New combo therapy aims to tame rare bleeding disorder
NCT ID NCT07421167
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 15 times
Summary
This study tests a new biologic drug called ianalumab combined with a standard platelet-boosting drug (TPO-RA) in people with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a condition where the immune system destroys platelets, causing bleeding. The trial includes 164 adults who have tried at least one prior treatment. The main goal is to see how well patients tolerate the combination over 16 weeks, with a focus on side effects and treatment interruptions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ianalumab (a biologic drug) combined with a thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA, a drug that boosts platelet production)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) whose disease is not well controlled with current therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase (Phase 2) study with a moderate number of participants (164). It primarily measures tolerability, not long-term effectiveness. Side effects from the combination are possible, and results may not apply to all ITP patients.
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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 164 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study. * Patients aged 18 years and older on the day of signing the informed consent. * ITP cohort only: Confirmed diagnosis of primary ITP that has previously responded to corticosteroid treatment or IVIG treatment but the response was not sustained (response is defined as a platelet count ≥ 50 G/L). * ITP cohort only: Received at least one prior treatment for ITP. * ITP cohort only: Patients with a platelet count \< 100 G/L who are receiving a TPO-RA. Patients may already be receiving a TPO-RA or may start a TPO-RA at the time of screening. All patients should be on a stable dose of TPO-RA for at least 14 days prior to first dose of ianalumab. Note: during the screening period, a documented assessment of platelets \< 100 G/L is mandatory for enrollment. For patients who received rescue medication before screening, platelet count results obtained prior to the start of the rescue therapy should be used to assess eligibility if collected within 14 days prior to screening. * ES cohort only: Patients with clinical diagnosis of primary ES with active thrombocytopenia (\< 100 G/L) with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) for whom a TPO-RA is appropriate per Investigator. * ES cohort only: Inadequate response to or relapse after treatment with corticosteroid therapy. * ES cohort only: Diagnosis confirmed by current or past positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT) (IgG+, with or without C3+) and evidence of hemolysis. * ES cohort only: any supportive care treatment administered for wAIHA must be stable for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Patients being treated with TPO-RA for \> 6 months. * Current life-threatening bleeding (related to thrombocytopenia). * Prior splenectomy within 6 months of first administration of ianalumab. * Patients with the following laboratory abnormalities: * Neutrophils: \< 1000/mm3 * Serum creatinine \> 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 3.0 × ULN * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 3.0 × ULN * Immunoglobulin G (IgG) \< 5 g/L * ITP cohort only: hemoglobin \< 10 g/L, total bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN * Patients with significantly compromised liver disease (Child-Pugh 7 to 9) and decompensated liver disease (Child-Pugh 10 to 15). * Treatment with a B-cell depleting therapy (e.g. rituximab or anti-B cell Activating Factor (e.g. belimumab) within 12 weeks prior to the first administration of ianalumab. Patients who are refractory to rituximab will be excluded from this trial, where refractory is defined as: \~ Patients who have not achieved a response (defined as platelet count ≥ 30 G/L and at least doubling from baseline within 12 weeks in the absence of rescue therapy) following completion of a standard course of rituximab * History of hypersensitivity to any of the study treatments or its excipients or to drugs of similar chemical classes. * Known history of primary or secondary immunodeficiency, or a positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot) test result. * Patients exposed to more than 4 prior treatments for ITP. * ITP cohort only: Diagnosis of secondary thrombocytopenia. * ITP cohort: Use of immunosuppressant drugs other than corticosteroids or rituximab. * ES cohort only: Diagnosis of secondary ES. * ES cohort only: Life-threatening hemolysis. * ES cohort only: patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia other than wAIHA
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
13 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Avera Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57106, United States
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Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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DH Cancer Research Center LLC
RECRUITINGMargate, Florida, 33063, United States
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Highlands Oncology Group
RECRUITINGFayetteville, Arkansas, 72703, United States
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Hope And Healing Care
RECRUITINGHinsdale, Illinois, 60521, United States
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Intermountain Healthcare
RECRUITINGBillings, Montana, 59102, United States
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Pontchartrain Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCovington, Louisiana, 70433, United States
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Stamford Hospital
RECRUITINGStamford, Connecticut, 06902, United States
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Summit Medical Group
RECRUITINGSummit, New Jersey, 07901, United States
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University Of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Utah Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84106, United States
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