New pill could replace infusions for rare blood disorder
NCT ID NCT07177859
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests NTQ5082, an oral capsule, against the standard infusion eculizumab for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare blood disorder. About 78 adults who have not had complement inhibitor therapy will be enrolled. The main goal is to see if NTQ5082 can raise hemoglobin levels without needing blood transfusions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NTQ5082 capsules
- What this could lead to
- If successful, NTQ5082 could offer a new oral treatment option for PNH, potentially improving hemoglobin levels without the need for injections.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 3 trial with only 78 participants, so results may not apply to all PNH patients. The drug is compared to an existing treatment, and its safety and effectiveness are still being evaluated.
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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 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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.
Inclusion Criteria: \- 1) Age ≥ 18 years, regardless of gender. 2) Subjects diagnosed with PNH according to the PNH diagnostic criteria in the Chinese "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rare Diseases" (2019 edition), with PNH erythrocyte and/or granulocyte clone levels \> 10% within 6 months prior to screening or during the screening period. 3\) PNH patients who have not previously received complement inhibitor therapy. 4) Laboratory test (central laboratory) hemoglobin meets one of the following conditions: (1) The average hemoglobin value during screening period V1 and V2 (interval ≥ 7 days) is \<100g/L; (2) If the subject receives red blood cell transfusion for PNH-related anemia during the screening period, the hemoglobin value at V1 must be \<100g/L; 5) Blood lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (central laboratory) is \>1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN) during screening period V1 and V2 (interval ≥ 7 days); Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) During the screening period, laboratory (local laboratory) results show bone marrow failure (reticulocyte count \<100×109/L, or platelet count \<30×109/L \[must not have received platelet transfusion within 7 days prior to the laboratory test\], or neutrophil count \<0.5×109/L \[must not have received short-acting granulocyte colony-stimulating factor within 14 days or long-acting granulocyte colony-stimulating factor within 28 days prior to the laboratory test\]). 2\) During the screening period, laboratory (local laboratory) results show alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), or gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) \>3×ULN and the investigator determines that the patient is not suitable for study participation. 3\) Patients were receiving any of the following medications before screening, and the duration of treatment at a stable dose of the drug: (1) systemic glucocorticoids for less than 4 weeks; or prednisone or equivalent dose of glucocorticoids at a dose of \>15 mg/day; (2) iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, or androgens for less than 4 weeks; (3) vitamin K antagonists (such as warfarin) with a stable international normalized ratio (INR) for less than 4 weeks; (4) low molecular weight heparin, oral anticoagulants (such as aspirin, rivaroxaban, edoxaban, apixaban) for less than 4 weeks; (5) erythropoietin (ESA), hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors (HIF-PHI), or immunosuppressants (including but not limited to cyclosporine, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil or mycophenolic acid, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, etc.) for less than 8 weeks. 4\) Previous history of bone marrow/hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplantation (such as heart, lung, kidney, liver). 5) Patients with a history of splenectomy or planned surgery during the trial. 6\) Patients with a history of recurrent invasive infection with encapsulated bacteria (such as meningococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, etc.), a history of systemic anti-tuberculosis treatment or current tuberculosis infection, or a history of active systemic bacterial, viral, or fungal infection within 14 days prior to the first administration of the investigational drug (defined as D1) (as determined by the investigator).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300020, China
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