New hope for arthritis sufferers: experimental drug shows promise in Late-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT06276998
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new oral drug called LNK01001 (Zemprocitinib) in 430 adults with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis who have not improved with other biologic treatments. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo for 24 weeks, followed by a long-term safety extension. The goal is to reduce joint pain, swelling, and inflammation, but ongoing medication is still needed.
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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 430 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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.
- Ages
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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: * Participants aged 18 and above. * Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for ≥ 3 months. * ≥ 6 swollen joints (based on 66 joint counts) and ≥ 6 tender joints (based on 68 joint counts) at Screening and baseline visit. * Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) ≥ 28mm/h or high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) ≥ ULN at Screening. * Participants have been receiving csDMARD therapy ≥ 3 months and on a stable dose for ≥ 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug. * Have an inadequate response to ≥ 1 bDMARD. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who were prior exposure to Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor (including but not limited to tofacitinib, baricitinib, and filgotinib) and have evidence showing an inadequate response or intolerance. * Subjects who received intra-articular, intramuscular, intravenous, trigger point or tender point, intracapsular, or intra-tendon injections of glucocorticoids within 4 weeks before randomization. * Current diagnosis of systemic inflammatory disease other than RA. * History of malignancy or current diagnosis of malignancy within 5 years before screening visit. * Uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, liver disease, severe heart disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, China
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