New drug rilzabrutinib aims to tame rare blood disorder
NCT ID NCT07086976
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an oral drug called rilzabrutinib for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA), a condition where the immune system attacks red blood cells. About 90 adults who have not responded well to steroids will receive either rilzabrutinib or a placebo for 24 weeks, followed by an open-label period where everyone gets the drug. The goal is to see if rilzabrutinib can safely raise hemoglobin levels and reduce the need for other treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rilzabrutinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new oral treatment option for people with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, potentially reducing the need for steroids and blood transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 3 trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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: * Male and female participants with a documented (confirmed) diagnosis of primary wAIHA for at least 6 months. * Participants who have previously failed to maintain a sustained response after treatment with CS (CS-resistance \[defined as failure to obtain hemoglobin response within 3 weeks on at least 1 mg/kg or 60 mg prednisone or equivalent per day\], CS-dependent wAIHA \[defined as need to continue on prednisone or equivalent at a dose of \>10 mg/day to maintain a response\]), or are intolerant or ineligible to CS (defined as with contraindications, pre-existing medical conditions or CS-related complications that may render CS intolerant or ineligible per the best clinical judgement of the investigators). * Participants with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status Grade 2 or lower. * Contraceptive use by men and women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with clinically significant medical history or ongoing chronic illness that would jeopardize the safety of the participant or compromise the quality of the data derived from his or her participation in the study as determined by the Investigator. * Participants with medical history of lymphoma, leukemia, or any malignancy within the past 5 years except for basal cell or squamous epithelial carcinomas of the skin that have been resected with no evidence of metastatic disease for the past 3 years. * Participants with symptomatic herpes zoster within 3 months prior to screening. * Participants with mixed wAIHA, or secondary wAIHA from any cause including drugs, Evans Syndrome, lymphoproliferative disorders (low count monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis is allowed), infectious or autoimmune disease, or active hematologic malignancies. Participants with positive antinuclear antibodies but without a definitive diagnosis of an autoimmune disease are allowed. * Participants with history of myelodysplastic syndrome. * Participants with uncontrolled or active HBV infection or Active HCV infection. * HIV infection. * Participants with history of solid organ transplant. * Participants with a history of active or latent tuberculosis (TB). * Splenectomy within 12 weeks before screening and planned surgery during the PAP. * Concurrent treatment with other experimental/investigational drugs within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to treatment start. Participants who previously received treatment with BTK inhibitors for wAIHA before Day 1 (randomization) are not eligible. * Sensitivity to any of the study interventions, or components thereof, or drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, contraindicates participation in the study. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
95 sites in 17 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Baptist Memorial Hospital- Site Number : 8400018
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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Brown University Health - Rhode Island Hospital- Site Number : 8400028
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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City of Hope National Medical Center- Site Number : 8400023
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia- Site Number : 8400019
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center- Site Number : 8400016
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Gundersen Health System - La Crosse Medical Center- Site Number : 8400033
RECRUITINGLa Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States
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Hemoes - Centro Estadual de Hemoterapia e Hematologia Marcos Daniel Santos- Site Number : 0760002
RECRUITINGVitória, Espírito Santo, 29047-105, Brazil
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Henry Ford Hospital- Site Number : 8400012
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Hialeah Hospital- Site Number : 8400009
RECRUITINGHialeah, Florida, 33013, United States
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Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo- Site Number : 0760003
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil
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Investigational Site Number : 0320001
RECRUITINGRosario, Santa Fe Province, 2000, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320002
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, 1431, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320003
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, 1181, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0400001
RECRUITINGVienna, 1090, Austria
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Investigational Site Number : 0400002
RECRUITINGVienna, 1140, Austria
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Investigational Site Number : 1560001
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560002
RECRUITINGTianjin, 300020, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560003
RECRUITINGNanchang, 330006, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560004
RECRUITINGSuzhou, 215006, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560005
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, 510180, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560006
RECRUITINGXi'an, 710054, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560007
RECRUITINGChengde, 067020, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560008
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, 450008, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560009
RECRUITINGHohhot, 010050, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560010
RECRUITINGWuhan, 430022, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560011
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, 510000, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560012
RECRUITINGNanchang, 330006, China
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Investigational Site Number : 2030001
RECRUITINGBrno, 625 00, Czechia
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Investigational Site Number : 2030002
RECRUITINGPrague, Cardiff [Caerdydd Gb-crd], 128 20, Czechia
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Investigational Site Number : 2080001
RECRUITINGOdense, 5000, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number : 2080002
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number : 2080003
RECRUITINGAarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number : 2760001
RECRUITINGEssen, 45147, Germany
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Investigational Site Number : 2760003
RECRUITINGBerlin, 10707, Germany
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Investigational Site Number : 3000001
RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 570 10, Greece
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Investigational Site Number : 3000002
RECRUITINGAthens, 115 27, Greece
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Investigational Site Number : 3000003
RECRUITINGPátrai, 265 04, Greece
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Investigational Site Number : 3000004
RECRUITINGPátrai, 254 43, Greece
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Investigational Site Number : 3000005
RECRUITINGLarissa, 411 10, Greece
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Investigational Site Number : 3480002
RECRUITINGDebrecen, 4032, Hungary
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Investigational Site Number : 3480004
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1085, Hungary
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Investigational Site Number : 3760001
RECRUITINGAfula, 1834111, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3760002
RECRUITINGTel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3760005
RECRUITINGKefar Sava, 4428164, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3760007
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3104802, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3800001
RECRUITINGMilan, Milano, 20122, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800002
RECRUITINGMeldola, Reggio Emilia, 47014, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800003
RECRUITINGVicenza, 36100, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800004
RECRUITINGFlorence, Firenze, 50134, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800005
RECRUITINGNaples, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800006
RECRUITINGPalermo, 90146, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800007
RECRUITINGTrieste, 34125, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800008
RECRUITINGVarese, 21100, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800009
RECRUITINGNovara, 28100, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800010
RECRUITINGGenoa, Genova, 16132, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3920001
RECRUITINGIruma, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920002
RECRUITINGFukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920003
RECRUITINGSuita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920004
RECRUITINGTokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920005
RECRUITINGYamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920006
RECRUITINGKanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, 920-8201, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920007
RECRUITINGNagoya, Aichi-ken, 453-8511, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920008
RECRUITINGOkayama, 700-8557, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920010
RECRUITINGKofu, Yamanashi, 400-0027, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920012
RECRUITINGFujisawa, Kanagawa, 251-0052, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920013
RECRUITINGTsuchiura, Ibaraki, 300-0028, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920014
RECRUITINGKyoto, 605-0981, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 3920015
RECRUITINGFukuoka, 815-8555, Japan
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Investigational Site Number : 5280002
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands
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Investigational Site Number : 5280003
RECRUITINGLeiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Investigational Site Number : 6160005
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-090, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 6160006
RECRUITINGLodz, Lódzkie, 90-302, Poland
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Investigational Site Number : 7240001
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalunya [Cataluña], 08036, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240003
RECRUITINGSeville, Sevilla, 41013, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240004
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28007, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240005
RECRUITINGBarakaldo, Basque Country, 48903, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240007
RECRUITINGMajadahonda, Madrid, 28222, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7520001
RECRUITINGHuddinge, 141 57, Sweden
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Investigational Site Number : 7520003
RECRUITINGMalmö, 205 02, Sweden
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Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center- Site Number : 8400006
RECRUITINGTorrance, California, 90502, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital- Site Number : 8400001
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona - Phoenix- Site Number : 8400032
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester - Minnesota- Site Number : 8400008
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital- Site Number : 8400004
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center - Einstein Campus- Site Number : 8400011
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Noble Clinical Research- Site Number : 8400003
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85704, United States
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Ohio State University Hospital East- Site Number : 8400020
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43203, United States
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Stanford University Medical Center- Site Number : 8400026
RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305, United States
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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center- Site Number : 8400031
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center- Site Number : 8400007
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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UT Health - San Antonio- Site Number : 8400015
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Universidade Federal de Goias- Site Number : 0760001
RECRUITINGGoiânia, Goiás, 74605-020, Brazil
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University Hospital and Medical Center- Site Number : 8400005
RECRUITINGTamarac, Florida, 33321, United States
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University of Michigan Health System - Ann Arbor- Site Number : 8400014
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Yale University School of Medicine- Site Number : 8400027
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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