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Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Iptacopan in Pediatric PNH Patients
Led by Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Updated on 2026-04-16
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Participants Needed
13
Research Sites
320 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this open-label, single arm, multicenter, phase 3 study is to assess the pharmacokinetics of iptacopan in pediatric patients and to assess whether iptacopan is safe and well tolerated when used for the treatment of pediatric paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) patients 2 to \< 18 years of age.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Iptacopan in Pediatric PNH Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male and female participants 2 to < 18 years of age with a diagnosis of PNH confirmed by high-sensitivity flow cytometry with red blood cells (RBCs) and with white blood cells granulocytes/monocytes clone size ≥ 10%. The minimum body weight for patients in Cohort 1 is 35 kg.
- Patients being treated with anti-C5 therapy and who have been on a stable regimen (dose and interval) for at least 6 months prior to enrollment, may be screened and enrolled in the study and switched to iptacopan irrespective of their anemia and hemolysis status, at the discretion of the Principal Investigator.
- Patients who are anti-C5 treatment naive: mean hemoglobin level < 10 g/dL confirmed by central laboratory assessment during screening.
- Patients who are anti-C5 treatment naive: lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) documented by at least 2 laboratory measurements 2 to 6 weeks apart during the screening period, one of which is to be done by the central lab.
- Vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae infection is required prior to the start of study treatment. If the participant has not been previously vaccinated, or if a booster is required, vaccine should be given according to local guidelines at least 2 weeks prior to first study drug administration. If study treatment has to start earlier than 2 weeks post-vaccination, prophylactic antibiotic treatment should be initiated.
- Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae is recommended, according to local guidelines, at least 2 weeks before iptacopan.
You will not qualify if you...
- History of hypersensitivity to the study drug or its excipients or to drugs of similar chemical classes.
- Known or suspected hereditary complement deficiency at screening.
- History of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or scheduled for HSCT within 52 weeks from enrollment into the study (Day 1).
- Patients with laboratory evidence of bone marrow failure (reticulocytes < 100 x 10 to the ninth/L; platelets < 30 × 10 to the ninth/L; neutrophils < 0.5 × 10 to the ninth/L).
- Active systemic bacterial, viral (including COVID-19), or fungal infection within 14 days prior to study drug administration.
- Presence of fever ≥ 38 °C (100.4 °F) within 7 days prior to study drug administration.
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 13 locations
1
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
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Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 4399
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St Jude Childrens Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
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Novartis Investigative Site
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, 70684-831
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Novartis Investigative Site
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 59012 300
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Novartis Investigative Site
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035-003
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Novartis Investigative Site
Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, 09090-401
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Novartis Investigative Site
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 01323001
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Novartis Investigative Site
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 04038-002
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Novartis Investigative Site
Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia, 760012
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Novartis Investigative Site
Berlin, Germany, 13353
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Novartis Investigative Site
Genova, GE, Italy, 16147
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Novartis Investigative Site
Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584 CX
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Research Team
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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