New hope for rare blood disorder: Long-Term drug study shows promise
NCT ID NCT03853798
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the long-term safety and effectiveness of the drug mitapivat in 90 adults with pyruvate kinase deficiency, a rare genetic blood disorder that causes red blood cells to break down too quickly. Participants had already completed earlier studies of mitapivat and continued taking the drug to see how well it worked over time and what side effects occurred. The goal was to understand if mitapivat can safely help manage this lifelong condition.
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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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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Be willing and able to comply with study visits and procedures. * Have signed written informed consent prior to participating in this extension study. * Have completed either antecedent study AG348-C-006 or AG348-C-007 through the Part 2 Week 24 Visit. * Cohorts 2 and 3: Have demonstrated clinical benefit from mitapivat treatment in the antecedent study, in the opinion of the Investigator. * For women of reproductive potential, have a negative pregnancy test during screening of this extension study. * For women of reproductive potential as well as men with partners who are women of reproductive potential, be abstinent as part of their usual lifestyle, or agree to use 2 forms of contraception, 1 of which must be considered highly effective, from the time of giving informed consent, during the study, and for 28 days following the last dose of study drug for women and 90 days following the last dose of study drug for men. Exclusion Criteria: * Have a significant medical condition (including clinically significant laboratory abnormality) that developed during his/her antecedent AG- 348 study that confers an unacceptable risk to participating in this extension study, that could confound the interpretation of the study data, and/or that compromises the ability of the participant to complete study visits and procedures. * Are currently pregnant or breastfeeding. * Have a splenectomy scheduled during the study treatment period. * Meet the withdrawal criteria of his/her antecedent mitapivat study during screening of this extension study. * Are currently receiving medications that are strong inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 that have not been stopped for a duration of at least 5 days or a time frame equivalent to 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before start of study drug; or strong inducers of CYP3A4 that have not been stopped for a duration of at least 28 days or a time frame equivalent to 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before start of study drug on this extension study. * Have received anabolic steroids, including testosterone preparations, within 28 days prior to start of study drug on this extension study. * Have received hematopoietic stimulating agents (eg, erythropoietins, granulocyte colony stimulating factors, thrombopoietins) within 28 days prior to start of study drug on this extension study. * Have exposure to any investigational drug other than mitapivat, device, or procedure within 3 months prior to start of study drug on this extension 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
Locations
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AORN Cardarelli
Naples, 00165, Italy
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Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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CHU Hopitaux de Bordeaux - Hôpital Saint-André
Bordeaux, 33000, France
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CHU Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, 94010, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)
Vaud (Lausanne), 1011, Switzerland
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Charite - UB - CVK - Medizinische Klinik
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Emory-Children's Center
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Herlev University Hospital
Herlev, 2730, Denmark
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Hospital La Timone
Marseille, 13385, France
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital. U. Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Houston Methodist Research Institute
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Htal Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
Murcia, 30120, Spain
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London, W2 INY, United Kingdom
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Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States
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Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse - Oncopole
Toulouse, 31100, France
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Kansai Medical University, Dep. of Pediatrics, Hirakata Hospital
Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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Kyoto Katsura Hospital
Kyoto, 615-8256, Japan
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N3Z5, Canada
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Mie University Hospital
Tsu, Mie-ken, 514-8507, Japan
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Osp Maggiore Policlinico Milano
Milan, 20122, Italy
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Ospedale Galliera
Genova, 16128, Italy
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Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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St James's Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
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Toho University Omori Medical Center
Tokyo, 8541, Japan
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Tohoku University Hospital
Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland
Oakland, California, 95609, United States
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UNICAMP - Hemocentro
São Paulo, 13083-878, Brazil
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University College London
London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Naples, 80318, Italy
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Universitätsklinik Würzburg
Würzburg, 97080, Germany
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Van Creveldkliniek
Utrecht, 3508 GA, Netherlands
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Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Yeungnam University Hospital
Daegu, 705-703, South Korea
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