New hope for heart inflammation sufferers: experimental drug VTX2735 enters Mid-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT06836232
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called VTX2735 in 50 adults with recurrent pericarditis, a condition where the heart's lining becomes inflamed and painful. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and can reduce pain and inflammation. Participants receive different doses over several weeks, and researchers monitor side effects and symptom changes.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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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: * Participants are male or female ≥ 18 years up to ≤ 75 years of age. * Capable of giving signed informed consent and able to comply with the protocol * Previously had an index (first) episode of pericarditis which met the criteria for an acute pericarditis event * Ongoing symptomatic episode of pericarditis, or may have an episode of recurrent pericarditis in the next 4 weeks. * CRP by local laboratory assessment prior to first dose of study treatment (participants with CRP ≤ 10 mg/L must be receiving corticosteroid treatment for RP and have evidence of pericardial inflammation) * Pericarditis pain score ≥ 4 based on the 11-point NRS. * Stable doses of NSAIDs, colchicine, and/or oral corticosteroids (if receiving these treatments) Exclusion Criteria: * Current or prior diagnosis of pericarditis that is secondary to specific prohibited causes, including but not limited to tuberculosis, blunt trauma, tumor, myocarditis, or systemic autoimmune diseases. * History of clinically significant immunosuppressive disorder, autoimmune/autoinflammatory disorder, or primary or secondary immunodeficiency. * Clinically important history of a medical disorder that would compromise safety or data quality, per the Investigator's judgment.
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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
15 sites in 2 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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Local Site #840001
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77034, United States
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Local Site #840002
WITHDRAWNPark Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States
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Local Site #840004
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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Local Site #840005
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Local Site #840008
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Local Site #840010
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Local Site #840011
WITHDRAWNOwensboro, Kentucky, 42303, United States
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Local Site #840012
WITHDRAWNTucson, Arizona, 85718, United States
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Local Site #840013
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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Local Site #840014
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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Local Site #840016
RECRUITINGSaint Augustine, Florida, 32086, United States
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Local Site #840017
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Local Site #840018
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Local Site #840019
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Local Site #840020
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Local Site #840021
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Local Site #840022
RECRUITINGBurlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
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Local Site #840101
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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