New drug afimkibart tested for Long-Term arthritis control
NCT ID NCT07620392
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study is testing the long-term safety and effectiveness of a drug called afimkibart in people with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Participants have already taken afimkibart in a previous study and will continue taking it. The goal is to see if the drug remains safe and helps control arthritis symptoms over a longer period.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- afimkibart (a drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that afimkibart is a safe and effective long-term treatment option for people with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who haven't responded well to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 extension study with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Long-term side effects are still unknown, and the drug may not work as well over time.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2033
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: * Completed the treatment period of the parent study * Agreement to adhere to the contraception requirements * Continued to be evaluated at the follow-up visit of the parent study and achieved improvement in the SJC66/TJC68 relative to baseline Exclusion Criteria: * Withdrawal of consent and/or premature discontinuation from parent study * Any permanent discontinuation of study drug in parent study * Use of a prohibited therapy during the parent study * Evidence of any new or uncontrolled concomitant disease that, in the investigator's judgment, would preclude participant participation in the trial
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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
10 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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 Management LLC
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77089, United States
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Accurate Clinical Research Inc.
RECRUITINGLake Charles, Louisiana, 70605, United States
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Centrum Kliniczno-Badawcze J. Brzezicki, B. Górnikiewicz-Brzezicka Lekarze Spó?ka Partne
RECRUITINGElblag, 82-300, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne Reuma Park
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-665, Poland
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DM Clinical Research
RECRUITINGTomball, Texas, 77375, United States
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Nzoz Bif-Med
RECRUITINGBytom, 41-902, Poland
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Reumatop Grzegorz Rozumek Karin Pistorius Spolka Jawna
RECRUITINGWroclaw, 52-210, Poland
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Twoja Przychodnia NCM
RECRUITINGNowa Sól, 67-100, Poland
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West Broward Rheumatology Associates, Inc.
RECRUITINGTamarac, Florida, 33321, United States
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Zespol Poradni Specjalistycznych REUMED filia nr 1 Wallenroda
RECRUITINGLublin, 20-607, Poland
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