New pill could ease lupus skin rashes in major trial
NCT ID NCT07355218
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called enpatoran for people with lupus who have active skin rashes or lesions. About 202 participants will take either enpatoran or a placebo twice daily for 24 weeks, alongside their usual treatments. The goal is to see if the drug can significantly improve skin symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enpatoran (a drug taken as a tablet twice daily)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with lupus-related skin rashes and lesions, potentially reducing their severity.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 3 trial with only 202 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not prove 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 202 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 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 * Vaccinations are up to date according to local guidelines/recommendations. Recombinant zoster vaccination is encouraged but not mandatory. * Participants with diagnosis of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) and/or Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (SCLE) documented in medical history, with or without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). * Participants with active Acute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (ACLE) as sole cutaneous manifestations is allowed in the presence of SLE and should be present for at least 6 weeks prior to the Screening visit. * Participants with diagnosis of SLE fulfilling the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2019 classification criteria, must have active DLE and/or SCLE and/or ACLE. For participants with SLE: * Participants with diagnosis of SLE and fulfill EULAR/ACR 2019 classification criteria. * Participants with disease duration (cutaneous disease and, where applicable, SLE) of \>= 6 months from time of diagnosis to Screening. * Participants with CLASI-A score \>= 8 at Screening and Day 1 visits. * Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply. Exclusion Criteria * Participants with primary diagnosis of autoimmune rheumatic disease (e.g., systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis) other than Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE) and SLE. * Participants with any condition including dermatological diseases other than cutaneous manifestations of lupus (e.g. psoriasis), any uncontrolled disease (e.g. asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis, pulmonary arterial hypertension), or life-threatening manifestations of lupus (e.g. active systemic vasculitis) that in Investigator's or Sponsor/designee's opinion constitutes inappropriate risk or contraindication for participation. * Participants with drug-induced lupus (SLE or CLE). * Participants with active lupus nephritis on induction therapy, or induction therapy completed within 3 months of the Screening visit (stable maintenance therapy with either mycophenolate azathioprine or an oral calcineurin inhibitor is allowed). * Participants with Urine Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio (UPCR) greater than (\>) 339 milligrams per millimole (mg/mmol), and/or estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) less than 40 milliliters per minute per 1.73 square meters of body surface area (mL/min/1.73 m\^2), as calculated by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation. * Participants with any active signs, symptoms, or diagnoses considered related to Central Nervous System (CNS) lupus within the past 3 months, or any history of uncontrolled seizures. * Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may 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
36 sites in 14 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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Accurate Clinical Research
RECRUITINGHumble, Texas, 77346, United States
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Accurate Clinical Research Inc. - Lake Charles
RECRUITINGLake Charles, Louisiana, 70605, United States
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Arthritis and Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas II, LLC
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28207, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona (Ospedale Borgo Roma) - Dip. Medicina - U.O.C. Reumatologia
RECRUITINGVerona, 37126, Italy
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Bolanos Clinical Research
RECRUITINGPembroke Pines, Florida, 33026, United States
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Centrum Medyczne Plejady
RECRUITINGKraków, 30-363, Poland
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DCC "Alexandrovska", EOOD
RECRUITINGSofia, 1431, Bulgaria
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DCC 1 Sevlievo EOOD
RECRUITINGSevlievo, 5400, Bulgaria
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Dawes Fretzin Clinical Research Group, LLC
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States
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Dermatotomi AG
RECRUITINGWeinfelden, 8570, Switzerland
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GTL Medical And Research Group
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33173, United States
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Helios Klinikum Wuppertal - Klinik fuer Dermatologie, Venerologie
RECRUITINGWuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, 42283, Germany
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Hospital General de Castellon - Servicio de Reumatologia
RECRUITINGCastellón, Castellón, 12004, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz - Internal Medicine Department
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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Inland Rheumatology Clinical Trials, Inc.
RECRUITINGUpland, California, 91786, United States
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Istituto San Gallicano IRCCS - Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri - Parent
RECRUITINGRome, 00144, Italy
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Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital - Internal Medicine
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 81362, Taiwan
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Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
RECRUITINGSeoul, Gangwon-do, 134-727, South Korea
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MEDICAL PLUS s.r.o.
RECRUITINGUherské Hradiště, 686 01, Czechia
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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North Texas Center for Clinical Research
RECRUITINGFrisco, Texas, 75034, United States
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Oakland Hills Dermatology
RECRUITINGAuburn Hills, Michigan, 48326, United States
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Omega Research Debary, LLC
RECRUITINGDeBary, Florida, 32713, United States
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University - 300163463
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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S.C Neurocity S.R.L
RECRUITINGBucharest, 040215, Romania
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South Florida Rheumatology
RECRUITINGHollywood, Florida, 33026, United States
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Superior Clinical Research, LLC
RECRUITINGSmithfield, North Carolina, 27577, United States
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Derma - 150314762
RECRUITINGTel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGLuoyang, Henan, 471000, China
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The Medical Arts Health Research Group - 300128547
RECRUITINGKelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 4Z5, Canada
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University - 300184836
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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Twoja Przychodnia-Szczecinskie Centrum Medyczne Sp. z o. o.
RECRUITINGSzczecin, 71- 500, Poland
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Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig AoeR - Klinik u. Polikl. f.Dermatol.,Venerol. u. Allergol
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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Vantage Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33603, United States
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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