One-Shot hope: new injection aims to boost platelets before surgery in liver patients
NCT ID NCT07446491
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a single injection of PN20, a lab-made protein, to see if it can safely raise platelet counts in adults with chronic liver disease who have low platelets and are scheduled for a minor procedure. About 54 participants will receive either PN20 or a placebo. The main goal is to see if platelet counts stay high enough from one day before to seven days after surgery without needing rescue treatment for bleeding.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PN20 (a lab-made protein that stimulates platelet production)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a short-term way to safely raise platelet counts before surgery, reducing bleeding risk in liver disease patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 54 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may not work as expected or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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: * Age ≥ 18 years, Male or female * Diagnosed with chronic liver disease-related thrombocytopenia (baseline platelet count \< 50 × 10⁹/L), Child-Pugh score A or B; * Planned elective invasive procedure or minor surgery within Days 7-15 post-enrollment, excluding laparotomy, thoracotomy, craniotomy, open-heart surgery, organ resection, or partial organ resection (for tissue biopsy and other types of tissue resection, enrollment is permitted if the investigator considers the risk of bleeding and invasiveness to be comparable to or lower than that of the procedures listed in the surgical examples list); * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1; * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test * Agree to use reliable contraception through 3 months post-study. * Participants must understand the study requirements and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * The following conditions or medical history: * Presence of other conditions that may lead to thrombocytopenia; * History of thrombotic or significant cardiovascular events; * Uncontrolled bleeding; * Advanced liver cancer; * Severe comorbidities; * Currently using or with a history of the following treatments: * Recent major surgery or splenectomy; * Liver transplant; * Recent therapies affecting platelet counts; * Significant lab abnormalities; * Recent participation in other clinical trials; * Known hypersensitivity to the investigational productstudy drug; * Active substance abuse; * Any condition deemed by the investigator to compromise safety or study integrity.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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
8 sites. 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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Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Ditan Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100015, China
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Henan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China
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Jilin University First Hospital
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130033, China
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Liaocheng People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChaozhou, Shandong, 252000, China
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Qingdao Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, 266001, China
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The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510405, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400072, China
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Zhenjiang Third People's Hospital
RECRUITINGZhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212021, China