New hope for rare blood and kidney diseases: iptacopan access program opens
NCT ID NCT05222412
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This program provides early access to the drug iptacopan for people with serious or life-threatening C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) or paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who have no other treatment options. It is designed for patients who cannot join a clinical trial or have exhausted all available therapies. The goal is to offer a potential treatment when no satisfactory alternative exists.
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18 years and older
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Anyone
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * An independent request should be received from a licensed physician (in some instances from Health Authorities, Institutions or Governments). * The patient has a serious or life-threatening disease or condition and no comparable or satisfactory alternative therapy is available for diagnosis, monitoring or treatment; patient is not medically eligible for available treatment alternatives or has exhausted all available treatment options. * The patient is not eligible or able to enroll in a Novartis clinical trial or continue participation in a Novartis clinical trial. * There is a potential patient benefit to justify the potential risk of the treatment use, and the potential risk is not unreasonable in the context of the disease or condition to be treated. * The patient must meet any other medical criteria established by the medical experts responsible for the product or by the Health Authority in a country (as applicable). * Provision of the product will not interfere with the initiation, conduct or completion of a Novartis clinical trial or overall development program. * Managed access provision is allowed per local laws/regulations.
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