New antibody drug shows promise for severe asthma sufferers
NCT ID NCT05472324
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called TQC2731 in 205 adults with severe asthma that is not well controlled by standard treatments. The drug is a lab-made antibody that blocks a protein involved in asthma inflammation. Participants received either one of three doses of TQC2731 or a placebo by injection every 4 weeks for about a year. The main goal was to see if the drug reduces the number of asthma attacks over a year.
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 targeting TSLP)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option to reduce asthma attacks in people with severe asthma that is not well controlled by current medications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial with 205 participants, so results are still early. The drug may not prove effective or safe in larger studies, and side effects are possible.
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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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205 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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 to 75 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: * 1 Age. 18-75 * 2 Documented physician-diagnosed asthma for at least 12 months before visit 1. * 3 Subjects who have received a physician-prescribed asthma controller medication with medium or high dose inhaled glucocorticosteroid (ICS) for at least 12 months before visit 1. * 4 Documented treatment with a total daily dose of either medium or high dose ICS for at least 3 months before visit 1. * 5 At least one additional maintenance asthma controller medication such as Long acting β2 receptor agonist (LABA), leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA), theophylline, Long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA), sodium cromoglycate, etc. is required according to standard practice of care and must be documented for at least 3 months. * 6 Morning pre-BD FEV1 \<80% predicted normal At visit 2 or visit 2a. * 7 Evidence of asthma as documented by either: Documented historical reversibility of FEV1 ≥12% and ≥200 mL in the previous 12 months before visit 1 OR Post-BD (albuterol/salbutamol) reversibility of FEV1 ≥12% and ≥200 mL during screening At visit 2 or visit 2a. * 8 Documented history of at least 2 asthma exacerbation events within 12 months before visit 1. * 9 ACQ-6 score ≥1.5 at visit 1 * 10 Body weight ≥ 40 kg at visit 1. Exclusion Criteria: * 1 Pulmonary disease other than asthma. * 2 History of cancer. * 3 Current smokers or subjects with smoking history ≥10 pack-years. * 4 Hepatitis B, C, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or Syphilis. * 5 History of anaphylaxis following any biologic therapy. * 6 History of chronic alcohol or drug abuse within 12 months. * 7 History of a clinically significant infection. * 8 Pregnant 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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GUANGZHOU FIRST PEOPLE's HOSPITAL
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510180, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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