New pill could ease iron overload for thousands with genetic disorder
NCT ID NCT07332091
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 11 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests an experimental drug called vamifeport in 84 adults with HFE-related hereditary hemochromatosis, a genetic condition causing iron buildup. The drug aims to reduce liver iron levels, potentially offering an alternative to regular blood removal. Participants take vamifeport or a placebo daily for several months, with MRI scans tracking changes in liver iron.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vamifeport
- What this could lead to
- If successful, vamifeport could offer a new oral treatment to control iron overload in hereditary hemochromatosis, potentially reducing the need for regular blood removal (phlebotomy).
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 proof-of-concept study with only 84 participants. It may fail to show significant reduction in liver iron, and long-term safety and efficacy are not yet established.
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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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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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: * Adult (≥ 18 years) and has provided written informed consent. * Confirmed diagnosis of HFE-HH in medical history. * Evidence of iron overload as shown by: * TSAT \> 45% (confirmed at 2 visits, at least 14 days apart) at Screening; and * Serum ferritin ≥ 200 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL) and \< 5000 ng/mL (confirmed at 2 visits, at least 14 days apart) at Screening; and * MRI-based LIC between 2.4 and 16 mg/g (43.0 and 286.5 mmol/kg) dry weight (dw) at Screening. * Body mass index between 18.5 and 34.9 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m\^2). Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically relevant laboratory abnormalities, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) findings, or medical history.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
100 sites in 18 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AORN Cardarelli
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNaples, Italy
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ASL Brindisi - Presidio Ospedaliero Di Summa - Perrino
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrindisi, Italy
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Aarhus University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAarhus, Denmark
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Althaia Foundation. Hospital Sant Joan de Deu de Manresa
RECRUITINGManresa, Spain
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American Oncology Partners, PA dba The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20817, United States
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Aotearoa Clinical Trials Trust- Middlemore Hospital
RECRUITINGAuckland, 2025, New Zealand
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Aphp Avicenne
RECRUITINGBobigny, Île-de-France Region, 93000, France
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Aspirus St. Luke's Clinic - Duluth - Oncology & Hematology
RECRUITINGDuluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States
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Auckland City Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAuckland, 1023, New Zealand
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Banner MD Anderson
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGilbert, Arizona, 85234-2165, United States
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Beaumont Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDublin, Ireland
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Bispebjerg Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Denmark
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Bistrița County Emergency Clinical Hospital
RECRUITINGBistriţa, Romania
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CHU Toulouse
RECRUITINGToulouse, France
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CHU UCL Namur - Site Godinne
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGYvoir, Belgium
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CHU de Bordeaux - Hôpital Haut Leveque
RECRUITINGPessac, France
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CHU de Montpellier- Hôpital Saint Eloi
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France
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CRMR Maladies du Globule Rouge, Hôpital de la Timone
RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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Cancer Care Associates of York
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGYork, Pennsylvania, 17403-5060, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud/Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLausanne, Switzerland
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège (CHU de Liège)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLiège, Belgium
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Centre Hospitalier de Saint Brieuc
RECRUITINGSaint-Brieuc, France
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Chu Dupuytren
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLimoges, France
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Chu Rennes
RECRUITINGRennes, France
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Coltea Clinical Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBucharest, Romania
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Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDublin, Ireland
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Copenhagen University Hospital - Hvidovre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHvidovre, Denmark
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Cork University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCork, Ireland
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Derriford Hospital
RECRUITINGPlymouth, United Kingdom
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Duke University Medical Center (Duke South Clinics) -40 Duke Medicine Cir
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710-4000, United States
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EUGASTRO GmbH
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Germany
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Epatocentro Ticino
RECRUITINGLugano, Switzerland
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Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOstrava, Czechia
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Fakultní Nemocnice Brno
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrno, Czechia
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
RECRUITINGMilan, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMonza, Italy
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GHRMSA
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMulhouse, France
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Gallipoli Medical Research
RECRUITINGChandler, Queensland, 4120, Australia
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Ghent University Hospital
RECRUITINGGhent, West Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium
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Global Medical Research Management
RECRUITINGPlantation, Florida, 33324, United States
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Green Leaf Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32258, United States
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HUGC Doctor Negrin
RECRUITINGLAS Palmas de GC, Spain
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Hightower Clinical - Oklahoma Cancer Center
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73174, United States
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Hospital Clinic Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBadalona, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro - Majadahonda
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMajadahonda, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
RECRUITINGSeville, Spain
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Hunterdon Hematology Oncology, LLC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFlemington, New Jersey, 08822, United States
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Hôpital Paul Brousse
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVillejuif, France
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Indiana University Health University Hospital
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5149, United States
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Infinity Clinical Trials
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92108, United States
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Institut Klinicke a Experimentalni Mediciny
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPrague, Czechia
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Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, Poland
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Intermountain Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMurray, Utah, 84107, United States
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James M. Stockman Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGFrederick, Maryland, 21702-4337, United States
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John Radcliffe Hospital - Oxford University Hospitals NHS
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOxford, United Kingdom
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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King's College Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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L'Institute Oncologique Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta (IOCN)
RECRUITINGCluj-Napoca, Romania
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Libin Cardiovascular Institute University of Calgary
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCalgary, Canada
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MVZ für Innere Medizin Weinheim
RECRUITINGWeinheim, Germany
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Maastricht UMC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMaastricht, Netherlands
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McMaster University-St. Josephs Healthcare Hamilton
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHamilton, Canada
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Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Medical University Vienna
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVienna, Austria
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Medical University of Innsbruck
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGInnsbruck, Austria
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Monash Medical Centre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGClayton, Australia
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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
RECRUITINGNorwich, United Kingdom
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Nottingham University Hospitals City Campus
RECRUITINGNottingham, United Kingdom
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Ochsner Medical Complex - High Grove
RECRUITINGBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70836, United States
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Ordensklinikum Linz - Barmherzige Schwestern
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLinz, Austria
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Prof. Dr.Octavian Fodor Regional Institute of Gastroenterology-Hepatology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCluj-Napoca, Romania
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Radboud UMC
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Netherlands
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBrisbane, 4006, Australia
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Royal Liverpool University Hospital
RECRUITINGLiverpool, United Kingdom
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Royal Victoria Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBelfast, United Kingdom
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South Warwickshire University Foundation Trust
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarwick, United Kingdom
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Specjalistyczny Szpital im. Alfreda Sokolowskiego
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWałbrzych, Poland
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Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Prof Dr Agrippa Ionescu-Balotesti
RECRUITINGBaloteşti, Romania
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St Thomas Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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Trials West
RECRUITINGPerth, Australia
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UZ Brussel
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJette, Belgium
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen (UZA)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEdegem, Belgium
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University Hospital Hairmyres-PPDS
RECRUITINGGlasgow, Glasgow City Region, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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University Hospital Heidelberg
RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Germany
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University Hospital Inselspital Bern
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBern, Switzerland
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGSouthampton, United Kingdom
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University Hospital of Modena
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGModena, Italy
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS trust, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
RECRUITINGBristol, United Kingdom
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University of Manitoba
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWinnipeg, Canada
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University of Michigan Health System (UMHS)
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517-7518, United States
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University of Verona - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
RECRUITINGVerona, Italy
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Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Velocity Clinical Research - Seattle
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Washington State Univ Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
RECRUITINGSpokane, Washington, 99202-2131, United States
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Westmead Hospital for Medical Research
RECRUITINGWestmead, 2145, Australia
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Wojewodzki Szpital im. J Gromkowskiego we Wroclawiu
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWroclaw, Poland