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Paroxysmal Nocturnal HemoglobinuriaPhase 3COMMODORE 3NCT04654468

A Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Crovalimab in Participants With Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Not Previously Treated With Complement Inhibition

A Phase 3 study testing Crovalimab in people with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 5 sites in China.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study will enroll participants aged 12 years or older with a body weight ≥ 40 kilograms (kg) diagnosed with PNH who have not been previously treated with complement inhibitor therapy. Approximately 50 participants will be treated with Crovalimab for at least 24 weeks. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
What is being tested?
Crovalimab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
51 participants
Where
5 sitesChina
Study dates
17 Mar 2021to 15 Jan 2027
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 12 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Body weight ≥ 40 kg at screening
  • Willingness and ability to comply with all study visits and procedures
  • Documented diagnosis of PNH, confirmed by high sensitivity flow cytometry
  • LDH Levels ≥ 2x the ULN at screening
  • Participants who have at least four transfusions during 12 months prior to screening (documented in the medical record)
  • Presence of one or more of the PNH-related signs or symptoms within 3 months of screening
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  • Vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis serotypes A, C, W, and Y < 3 years prior to initiation of study treatment (Day 1)
  • Vaccination against Haemophilius influenzae type B and Streptococcus pneumonia according to national vaccination recommendations
  • For participants receiving other therapies (e.g., immunosuppressants, corticosteroids): stable dose for ≥ 28 days prior to screening and up to the first drug administration
  • Adequate hepatic and renal function
  • Women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception during the treatment period and for 46 weeks (approximately 10.5 months) after the final dose of crovalimab
  • Platelet count ≥30,000 per cubic millimeter (mm^3) at screening
  • ANC > 500/microlitres (μl) at screening

Who cannot join

  • Current or previous treatment with a complement inhibitor
  • History of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
  • History of Neisseria meningitidis infection within 6 months prior to screening and up to first drug administration
  • Known or suspected immune or hereditary complement deficiency
  • Known HIV infection with cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count < 200 cells/µl within 24 weeks prior to screening
  • Infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV antibiotics within 28 days prior to screening and up to the first drug administration, or oral antibiotics within 14 days prior to screening and up to the first drug administration
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  • Active systemic bacterial, viral, or fungal infection within 14 days before first drug administration
  • Presence of fever (≥ 38˚C) within 7 days before the first drug administration
  • Splenectomy < 6 months before screening
  • History of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening and up to the first drug administration
  • Pregnant or intending to become pregnant during the study or within 46 weeks (10.5 months) after the final dose of study treatment
  • Participation in another interventional treatment study with an investigational agent or use of any experimental therapy within 28 days of screening or within 5 half-lives of that investigational product, whichever is greater

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

5 sites in 1 country

China5 sites
  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University

    Chengdu, 610041

  • Guangdong General Hospital

    Guangzhou, 510115

  • Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease

    Tianjin, 300020

  • Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

    Tianjin, 300052

  • Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, 430022

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About this study

Official title: A Phase III, Multicenter, Single Arm Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Crovalimab in Patients With Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Not Previously Treated With Complement Inhibition

This study will enroll participants aged 12 years or older with a body weight ≥ 40 kilograms (kg) diagnosed with PNH who have not been previously treated with complement inhibitor therapy. Approximately 50 participants will be treated with Crovalimab for at least 24 weeks.

Being tested
Crovalimab
Medical subject headings
Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CrovalimabDrug

    Crovalimab will be administered at a dose of 1000 milligrams (mg) IV (for participants with body weight between 40 and 100 kg) or 1500 mg IV (for participants with body weight ≥ 100 kg) on Week 1 Day 1. On Week 1 Day 2 and on Weeks 2, 3 and 4, it will be administered at a dose of 340 mg SC. For Week 5 and Q4W thereafter, it will be administered at a dose of 680 mg SC (for participants with body weight between 40 and 100 kg) or 1020 mg SC (for participants with body weight ≥ 100 kg). Dosing schedule will be as described above.

Study groups in NCT04654468
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CrovalimabExperimentalParticipants will receive a loading series of crovalimab comprised of an intravenous (IV) dose on Day 1, followed by weekly crovalimab subcutaneous (SC) doses for 4 weeks on Week 1 Day 2, then on Weeks 2, 3, and 4. Maintenance SC dosing will begin at Week 5 and will continue Q4W (every 4 weeks) thereafter for a total of 24 weeks of study treatment. After 24 weeks of crovalimab treatment, participants who derive benefit from the drug may continue to receive crovalimab.
Receives: Drug: Crovalimab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Mean Percentage of Participants With Hemolysis Control

    A Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) was used to estimate the population-average percentage of the participants with hemolysis control (measured by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)) from Week 5 to Week 25 taking account of the intra-patient and inter-patient correlation between LDH control statuses across visits. The dependent variable was the binary indicator for hemolysis control. Independent variables are categorical effects of visits, continuous baseline LDH.

    Measured: From Week 5 up to Week 25

  2. Difference in Percentage of Participants With Transfusion Avoidance (TA) From Baseline Through Week 25 and Within 24 Weeks Prior to Screening

    TA was defined as participants who were packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusion-free and did not require transfusion per protocol-specified guidelines. TA within 24 weeks prior to screening was based on the pRBC transfusion history in the medical records. Reported in this outcome measure is the difference in the percentage of participants between "baseline through Week 25" and "within 24 weeks prior to screening". 95% Confidence Interval (CI) for the difference between the percentage of participants with transfusion avoidance between Pre-screening and Post-baseline is calculated using the Newcombe method.

    Screening= Day -28 to Day -1 and Baseline= Day 1.

    Measured: 24 Weeks Prior to Screening, Baseline to Week 25

Secondary outcomes (17)
  1. Percentage of Participants With Breakthrough Hemolysis (BTH)

    BTH was defined as at least one new or worsening symptom or sign of intravascular hemolysis (fatigue, hemoglobinuria, abdominal pain, shortness of breath [dyspnea], anemia [hemoglobin < 10 grams per deciliter (g/dL)], major adverse vascular event [MAVE, including thrombosis], dysphagia, or erectile dysfunction) in the presence of elevated LDH ≥2xULN after a prior LDH reduction to ≤1.5xULN from the start of study treatment. As pre-specified in the SAP participants withdrawing before Week 25 were deemed to have experienced a BTH event. Percentages have been rounded off to the first decimal point.

    Measured: Baseline, Week 25

  2. Percentage of Participants With Stabilized Hemoglobin

    Stabilized hemoglobin was defined as avoidance of a ≥2 g/dL decrease in hemoglobin level from baseline, in the absence of transfusion. As pre-specified in the SAP participants withdrawing before Week 25 were deemed to not have hemoglobin stabilization.

    Measured: Baseline, Week 25

  3. Change From Baseline in Fatigue in Adults Aged >=18 Years

    Fatigue was assessed using functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue (FACIT-F) scale. FACIT-F is a self-assessment questionnaire with a 7-day recall period and 13 items evaluating fatigue and its impact on daily life activities. Items are scored on a response scale that ranges from 0 ("not at all") to 4 ("very much so"). Relevant items are reverse scored, and all the items are summed to create a total score range from 0 to 52, with 0 being the worst possible score and 52 being the best possible score. A higher score indicates low fatigue severity. A positive mean change indicates improvement. FACIT-F was assessed in adult participants only. FACIT-F assessment was unintentionally missed in the Schedule of Activities (SoA) table, which site used to guide the assessments at each timepoint. Therefore, data were not collected at Week 25.

    Measured: Baseline, Week 2, Week 5, Week 9, Week 17, Week 25

  4. Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  5. Percentage of Participants With Injection-Site Reactions, Infusion-Related Reactions, Hypersensitivity, and Infections (Including Meningococcal Meningitis)

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  6. Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  7. Trough Serum Concentration of Crovalimab Over Time

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  8. Serum Concentrations of Crovalimab

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  9. Percentage of Participants With Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADAs) to Crovalimab

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  10. Terminal Complement Activity as Measured by Liposome Immunoassay (LIA)

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  11. Change Over Time in Total and Free C5 Concentration

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  12. Observed Value in Absolute Reticulocyte Count

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  13. Observed Value in Free Hemoglobin

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  14. Observed Value in Haptoglobin

    Measured: Up to 7 years

  15. Percent Change From Baseline in Absolute Reticulocyte Count

    Measured: Baseline, Week 25

  16. Percent Change From Baseline in Free Hemoglobin

    Measured: Baseline, Week 25

  17. Percent Change From Baseline in Haptoglobin

    Measured: Baseline, Week 25

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Dec 2020
  2. Study start17 Mar 2021
  3. Primary completion10 Feb 2022
  4. Study completion15 Jan 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
51 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04654468
Sponsor's protocol ID
YO42311
Acronym
COMMODORE 3
Status last verified
Aug 2026
First submitted
30 Nov 2020
Last updated
26 Aug 2026
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: For eligible studies, qualified researchers may request access to individual patient level clinical data. See Roche's commitment to transparency of clinical study information here: https://go.roche.com/data\_sharing

Publications

  • Roth A, Fu R, He G, Alzahrani H, Chou SC, Hicheri Y, Kazmierczak M, Recova VL, Uchiyama M, Vladareanu AM, Beveridge L, Buatois S, Buri M, Compagno N, Shi D, Balachandran N, Sreckovic S, Scheinberg P. Safety of Crovalimab Versus Eculizumab in Patients With Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH): Pooled Results From the Phase 3 COMMODORE Studies. Eur J Haematol. 2025 Feb;114(2):373-382. doi: 10.1111/ejh.14339. Epub 2024 Nov 13.

    PubMed 39535306
  • Liu H, Xia L, Weng J, Zhang F, He C, Gao S, Jia J, Chang AC, Lundberg P, Shi J, Sima CS, Sostelly A, Sreckovic S, Xiao Z, Zhang Z, Fu R. Efficacy and safety of the C5 inhibitor crovalimab in complement inhibitor-naive patients with PNH (COMMODORE 3): A multicenter, Phase 3, single-arm study. Am J Hematol. 2023 Sep;98(9):1407-1414. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26998. Epub 2023 Jul 8.

    PubMed 37421604

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Crovalimab in people with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 5 sites in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 13 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 5 Jun 2023). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Mean Percentage of Participants With Hemolysis Control (time frame: From Week 5 up to Week 25). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04654468, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Aug 2026.

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