New drug combo aims to boost blood cell recovery in rare anemia
NCT ID NCT07345000
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding romiplostim (a platelet-boosting drug) to standard immunosuppressive therapy helps people with severe aplastic anemia achieve normal blood cell counts. About 210 participants will receive either romiplostim or a placebo alongside standard treatment. The main goal is to see if more patients reach complete blood count recovery at 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- romiplostim (a drug that stimulates platelet production)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could help more patients achieve normal blood cell counts, reducing dependence on transfusions and infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial with 210 participants. Results may not apply to all patients, and romiplostim may cause side effects like bone marrow changes or blood clots.
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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 210 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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15 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. Age ≥15 years, regardless of sex (subjects ≥18 years old will be enrolled first; enrollment of subjects aged 15-18 years will commence after sufficient PK/PD data are obtained). 2. Diagnosis of SAA or VSAA according to the British Journal of Haematology (BJH) guidelines. The diagnostic criteria for SAA are as follows: ①Bone marrow cellularity \<25% of normal; or between 25% and \<50%, with residual hematopoietic cells comprising \<30%. ②Peripheral blood counts must meet at least two of the following three criteria (based on the lowest values from tests within 28 days prior to the first dose): 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<0.5×10⁹/L 2. Platelet count (PLT) \<20×10⁹/L 3. Absolute reticulocyte count (RET) \<60×10⁹/L The diagnostic criterion for VSAA is: meeting the SAA criteria + ANC \<0.2×10⁹/L. 3. Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. History and/or concomitant presence of other primary or secondary bone marrow failure (BMF) syndromes, such as: ①Primary: Fanconi anemia, dyskeratosis congenita, congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia or Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, symptomatic paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS), antibody-mediated BMF, idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance (ICUS), etc. * Secondary: large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia, infiltration of the bone marrow by other systemic malignancies, myelofibrosis, and acute hematopoietic arrest, etc. Note: Asymptomatic PNH and hepatitis-associated SAA may be included if they meet all other inclusion criteria. 2. Evidence of clonal cytogenetic abnormalities at screening. 3. Participation in another clinical trial with investigational drugs or medical devices within 30 days prior to the first dose or within 5 half-lives of the investigational product (whichever is longer). 4. Previous use of any of the following agents prior to the first dose: * ATG/ALG * Alemtuzumab * Mycophenolate mofetil ④Sirolimus * Tacrolimus ⑥High-dose cyclophosphamide (≥45 mg/kg/day) 5. Cumulative cyclosporine A (CsA) therapy exceeding 4 weeks prior to the first dose. If cumulative use is ≤4 weeks, a washout period of \>14 days prior to the first dose is required. 6. Cumulative use of thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RAs) for \>14 days prior to the first dose, or cumulative use ≤14 days with a washout period of \<14 days, including: * Romiplostim / Nplate® (romiplostim) * Eltrombopag ③Hetrombopag ④Recombinant human thrombopoietin, etc. 7. Previous history of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 8. Uncontrolled bleeding and/or infection after standard treatment prior to the first dose \[defined as persistent signs/symptoms related to infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotic and/or other therapy\], or requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotic administration. 9. Concomitant active CMV and EBV infection (positive test).
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