New drug BMS-986470 enters human trials for sickle cell disease
NCT ID NCT06481306
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called BMS-986470 in healthy volunteers and people with sickle cell disease. The goal is to check its safety, how the body processes it, and whether it might help control the disease. The trial is in early phases and involves about 184 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BMS-986470
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option to control sickle cell disease symptoms and complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2a trial with a small number of participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The drug may cause side effects or fail to show benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 224 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Cohort A: * Healthy male and female (who are not of childbearing potential) participants, as determined by the investigator based on medical history and other determinations. Females not of childbearing potential must have been amenorrhoeic for at least 12 months without an alternative medical cause and have follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels of at least 40 IU/L or have undergone a hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral salpingectomy. * Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 32.0 kg/m2, inclusive. BMI = weight (kg)/\[height (m)\]2 as measured at screening. * No evidence of organ dysfunction or any clinically significant deviation from normal in physical examination, vital signs, ECG, or clinical laboratory assessments beyond what is consistent with the target population. Cohort B: * Participants with a documented diagnosis of sickle cell disease (SCD) with genotype HbSS, HbSβ0-thal, or HbSβ+-thal. * For Cohort B Part 1 only: Participants with ≥ 4 vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) within the previous 12 months or ≥ 2 VOCs within the previous 6 months. For Cohort B Part 2 only: Participants with ≥ 2 VOCs and ≤ 15 VOCs within the previous 12 months. * Participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Participants must have the following laboratory values: i) Hemoglobin ≥ 5.5 and ≤ 12 g/dL (males) or ≥ 5.5 and ≤ 10.6 g/dL (females). ii) Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1500/μL. iii) Platelet count ≥ 100 × 10\^3/μL. iv) Absolute reticulocyte count \> 100 × 10\^3/μL or \> 50 × 10\^3/μL if taking hydroxyurea. Exclusion Criteria: Cohort A: * Any significant medical condition or any condition that confounds the ability to interpret data from the study. * Participant has any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, that places the participant at unacceptable risk if the participant was to participate in the study. * Any major surgery or planned surgery (except GI surgery) within 12 weeks of the first study intervention administration. Cohort B: * Participants with any condition, including significant acute or chronic medical illness, active or uncontrolled infection, or the presence of laboratory abnormalities, that places participants at unacceptable risk if participating in this study. * For Cohort B Part 1 only: participants with more than 6 severe VOCs defined as VOCs requiring ≥ 24 hours of hospital admission within 12 months prior to the first dose of study intervention. * For Cohort B Part 1 only: participants with any episode of acute chest syndrome within the last 6 months prior to the first dose of study intervention. * Creatinine clearance (CrCl) \< 60 mL/min/1.72m2 using Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology (CKD-EPI) equation. Cohort A and B: * Participant is receiving regularly scheduled RBC or platelet transfusions or has received a RBC transfusion within 28 days and a platelet transfusion within 14 days prior to starting treatment with BMS-986470. * Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
31 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille - Hôpital de la Timone
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13385, France
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Boston Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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CHU Strasbourg-Hautepierre
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67098, France
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Hôpital Universitaire Necker Enfants Malades
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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King's College Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, London, City of, SE5 9RL, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0001
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLenexa, Kansas, 66219, United States
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Local Institution - 0005
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0009
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVerona, 37134, Italy
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Local Institution - 0011
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, Lombardy, 20122, Italy
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Local Institution - 0024
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Local Institution - 0027
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGreenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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Local Institution - 0028
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Local Institution - 0029
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Local Institution - 0030
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Local Institution - 0032
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Local Institution - 0033
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGreenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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Local Institution - 0034
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Local Institution - 0037
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPadua, 35128, Italy
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Local Institution - 0044
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, Greater London, SE19RT, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0047
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0050
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V621Y6, Canada
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Local Institution - 0061
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCréteil, 94000, France
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Local Institution - 0064
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University - Medicine/GI and Hepatology
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
RECRUITINGOakland, California, 94609, United States
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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGEast Sussex, Brighton And Hove, BN2 1ES, United Kingdom
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of California San Diego - La Jolla
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Yale-New Haven Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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