New drug could prevent Life-Threatening fetal anemia in High-Risk pregnancies
NCT ID NCT05912517
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether the drug nipocalimab can reduce the risk of severe anemia in unborn babies whose mothers have a condition called hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). The study enrolls 120 pregnant women with a history of severe HDFN. Participants receive either nipocalimab or a placebo by IV infusion. The goal is to see if the drug helps avoid fetal loss, the need for fetal blood transfusions, or other serious complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nipocalimab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, nipocalimab could offer a new way to prevent severe anemia and complications in babies at risk for HDFN, reducing the need for risky fetal blood transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but it is still experimental. The drug may not work better than placebo, and there could be side effects for the mother or baby. Results may not apply to all pregnancies.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
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 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Pregnant and an estimated gestational age (GA) (based on ultrasound dating) from Week 13\^0/7 to Week 18\^6/7 at randomization * History of severe Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN) in a prior pregnancy defined as documented: 1. fetal anemia as result of HDFN or fetal hydrops as result of HDFN or received greater than or equal to (\>=)1 IUT as a result of HDFN or 2. fetal loss or neonatal death as a result of HDFN, with maternal alloantibody titers for Rhesus antigen D protein (RhD), Kell, Kell Rhesus antigen C protein (Rhc), Rhesus antigen E protein (RhE), or RhC antigen above the critical levels (anti-Kell \>=4; other \>=16) and evidence of an antigen-positive fetus * During the current pregnancy, presence of maternal alloantibody to RhD, Rhc, RhE, or RhC antigen with titers above the critical level (anti-Kell \>= 4; other \>=16) based on the designated central lab results at screening * Evidence of antigen-positivity corresponding to the current maternal alloantibody (RhD, Kell, Rhc, RhE, or RhC) confirmed by non-invasive antigen cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) performed at the central laboratory * Have screening lab test results within values within the study protocol-specified parameters: a) albumin \>= lower limit of normal (LLN); b) alanine transaminase (AST) less than or equal to (\<=) 2 × upper limit of normal (ULN); c) alanine transaminase (ALT) \<=2 × ULN d) creatinine \<=0.8 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), SI: \<=70.7 micromole per liter (μmol/L), and Serum total immunoglobulins G (IgG) ≥ 600 mg/dL SI: \>=6 g/L * Medically stable on the basis of physical examination, medical history, vital signs, 12-lead ECG, and clinical lab tests performed at screening Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant with a multiple gestation (twins or more) * Evidence of fetal anemia prior to randomization in the current pregnancy * History of severe preeclampsia prior to GA Week 34 or severe fetal growth restriction (estimated fetal weight \<3rd percentile, based on local fetal growth normative standards) in a previous pregnancy * Current uncontrolled hypertension * History of myocardial infarction, unstable ischemic heart disease, or stroke * Has any confirmed or suspected clinical immunodeficiency syndrome or has a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency unless confirmed absent in the participant * Has inflammatory or autoimmune diseases requiring immunosuppressive therapies that may jeopardize the safety of the participant * Currently has a malignancy or has a history of malignancy within 3 years before screening (with the exception of localized basal cell carcinoma and/or squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer that has been adequately treated with no evidence of recurrence for at least 3 months before the first study intervention administration or cervical carcinoma in situ that has been treated with no evidence of recurrence for at least 3 months before the first study intervention) * Is currently receiving systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants for disorders unrelated to the pregnancy * Has received or planning to receive plasmapheresis, immunoadsorption therapy, intravenous immunoglobulin (IV Ig), or any immunoglobulin (Ig)G fragment crystallizable (Fc)-related protein therapeutics during the current pregnancy * Has a severe infection including opportunistic infections * Presence of abnormal (protocol-specified) hematologic lab values during screening * History of an unprovoked pulmonary embolism or history of recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) The above information was not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical 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
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The places running it
62 sites in 17 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advocate Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGPark Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States
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BC Women's Hospital University of British Columbia
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3N1, Canada
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Birmingham Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBirmingham, B15 2TG, United Kingdom
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Boston Childrens Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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C.H.U. Brugmann
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1020, Belgium
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CHRU Lille
RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Sainte Justine
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
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Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, 10117, Germany
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Childrens Hospital Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
RECRUITINGBelo Horizonte, 30130 100, Brazil
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS
RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
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Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center
RECRUITINGGifu, 500-8717, Japan
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Hadassah mount scopus
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 91240, Israel
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Hopital Armand Trousseau
RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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Hosp Univ Vall D Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hosp. Univ. La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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Hosp. Virgen Del Rocio
RECRUITINGSeville, 41013, Spain
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Hospices Civils de Lyon - Groupement Hospitalier Est - Hopital Femme Mere Enfant
RECRUITINGBron, 69500, France
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Hospital Das Clinicas Da Faculdade De Medicina Da USP
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 05403-010, Brazil
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1199, Argentina
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Hospital Privado Universitario De Cordoba
RECRUITINGCórdoba, X5016KEH, Argentina
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Hospital das Clinicas - UFG
RECRUITINGGoiânia, 74605 020, Brazil
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IDOR - Regional Rio de Janeiro
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, 22281 100, Brazil
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Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira
RECRUITINGRecife, 50070902, Brazil
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Intermountain Medical Center
RECRUITINGMurray, Utah, 84107, United States
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John Radcliffe Hospital
RECRUITINGOxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Huddinge
RECRUITINGStockholm, 14186, Sweden
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Kings College Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Kyushu University Hospital
COMPLETEDFukuoka, 812 8582, Japan
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
RECRUITINGLeeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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Lehigh Valley Hospital
RECRUITINGAllentown, Pennsylvania, 18103-6218, United States
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Leiden University Medical Center
RECRUITINGLeiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Liverpool Hospital
RECRUITINGSydney, 2170, Australia
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Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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Mater Hospital Brisbane
RECRUITINGSouth Brisbane, 4101, Australia
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McGill University Health Centre
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Medizinische Universitaet Graz
RECRUITINGGraz, 8036, Austria
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Medizinische Universitaet Wien
RECRUITINGVienna, 1090, Austria
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Midwest Fetal Care Center
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Miyagi Childrens Hospital
COMPLETEDSendai, 989-3126, Japan
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Mount Sinai Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada
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Oregon Health and Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Osaka Womens and Childrens Hospital
RECRUITINGIzumi-shi, 594-1101, Japan
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Rabin Medical Center
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 49100, Israel
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Riley Children s Hospital
SUSPENDEDIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Rotunda Hospital
RECRUITINGDublin, D01 P5W9, Ireland
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St Georges Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
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St.Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGManchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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The Chaim Sheba Medical Center
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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Toho University Medical Center Omori Hospital
RECRUITINGŌta-ku, 143-8541, Japan
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UC Davis School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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Universitaetsklinikum Giessen und Marburg Standort Giessen
RECRUITINGGiessen, 35392, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf
RECRUITINGHamburg, 20251, Germany
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston
RECRUITINGGalveston, Texas, 77555, United States
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University of California at San Diego
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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University of Cincinnati
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Kentucky Medical Center
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of North Carolina (UNC) - School of Medicine
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7516, United States
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University of Texas Dell Medical School Department of Women's Health
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78723, United States
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