New drug iptacopan tested in Real-Life PNH patients
NCT ID NCT07229235
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how well the drug iptacopan works for people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in everyday medical practice. Researchers will track 50 Italian patients for 12 months to see if their anemia improves and if they need fewer blood transfusions. The goal is to understand the drug's real-world benefits and safety outside of controlled clinical trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iptacopan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that iptacopan works well in everyday medical practice for PNH patients, potentially improving anemia and reducing the need for blood transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by factors like patient selection or concurrent treatments. It is also small (50 patients) and limited to Italy, so findings may not apply broadly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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.
Who is studied
Italian population of adult patients with PNH either naïve to iptacopan or transitioning from the Managed Access Program (MAP) starting from January 2023
- 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. signed informed consent: patient must provide written informed before any study assessment is collected; in case of deceased patients, informed consent is not required as per Art. 110, comma 1 of Legislative Decree n° 196, dated 30 June 2003 as amended by D.lgs. 101/2018 and the "Autorizzazione generale al trattamento dei dati personali effettuato per scopi di ricerca scientifica" n° 9/2016 2. Male and female, 3. ≥ 18 years of age, 4. documented diagnosis of PNH, 5. followed in Italian clinical sites, 6. on treatment with iptacopan prescribed as per routine medical care (i.e. patients naïve to treatment for whom the decision to start this treatment has already been made on the basis of clinical practice and according to SmPC and AIFA criteria and regardless of inclusion in this study or patients already treated under the Managed Access Program (MAP)) Exclusion criteria: 1.Concomitant participation in an interventional clinical study related to PNH or its treatment. No other inclusion/exclusion criteria apply other than the requirements stated in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC).
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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
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The places running it
12 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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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGAlessandria, AL, 15121, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGAvellino, AV, 83100, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBrescia, BS, 25123, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGFlorence, FI, 50134, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGGenova, GE, 16132, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMilan, MI, 20122, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMilan, MI, 20132, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGPalermo, PA, 90146, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRoma, RM, 00161, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRoma, RM, 00168, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGTorino, TO, 10126, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBassano del Grappa, VI, 36061, Italy
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