New drug shows promise for rare muscle diseases
NCT ID NCT06698796
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests the long-term safety and effectiveness of dazukibart in people with dermatomyositis or polymyositis, rare diseases that cause muscle weakness and rashes. Participants who completed a previous study can join. Some will receive the drug via IV every 4 weeks for about a year, while others will only have safety check-ups. The goal is to see if dazukibart can help control symptoms over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dazukibart (a drug given as an IV infusion every 4 weeks)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a long-term treatment option to control muscle inflammation and improve daily function for people with dermatomyositis or polymyositis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an extension study, so it builds on earlier results. However, it is still testing safety and efficacy, and not all participants will receive the drug. Side effects or lack of benefit are possible.
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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 211 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2031
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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants that completed a qualifying study through Week 52. Exclusion Criteria: * Any medical or psychiatric condition including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation/behavior or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk of study participation. * Previous administration with an investigational product (drug or vaccine) other than dazukibart in a qualifying study within 30 days (or as determined by the local requirement) or 5 half-lives preceding baseline in this study (whichever is longer). * Current use of any prohibited concomitant medication(s). * Active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial or other infections. * Ongoing adverse event in a qualifying study or the participant has met safety monitoring criteria in a qualifying study that have not resolved. * Investigator site staff or sponsor employees directly involved in the conduct of the study, site staff otherwise supervised by the investigator, and their respective family members.
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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
25 sites in 12 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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AARA Clinical Research - Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates - Glendale
RECRUITINGGlendale, Arizona, 85306, United States
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Anhui Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230071, China
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Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Institute, PLLC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFrisco, Texas, 75035, United States
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CHARM HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED (Previously Dr Shenoy's Care Private Limited)
RECRUITINGErnākulam, Kerala, 682040, India
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Centro de Investigaciones Médicas Tucuman
RECRUITINGSAN M. de Tucuman, Tucumán Province, T4000AXL, Argentina
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Chi Mei Medical Center
RECRUITINGTainan, 71004, Taiwan
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Cryptex Investigación Clínica S.A. de C.V.
RECRUITINGCuauhtémoc, Mexico City, 06100, Mexico
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Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont
RECRUITINGDebrecen, 4032, Hungary
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First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
RECRUITINGKunming, Yunnan, 650032, China
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Hacettepe Universite Hastaneleri
RECRUITINGAltindağ, Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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IR Medical Center SA - Instituto de Reumatologia
RECRUITINGMendoza, Mendoza Province, T5500, Argentina
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Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital
RECRUITINGBunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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Medanta - The Medicity
RECRUITINGGurugram, Haryana, 122001, India
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Medical Center Artmed
RECRUITINGPlovdiv, 4000, Bulgaria
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Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii, Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-637, Poland
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Nerve & Muscle Center of Texas
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Nippon Medical School Hospital
RECRUITINGBunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan
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Nova Reuma Domyslawska i Rusilowicz Spolka Partnerska Lekarza Reumatologa i Fizjoterapeuty
RECRUITINGBialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, 15-707, Poland
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
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Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200001, China
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Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200127, China
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Rheumatology & Pulmonary Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBeckley, West Virginia, 25801, United States
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Sheba Medical Center
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, Central District, 5262100, Israel
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330036, China
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