Experimental drug aims to heal damaged lung arteries
NCT ID NCT07487441
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether the drug sotatercept can reverse damage to the lung's blood vessels in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Researchers will use special imaging techniques to look inside the arteries and see if they become healthier over 9 months. The study plans to enroll 30 adults with PAH.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sotatercept
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment that reverses lung artery damage in pulmonary hypertension, potentially improving blood flow and symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants. It is not yet recruiting, and the main goal is to see if the drug changes blood vessel structure, not to prove it improves outcomes. There may be risks from the imaging procedures.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Non-healthy adults with Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension
- Ages
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18 to 65 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.
Inclusion Criteria - Feasibility Group: * Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension (G1PH)-must be idiopathic, drug induced, or hereditary (D/H/I) * Age \< 65 years at time of diagnosis * Must be 18 years of age or older Inclusion Criteria - "Real-world" treatment naïve cohort: * Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension (G1PH)-all types * Must be treatment naïve * Must be 18 years of age or older Inclusion Criteria - "Real-world" prevalent cohort: * Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension (G1PH)-all types * Must be 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to right heart catheterization (per PI) * Prior exposure to sotatercept * Hemoglobin \> 18 g/dL at screening * Estimated GFR \< 30 mL/min at screening * Platelet count \<30 at screening * Positive pregnancy test
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Clinical and Translational Sciences Research Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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