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NCT05861453CompletedPhase 2

Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Safety of Epeleuton in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

An Open-label Mechanistic Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Safety of Orally Administered Epeleuton in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 May 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

To assess the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of Epeleuton capsules in adult SCD patients who are aged ≥18 years.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
35 (actual)
First submitted
26 Apr 2023
Start date
10 Jan 2024
Primary completion date
21 Jan 2026
Lead sponsor
Afimmune
NCT number
NCT05861453

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 35
  • From 10 Jan 2024 to the primary completion date, 21 Jan 2026
  • 18 sites in 2 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Patients who are receiving regularly scheduled blood (RBC) transfusion therapy (also termed chronic, prophylactic, or preventive transfusion), have received an RBC transfusion for any reason within three months of the baseline visit
  • Patients who have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Other

  • Patients with inadequate venous access as determined by the Investigator
  • Patients who are pregnant, planning pregnancy, breastfeeding and/or are unwilling to use adequate contraception during the trial.

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) including:
    • 2 sickle hemoglobin genes \[HbSS\]
    • HbSβ0 thalassemia
    • HbSβ+ thalassemia
    • Heterozygous for hemoglobin S and hemoglobin C \[HbSC\]
  • Male or female patients aged 18 years and older on the day of signing the informed consent form (ICF)
  • Patients who have had between 2 and 15 episodes of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) in the past year (12 months)
  • For patients taking hydroxyurea (HU), the dose of HU must be stable for at least 3 months prior to signing the ICD and with no anticipated need for dose adjustment during the study.
  • Female patients and male patients with female partners of childbearing potential must use highly effective contraceptive methods for the duration of the study.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (18)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Toronto General Hospital
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TorontoCanadaUnknown status
St. Paul's Hospital Hematology/Oncology Research
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VancouverCanadaUnknown status
Emory University - Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Arthur M. Blank Hospital
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, A Division of American Oncology Partners, PA
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BethesdaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
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BirminghamUnited StatesUnknown status
UNC Health
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Chapel HillUnited StatesUnknown status
UI Health Sickle Cell Center
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
Karmanos Cancer Institute
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DetroitUnited StatesUnknown status
New England Sickle Cell Institute, UConn Health
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FarmingtonUnited StatesUnknown status
Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States
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LargoUnited StatesUnknown status
Science 37
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MorrisvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
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NewarkUnited StatesUnknown status
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Rutgers)
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New BrunswickUnited StatesUnknown status
Jacobi Medical Center
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The BronxUnited StatesUnknown status
MedStar Health
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Washington D.C.United StatesUnknown status

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