New antibody injection aims to tame COPD Flare-Ups
NCT ID NCT06707883
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests an injection called TQC2731 in 258 adults with moderate-to-severe COPD. The drug blocks a protein linked to airway inflammation. Researchers will measure how well it reduces the number of moderate or severe flare-ups over 24 weeks compared to a placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TQC2731 injection (a monoclonal antibody that blocks TSLP, a protein involved in airway inflammation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option that reduces the number of serious COPD flare-ups and improves lung function.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 258 participants, so results may not apply to all COPD patients. The drug may not work better than placebo or could have side effects not yet seen.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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258 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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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40 to 80 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: * Able and willing to provide written informed consent and comply with the study protocol; * Participant must be ≥40 to ≤80 years of age at the time of signing informed consent. * Participants with a physician diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) and a history of COPD ≥12 months with medical records or related records at the time of screening; * Post-bronchodilator FEV1/Forced vital capacity (FVC)\<0.70 and post-bronchodilator FEV1 % predicted ≥20% and \< 80% during screening. * Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea Scale grade≥2 during screening. * Background triple therapy (ICS+long-acting beta-agonists (LABA)+LAMA) for at least 3 months with a stable dose for at least 1 month prior to randomization; Double therapy allowed if ICS is contraindicated. * With a history of acute exacerbation of ≥2 moderate or ≥1 severe within the previous 12 months prior to screening. Multiple acute exacerbation events with an interval of less than 14 days are counted as one. Exclusion Criteria: * COPD with asthma; * Subjects with active pulmonary diseases other than COPD assessed by the investigator. * Moderate to severe Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) occurred within 4 weeks prior to screening or during screening; * History of lung transplantation; * Previous use of TQC2731. * Diagnosis of alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency; * History of lung volume reduction surgery or pneumonectomy within 6 months prior to randomization, or planned lung volume reduction surgery during the study period; * Positive hepatitis B surface antigen, or hepatitis C virus antibody, or syphilis antibody. * Diagnosis of immunodeficiency, including but not limited to HIV infection; * Infection requiring systemic therapy within 2 weeks prior to randomization. * Starting rehabilitation within 4 weeks prior to randomization, or planned rehabilitation during the study period; * Treatment with oxygen of more than 12 hours per day. * Heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV during the screening period. * History of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, excluding cervical carcinoma in situ, ductal carcinoma in situ, etc. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital Of ChengDu University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610081, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212050, China
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Affiliated Qingyuan Hospital,Guangzhou Medical University,Qingyuan People's Hospital
Qingyuan, Guangdong, 511699, China
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Benxi Central Hospital
Benxi, Liaoning, 117000, China
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Cangzhou Central Hospital
Cangzhou, Hebei, 611011, China
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Capital Medical University Beijing Chaoyang Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100020, China
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Changsha First Hospital
Changsha, Hunan, 410005, China
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China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China
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General Hospital of Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation
Anshan, Liaoning, 114000, China
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General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300070, China
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Guangyuan Central Hospital
Guangyuan, Sichuan, 628017, China
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Henan Chest Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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Heze Municipal Hospital
Heze, Shandong, 274000, China
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Huainan Dongfang Hospital Group General Hospital
Huainan, Anhui, 232033, China
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Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Hospital
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010000, China
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Jianghan University Affiliated Hospital (Wuhan Sixth Hospital)
Wuhan, Hubei, 430014, China
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Jiangmen Central Hospital
Jiangmen, Guangdong, 529000, China
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Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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Jiangyin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jiangyin, Jiangsu, 214400, China
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Jiaozuo Second People's Hospital
Jiaozuo, Henan, 454150, China
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Jiaxing Second Hospital
Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314000, China
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Leshan People's Hospital
Leshan, Sichuan, 614099, China
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Linyi People's Hospital
Linyi, Shandong, 276005, China
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Meishan People's Hospital
Meishan, Sichuan, 620000, China
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Nanxishan Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Guilin, Guangxi, 541002, China
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Puyang Oilfield General Hospital
Puyang, Henan, 457001, China
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Qingdao Municipal Hospital
Qingdao, Shandong, 266011, China
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Shanghai General Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200080, China
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Shanghai JiaoTong University of medicine Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 20025, China
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Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China
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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, China
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Shunde Hospital Of Southern Medical University
Foshan, Guangdong, 528308, China
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Suining Central Hospital
Suining, Sichuan, 629000, China
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Taizhou Central Hospital Central Hospital
Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318000, China
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The 2th School of Medicine ,WMU/The 2th affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of WMU
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 10000, China
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The Fifth People's Hospital of Wuxi
Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214001, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science & Technology
Luoyang, Henan, 471003, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University
Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, 831400, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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The First Hospital of Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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The First People' Hospital Of YuLin
Yulin, Guangxi, 537000, China
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The First People's Hospital of Chuzhou
Chuzhou, Anhui, 239001, China
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The Fourth Central Hospital of Tianjin
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300140, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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The second hospital of ANHUI medical university
Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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Weifang NO.2 People' Hospital
Weifang, Shandong, 261041, China
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Wuhan Central Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, 430014, China
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Xiangtan County People's Hospital
Xiangtan, Hunan, 411228, China
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Xiangya Hospital Zhuzhou Central South University
Zhuzhou, Hunan, 412007, China
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Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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Xinyu People'S Hospital
Xinyu, Jiangxi, 338000, China
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XuZhou Central Hospital
Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, China
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Yichang Central People's Hospital
Yichang, Hubei, 443003, China
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Yixing People'S Hospital
Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214200, China
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Zhongshan City People's Hospital
Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528403, China
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Zunyi Medical University Affiliated Hospital
Zunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China
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