New antibody shows promise against Post-Transplant virus threat
NCT ID NCT07261215
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a new drug called zuberitamab as a first-line treatment for EBV infection in 20 adults who have had a stem cell transplant. EBV can cause a serious complication after transplant, and current treatments don't work for everyone. Zuberitamab is designed to be more effective at clearing the virus and preventing that complication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- zuberitamab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, zuberitamab could offer a more effective first-line option to control EBV after transplant, potentially reducing the risk of a life-threatening complication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may not work better than existing treatments, and side effects are still being studied.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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.
- 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: 1. Underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). 2. Documented EBV infection, defined as either: EBV DNAemia (EBV-DNA ≥400 copies/mL in plasma), or Pathologically confirmed EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disease with positive EBER by in situ hybridization. 3. Age ≥18 years, regardless of gender. 4. Negative for HIV, HBV, and HCV. 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) score of 0-2. 6. Provision of signed informed consent prior to any study-related procedures. For patients aged 18 or above, consent must be provided by the patient themselves or an immediate family member. If obtaining consent directly from the patient is deemed medically detrimental to their condition, consent may be provided by a legal guardian or an immediate family member. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Presence of uncontrolled infection requiring mechanical ventilation or hemodynamic instability at the time of enrollment. 2\. Diagnosis of clinically significant severe hepatic insufficiency (defined as Child-Pugh Class C) within 5 days prior to enrollment. 3\. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels exceeding 5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), or serum total bilirubin exceeding 2 times ULN, within 5 days prior to enrollment. 4\. Diagnosis of end-stage renal dysfunction with a creatinine clearance rate of \<10 mL/min within 5 days prior to enrollment. 5\. Concurrent diagnosis of moderate hepatic insufficiency (defined as Child-Pugh Class B) and moderate renal dysfunction (defined as creatinine clearance rate \<50 mL/min). 6\. Cardiac function or disease meeting any of the following criteria: 1. Long QT syndrome or QTc interval \>480 ms. 2. Complete left bundle branch block, second-degree or third-degree atrioventricular block. 3. Severe, uncontrolled arrhythmia requiring pharmacological intervention. 4. New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification ≥ Class II. 5. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%. 6. History of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, severe unstable ventricular arrhythmia, or any other clinically significant arrhythmia requiring treatment within 6 months prior to enrollment; history of clinically significant pericardial disease; or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities. 7\. Presence of uncontrolled severe acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). 8. Evidence of active HIV replication prior to enrollment; detectable HCV antibody and HCV-RNA positivity within 90 days prior to enrollment; or HBsAg positivity. Known seropositivity for HIV or active hepatitis C virus. 9\. Presence of psychiatric disorders or other conditions that would compromise the patient's ability to comply with study treatment and monitoring requirements. 10\. Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent. 11. Patients deemed ineligible by the investigator due to other specific circumstances.
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