New drug combo aims to control rare blood disease Long-Term
NCT ID NCT05744921
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study is testing the long-term safety and effectiveness of two experimental drugs, pozelimab and cemdisiran, taken together for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare blood disorder. About 202 participants who completed a prior study will continue treatment to see how well the combination controls red blood cell destruction and reduces the need for transfusions. The focus is on side effects and how the body responds 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
- pozelimab and cemdisiran
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new long-term treatment option for people with PNH, helping control the disease and reduce the need for blood transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an extension study, so the drugs have already shown some promise, but long-term safety and effectiveness are still being evaluated. Side effects or the body developing antibodies could limit benefits.
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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 202 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: Patients Entering from the Parent Study 1. Patients with PNH who have completed, without permanent discontinuation, study treatment in the parent study (R3918-PNH-2021\[NCT05133531\]), including the post-Open-label treatment period (OLTP) transition period, if applicable. 2. Willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures, including meningococcal vaccinations required per protocol. Patients Entering with C5 polymorphism 1. Patients with PNH who have a documented C5 polymorphism rendering them refractory to eculizumab or ravulizumab (eg, p.Arg885His, p.Arg885Cys), as described in the protocol 2. Diagnosis of PNH confirmed by high-sensitivity flow cytometry testing with PNH granulocytes or monocytes 3. Active disease, as defined by the presence of 1 or more PNH-related sign or symptom as described in the protocol 4. LDH level ≥2 × upper limit of normal (ULN) at the screening visit 5. Willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures, including meningococcal vaccinations required per protocol Key Exclusion Criteria: Patients Entering from the Parent Study 1. Significant protocol deviation(s) in the parent study based on the investigator's judgment and to the extent that these would (if continued) impact the study objectives and/or safety of the patient 2. Any new condition or worsening of an existing condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, would make the patient unsuitable for enrollment or could interfere with the patient participating in or completing the study Patients Entering with C5 polymorphism 1. Prior treatment with complement inhibitors within 5 half-lives of the respective agent prior to screening, except for prior eculizumab or ravulizumab which are not exclusionary 2. Receipt of an organ transplant, history of bone marrow transplantation or other hematologic transplant 3. Not meeting meningococcal vaccination requirements and, at a minimum, documentation of quadrivalent meningococcal vaccination within 5 years prior to enrollment and serotype B vaccine within 3 years prior to enrollment as described in the protocol 4. Positive hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C virus Ribonucleic acid (RNA) during screening 5. Patients with known HIV with history of opportunistic infections in the last 1 year as described in the protocol 6. Known hereditary complement deficiency 7. Documented history of active, uncontrolled, ongoing systemic autoimmune diseases 8. Documented history of liver cirrhosis or patients with liver disease with evidence of current impaired liver function or patients with elevations in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (unrelated to PNH or its complications) as described in the protocol Note: Other protocol-defined Inclusion/ Exclusion Criteria apply
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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
45 sites in 19 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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Ajou University Medical Center
RECRUITINGSuwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, South Korea
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Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) and Research Centre Aims
RECRUITINGKochi, Kerala, 682041, India
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Aou Careggi
RECRUITINGFlorence, Firenze, 50139, Italy
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Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (BMCHRC)
RECRUITINGJaipur, 302017, India
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Linkou Branch
RECRUITINGTaoyuan, Hunan Province, 33305, Taiwan
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Changhua Christian Hospital
RECRUITINGChanghua, 500, Taiwan
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Chiang Mai University
RECRUITINGChiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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China Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaichung, Central Taiwan, 40447, Taiwan
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Clinica San Felipe
RECRUITINGLima, 15072, Peru
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Ege University Faculty of Medicine
RECRUITINGBornova, İzmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 07985, South Korea
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Faculty of Medicine Khon Kaen University
RECRUITINGKhon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
RECRUITINGIncheon, Namdong-Gu, 21565, South Korea
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Hospital Ampang
RECRUITINGAmpang, Selangor, 68000, Malaysia
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe
RECRUITINGMedellín, Antioquia, 050034, Colombia
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Hospital Queen Elizabeth
RECRUITINGKota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88200, Malaysia
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Hospital Tg Ampuan Afzan
RECRUITINGKuantan, Pahang, 25200, Malaysia
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Hospital Universitario Basurto
RECRUITINGBilbao, Vizcaya, 48013, Spain
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Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital
RECRUITINGHualien City, 97002, Taiwan
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In-Vivo Sp. z o.o.
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-048, Poland
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Istanbul University
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34418, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daini Hospital
WITHDRAWNNagoya, Aichi-ken, 466-8650, Japan
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Jordan University Hospital (JUH)
RECRUITINGAmman, 11942, Jordan
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K J Somaiya Super Specialty Hospital & Research Centre
RECRUITINGMumbai, Maharashtra, 400022, India
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King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGBangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - St. James Institute of Oncology
RECRUITINGLeeds, LS97TF, United Kingdom
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 10002, Taiwan
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National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSingapore, 119074, Singapore
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Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
RECRUITINGChandigarh, 160012, India
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Prince Of Songkla Hospital, Prince Of Songkhla University
RECRUITINGHat Yai, Changwat Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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Prof Dr Ion Chiricuta Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGCluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400015, Romania
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Pusan National University Hospital
RECRUITINGBusan, 49241, South Korea
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Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Center (RGCIRC) - Rohini Campus
RECRUITINGNew Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110085, India
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SC Hematology, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
RECRUITINGTorino, 10126, Italy
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Semmelweis University/Semmelweis Egyetem
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1083, Hungary
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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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St Lukes Medical Center
RECRUITINGQuezon City, National Capital Region, 1634, Philippines
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St. Vincent Hospital
RECRUITINGSuwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16247, South Korea
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Szpital Uniwersytecki Nr2 Bydgoszcz
COMPLETEDBydgoszcz, 85-168, Poland
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital (VGHTC)
RECRUITINGTaichung, 4070, Taiwan
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The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06591, South Korea
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Toronto General Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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Tri-Service General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 11490, Taiwan
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University Clinical Center Medical University of Gdansk
RECRUITINGGdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-214, Poland
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University of Tsukuba Hospital
RECRUITINGTsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan
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