Can antibody infusions shield CLL patients from deadly infections?
NCT ID NCT04502030
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether regular infusions of Panzyga (a concentrated antibody solution from donated blood) could prevent serious infections in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who also have low antibody levels. The trial included 247 adults with CLL who were receiving cancer treatment. Half got Panzyga, half got a placebo. The goal was to see if Panzyga reduced the number of major infections requiring hospitalization or leading to death.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Panzyga (a human antibody solution given intravenously)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give CLL patients a way to prevent serious infections while on cancer treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet published. The benefit may be modest, and IVIG infusions can cause side effects like headache, fever, or allergic reactions.
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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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247 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Sep 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Treatment-naïve or relapsed/refractory CLL patients undergoing CLL antineoplastic treatment. Diagnosis of B-cell CLL established according to International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) criteria and documented within medical records. 2. Hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG levels \<5 g/L) as confirmed by the Central Laboratory. 3. ≥18 years of age. 4. Voluntarily given, fully informed written and signed consent obtained before any study-related procedures are conducted. Exclusion Criteria: 1. IgG treatment within 3 months prior to Screening. 2. Antibiotic prophylaxis and/or treatment within 7 days prior to Baseline (with the exception of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole \[TMP/SMX\], diaminodiphenyl sulfone \[dapsone\] and pentamidine inhalation). 3. Current major infection or \>1 major infection in the previous 6 months before Baseline. 4. History of anaphylaxis or severe systemic response to immunoglobulin, blood or plasma-derived products or any Panzyga component. 5. History of a non-CLL malignancy or other medical condition with life-expectancy of less than two years. 6. Severe liver disease, with signs of ascites and/or hepatic encephalopathy. 7. Severe kidney disease (as defined by estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2). 8. Body weight \>140 kg. 9. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of \>2 (Appendix 1). 10. Female patients of childbearing potential unwilling to use a protocol-required method of contraception (as per protocol section 7.3.9 b) from the Screening Visit throughout the study treatment period and for 30 days following the last dose of study drug. 11. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at Screening (defined for the study as positive HIV antibody test). 12. Patients found to be chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV), defined by positive surface antigen (HBsAg), positive Hepatitis B core antibodies (HBcAb) and/or low HBV titers, who will not receive targeted antiviral therapy while undergoing CLL therapy, and patients with active HBV, defined as high HBV titers. 13. Uncontrolled hepatitis C infection at Screening (defined for the study as positive hepatitis virus C \[HCV\] polymerase chain reaction \[PCR\]). 14. Pregnant and lactating women. 15. Subjects with a history of thromboembolic events (TEE) such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, peripheral artery disease (Fontaine IV) within 6 months before Baseline. 16. Planned or ongoing immunosuppressive treatment (other than for CLL or corticosteroids) or other forbidden medication during the entire study duration after study enrollment. 17. Participation in another interventional clinical trial that is either blinded or involves an investigational (not approved) product within 3 months before Baseline or during the course of the clinical study. Participation in observational clinical trials or open-label trials involving an approved product may be permitted after consultation with the medical monitor. 18. Known IgA deficiency with antibodies to IgA. 19. Known blood hyperviscosity, or other hypercoagulable states. 20. Patients unable or unwilling to understand or comply with the study protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
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St. Petersburg, Florida, 33709, United States
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Columbus, Georgia, 31904, United States
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Macon, Georgia, 31201, United States
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New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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Detroit, Michigan, 48093, United States
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Rochester, Minnesota, 55902, United States
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Buffalo, New York, 14260, United States
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New York, New York, 10032, United States
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New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Shirley, New York, 11967, United States
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Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77090, United States
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Brno, 625 00, Czechia
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Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia
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Ostrava, 70852, Czechia
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Aalborg, 9000, Denmark
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Herning, 7400, Denmark
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Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
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Dortmund, 44263, Germany
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Frankfurt, 15236, Germany
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Kiel, 24105, Germany
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Marburg, 35037, Germany
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Athens, 10676, Greece
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Athens, 11526, Greece
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Athens, 12462, Greece
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Ioannina, 45500, Greece
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Pátrai, 26500, Greece
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Thessaloniki, 57010, Greece
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Budapest, 1088, Hungary
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Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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Győr, 9023, Hungary
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Kaposvár, 7400, Hungary
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Nyíregyháza, 4400, Hungary
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Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Haifa, 34362, Israel
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Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel
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Castelfranco Veneto, 31033, Italy
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Milan, 20132, Italy
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Milan, 20162, Italy
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Modena, 41124, Italy
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Orbassano, 10043, Italy
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Padova, 35129, Italy
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Pescara, 65124, Italy
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Reggio Calabria, 89133, Italy
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Rome, 00161, Italy
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Torino, 10126, Italy
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Bialystok, 15-732, Poland
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Bydgoszcz, 85-065, Poland
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Gdansk, 80-214, Poland
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Gdansk, 80-219, Poland
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Gdynia, 81-519, Poland
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Katowice, 40-519, Poland
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Legnica, 59-220, Poland
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Lodz, 93-513, Poland
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Torun, 87-100, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-776, Poland
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Wroclaw, 50-367, Poland
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Barnaul, 656024, Russia
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Kemerovo, 650066, Russia
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Moscow, 115478, Russia
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Moscow, 125284, Russia
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Nizhny Novgorod, 603126, Russia
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Novosibirsk, 630051, Russia
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Petrozavodsk, 185019, Russia
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Rostov-on-Don, 344037, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 191024, Russia
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Samara, 443079, Russia
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Tomsk, 634063, Russia
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Tula, 300053, Russia
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Ufa, 450008, Russia
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Yekaterinburg, 620102, Russia
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Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Oviedo, 33011, Spain
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Santander, 39008, Spain
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Ankara, 65900, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Antalya, 7050, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kayseri, 38039, Turkey (Türkiye)
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