. Use of immunosuppressants not included in the approved therapy (tacrolimus, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, rapamycin, leflunomide, penicillamine, etc.) within 4 weeks before signing the ICF or during the screening period. 6. Long-term regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (≥3 times a week for ≥6 weeks) for 2 weeks prior to signing the ICF. 7. Use of any other investigational drugs in other clinical trials at the time of signing the ICF or less than 8 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the date of signing the ICF or during screening.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
20 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
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Locations
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"South Ural State Medical University" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
RECRUITINGChelyabinsk, 454092, Russia
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Branch of the LLC "Hadassah Medical LTD"
RECRUITINGMoscow, 121205, Russia
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Federal Siberian Scientific and Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency
RECRUITINGKrasnoyarsk, 60037, Russia
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Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "First Saint Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 197022, Russia
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Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "North-West State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 191015, Russia
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Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "Rostov State Medical University" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
RECRUITINGRostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, 344022, Russia
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Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "Rostov State Medical University" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
RECRUITINGRostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, 344022, Russia
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LLC "Research Center Eco-Safety"
RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 196143, Russia
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LLC Medical Center "ASTRA"
RECRUITINGBarnaul, Altayskiy Kray, 656049, Russia
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Llc "Novosibirsk Gastrocenter"
RECRUITINGNovosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, 630007, Russia
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Llc "Olla-Med"
RECRUITINGMoscow, 105554, Russia
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Moscow Clinical Scientific and Practical Center named after A.S. Loginov of the Moscow City Health Department
RECRUITINGMoscow, 111123, Russia
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Regional State Healthcare Institution "Regional Clinical Hospital
RECRUITINGKrasnoyarsk, 660022, Russia
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Republican Clinical Hospital named after G.G. Kuvatov
RECRUITINGUfa, Bashkortostan Republic, 450005, Russia
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Saint Petersburg State Healthcare Institution "City Hospital of the Holy Martyr Elizabeth"
RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 195257, Russia
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State Autonomous Institution of Healthcare "Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Tatarstan"
RECRUITINGKazan', Tatarstan Republic, 420064, Russia
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State Healthcare Institution "Primorsky Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1"
RECRUITINGVladivostok, 690091, Russia
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State Healthcare Institution Ulyanovsk Regional Clinical Hospital
RECRUITINGUlyanovsk, 432063, Russia
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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State Healthcare Institution of the City of Moscow "V.M. Buyanov City Clinical Hospital of the Moscow City Healthcare Department"
RECRUITINGMoscow, 115516, Russia
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State Institution of Healthcare of the Moscow Region "Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute named after M.F. Vladimirsky"
RECRUITINGMoscow, Moscow, 129110, Russia
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