New drug hopes to tame rare Gut-Heart disease in toddlers
NCT ID NCT07142343
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a drug called pozelimab in children aged 1 to 5 who have CHAPLE disease, a very rare genetic condition that causes severe stomach and heart problems. The main goal is to see if the drug is safe and how it affects the body. Only 5 children will take part, and the drug works by blocking a part of the immune system to control symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pozelimab (a lab-made antibody that blocks a part of the immune system called C5)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a treatment option for young children with CHAPLE disease, helping control life-threatening gastrointestinal and cardiovascular symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study with only 5 children, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug blocks part of the immune system, which could increase infection risk.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
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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1 year to 5 years
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Clinical diagnosis of CD55-deficient CHAPLE disease as described in the protocol 2. Parent(s)/legal guardian(s) are willing and able to comply with participant's clinic visits and study-related procedures, including participant's completion of the full series of meningococcal vaccinations required per protocol. 3. Parent(s)/legal guardian(s) are willing to provide written informed consent 4. Participant has active CHAPLE disease as described in the protocol Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of meningococcal infection 2. No documented meningococcal quadrivalent (serotype ACWY) vaccination prior to screening and participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) are unwilling for participant to undergo vaccination during the study as described in the protocol 3. No documented vaccination for Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae if applicable based on local practice or guidelines prior to screening as described in the protocol 4. Prior treatment with a complement inhibitor as described in the protocol 5. Presence of a concomitant disease that leads to hypoproteinemia or secondary intestinal lymphangiectasia as described in the protocol Note: Other Protocol Defined Inclusion/ Exclusion Criteria Apply
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Marmara University Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 10 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)