New drug shows promise for blistering skin disease in extended trial
NCT ID NCT05681481
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at the long-term safety of a drug called efgartigimod for adults with moderate-to-severe bullous pemphigoid, a condition that causes painful blisters. Participants who finished the main study can continue treatment for up to 48 weeks, with the option to pause and restart if symptoms return. The goal is to see if the drug is safe over time and helps control the disease.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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: * Has completed the week 36 visit of ARGX-113-2009 * Is capable of providing signed informed consent and complying with protocol requirements * Agrees to use contraceptive measures consistent with local regulations and the following: Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at baseline before receiving the study drug and must use one of the contraception methods described in the protocol from signing the ICF until the last dose of the study drug Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically significant disease, recent major surgery (within 3 months of baseline), or intends to have surgery during the study; or any other medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion would confound the results of the study or put the participant at undue risk * Known hypersensitivity to the study drug or 1 of its excipients * Permanently discontinued IMP in ARGX-113-2009 due to an adverse event (AE) considered related to the study drug and for whom the benefit/risk balance is not considered positive
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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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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele
Catania, 95123, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria Di Firenze
Florence, 50125, Italy
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Azienda USL Toscana Centro - Ospidale Piero Palagi
Florence, 50122, Italy
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Diagnostic and Consulting Center Aleksandrovska EOOD
Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
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Fakultna nemocnica Trnava
Trnava, 91702, Slovakia
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Fakultni nemocnice Bulovka
Prague, 180 00, Czechia
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First OC Dermatology
Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States
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Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, 20122, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli
Rome, 00168, Italy
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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Hokkaido University Hospital
Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan
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Hospital Of Skin And Venereal Diseases of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, 54643, Greece
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio
Granada, 18016, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset
Valencia, 46017, Spain
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Hospital of Venereal and Skin Diseases A.Syggros
Athens, 16121, Greece
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IDI IRCCS - Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata
Roma, 00167, Italy
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LMU Klinikum der Universität
München, 80337, Germany
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Medical Dermatology Specialists
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute
Miami, Florida, 33173, United States
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Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Genova, 16132, Italy
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Poliklinika Solmed
Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Premier Specialists
Kogarah, 2217, Australia
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Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, 200025, China
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Saint Louis University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Semmelweis Egyetem
Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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Sheba Medical Center - PPDS
Ramat Gan, 5262100, Israel
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, 400016, China
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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Universitatsklinikum Dusseldorf
Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel, 24105, Germany
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University Clinical Center of Serbia - PPDS
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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University of Michigan Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der TU Dresden
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
Würzburg, 97080, Germany
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Univerzitna nemocnica Bratislava
Bratislava, 821 06, Slovakia
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, 610041, China
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Wright State Physicians
Fairborn, Ohio, 45324, United States
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