New pill combo aims to keep PNH patients stable for years
NCT ID NCT05389449
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows about 80 people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who have already taken danicopan in a previous trial. They will continue taking danicopan as an add-on to their standard C5 inhibitor therapy. The goal is to see if the combination remains safe and helps maintain healthy red blood cell levels over the long term.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- danicopan (oral tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that adding danicopan to existing PNH therapy helps maintain better blood health over the long term.
- What could go wrong
- This is an extension study with no placebo group, so results are limited. It may not prove danicopan works better than standard care alone, and side effects are still being tracked.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * All participants who completed their participation in an Alexion sponsored clinical study with danicopan as an add on to a C5i treatment. * Patient is capable of giving signed informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form and in this protocol. * Documentation of vaccination for Neisseria meningitidis: All participants must be revaccinated as per national vaccination guidelines or local practice for vaccination use with complement inhibitors. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Any medical condition (for example, cardiac, pulmonary, renal, oncologic, or psychiatric) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might interfere with participation in the study, pose any added risk to the participant, or confound the assessment of the participant. * Patient has been permanently discontinued from danicopan in the parent study for any reason other than enrollment into this LTE study. * Female participants who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or intending to conceive during the course of the study.
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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
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Los Angeles, California, 90089, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States
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Long Island City, New York, 11101, United States
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Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Dallas, Texas, 75390-9047, United States
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Porto Alegre, 90110-270, Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro, 20211-080, Brazil
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Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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Brno, 625 00, Czechia
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Lille, 59037, France
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Paris, 75010, France
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Pessac, 33604, France
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Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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Athens, 11527, Greece
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Thessaloniki, 57010, Greece
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Haifa, 31048, Israel
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Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Avellino, 83100, Italy
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Bassano del Grappa, 36061, Italy
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Florence, 50134, Italy
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Milan, 20122, Italy
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Reggio Calabria, 89131, Italy
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Roma, 161, Italy
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Bunkyō City, 113 8603, Japan
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Kyoto, 605-0981, Japan
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Osaka, 530-8480, Japan
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Shibuya-ku, 150-8935, Japan
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Tsukuba, 305-8576, Japan
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Kota Kinabalu, 88586, Malaysia
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Kuching, 93200, Malaysia
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Miri, 98000, Malaysia
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Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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Suwon, 16247, South Korea
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Badalona, 8916, Spain
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Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Majadahonda, 28222, Spain
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Seville, 41013, Spain
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Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Airdrie, ML6 0JS, United Kingdom
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Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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