New drug cocktail aims to free aplastic anemia patients from transfusions
NCT ID NCT07558434
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a combination of three drugs—cyclosporine, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist (eltrombopag or hetrombopag), and romiplostim—in 43 adults newly diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia or transfusion-dependent non-severe aplastic anemia. The goal is to see if this triple therapy can improve blood cell counts and help patients become independent of blood transfusions. Participants must not have a suitable donor for a stem cell transplant or be unable to receive standard treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cyclosporine, eltrombopag or hetrombopag, and romiplostim
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a new drug-only option for people with severe aplastic anemia who cannot have a stem cell transplant, reducing their need for blood transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 43 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drugs can have side effects like kidney problems or infections, and the combination may not work better than existing treatments.
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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 43 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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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. Age ≥ 18 years old; 2. Diagnosed with aplastic anemia (AA) through routine blood tests, bone marrow puncture, bone marrow biopsy, and exclusion tests, and determined as transfusion-dependent non-severe aplastic anemia (TD-NSAA) or severe aplastic anemia (SAA) according to the Camitta criteria; Platelet \< 30×10\^9/L; 3. Had no HLA-matched donors or was not suitable for first-line allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT); 4. Not suitable for ATG, due to reasons such as age, complications, and the patient's own wishes; 5. With baseline liver and kidney functions \<2 ULN; 6. ECOG score ≤ 2; 7. Signed the informed consent; Exclusion Criteria: 1. Had other primary or secondary bone marrow failure (BMF) diseases, such as Fanconi anemia, congenital keratinization disorder, etc.; 2. With evidence of clonal hematological bone marrow diseases (MDS, AML) in cytogenetics; 3. PNH clone ≥ 50%; 4. Received HSCT before enrollment; 5. Previously used immunosuppressive treatments such as ATG, CsA, TPO receptor agonists (TPO-RAs); 6. Allergic or intolerant to romiplostim N01, eltrombopag, hetrombopag, or CsA; 7. Pregnant or lactating patients; 8. Severe bleeding or infection that cannot be controlled by standard treatment; 9. History of arterial or venous thrombosis; 10. Complicated with malignant tumors; 11. Participated in other clinical trials within 3 months; 12. Patients considered not suitable to participate in this study by the investigator.
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