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Immune ThrombocytopeniaPhase 2NCT07297563

Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibody Versus Rituximab in the Management of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

A Phase 2 study testing Rituximab and Daratumumab in people with Immune Thrombocytopenia and Treatment, run by Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

This randomized, open-label study aim to compare the efficacy and safety of Daratumumab (anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody) with rituximab in ITP patients.This study will be conducted in ITP patients who had not responded to or had relapsed after previous glucocorticoid treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Immune Thrombocytopenia, Treatment
What is being tested?
Rituximab and Daratumumab
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
160 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
20 Jan 2026to Nov 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥18 years, male or female.
  • Before enrollment, the subjects have been clinically diagnosed with primary immune thrombocytopenia for no less than three months according to the American Society of Hematology guidelines 2011 Evidence-Based Practice Guideline (Neunert et al. 2011) or the International Consensus Report for the Investigation and Management of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia (Provan et al. 2010), as applicable locally.
  • Patients have failed glucocorticoid therapy (either due to inefficacy, efficacy could not be maintained, or relapse). Patients were required to have a response history (PLT≥50×10^9/L) to standard first-line treatment of ITP (glucocorticoid and/or intravenous immunoglobulin).
  • Subjects with a platelet count of <30×10^9/L within the 24 hours prior to the first dose of the study drug; The mean platelet count of at least two separate assessments (at least 1 week apart) <30×10^9/L during the screening visit, and no platelet count > 35×10^9/L.
  • ECOG performance status score of ≤2.
  • Enrollment of subjects receiving maintenance therapy with a stable dosage is permitted, including glucocorticoids (≤0.5 mg/kg of prednisone or equivalent) or TPO receptor agonists. However, at the time of enrollment, subjects are restricted to using only one concomitant medication with a stable dose, and the concomitant medication must have been stable for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the initial infusion of the study drug.
  • For fertile female patients, a negative pregnancy test result is required. Fertile female and male patients must use effective contraception separately during the study and for 4 or 6 months after the cessation of study drug treatment.
  • Subjects comprehensively understand and can adhere to the study protocol requirements and willingly signed the informed consent form.

Who cannot join

  • Subjects with a history of using CD20 monoclonal antibody or CD38 monoclonal antibody.
  • Subjects who are diagnosed with autoimmune hemolytic anemia or various secondary thrombocytopenic disorders.
  • Subjects with history of any thrombotic or embolic events or extensive and severe bleeding, such as hemoptysis, major upper gastrointestinal bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage, or the presence of sepsis or other irregular bleeding within the 12 months preceding the initiation of the first dose of study drug.
  • Subjects who have participated in any other investigational drug studies (including vaccine studies) or been exposed to other investigational drugs within the first 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever was longer) prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Subjects who have used anticoagulants or any agents with antiplatelet effects, such as aspirin, within 3 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Subjects who have received emergency treatment for ITP (e.g., methylprednisolone, platelet transfusion, intravenous immunoglobulin infusion, or thrombopoietin receptor agonist therapy) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug.
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  • Subjects who have been treated with medications including azathioprine, danazol, dapsone, cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, and sirolimus within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug. Subjects who have receive medications including cyclophosphamide and vindesine within 6 months prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Subjects who have undergone splenectomy within 6 months prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Subjects who have received live vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug, or plan to receive any live vaccines during the course of the study.
  • Subjects who are diagnosed with Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS); Subjects with a with a history of malignancy within the 5 years prior to screening (excluding completely cured in situ cervical cancer and non-metastatic skin squamous cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma).
  • Subjects who have undergone allogeneic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation.
  • Subjects with a clinically significant medical history, as perceived by investigators, that will pose risks to subjects' safety during the study or potentially affect the safety or efficacy analyses, includes major clinical histories such as circulatory system abnormalities, endocrine system abnormalities, nervous system diseases, blood system diseases, immune system diseases, mental diseases and metabolic abnormalities and so on. e.g., subjects with acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, or severe arrhythmias (multifocal ventricular premature contractions, ventricular tachycardia, or ventricular fibrillation) within the 6 months before screening ; New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV heart failure; subjects who were known to have had moderate or severe persistent asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease within the 5 years prior to screening, or whose condition was currently poorly controlled;
  • Subjects with a history of severe recurrent or chronic infections, or acute infections requiring systemic treatment with antibiotics, antiviral drugs, antiparasitic drugs, anti-amoebic drugs, or antifungal drugs within 4 weeks prior to the first dose and during the screening period, or superficial skin infections requiring systemic treatment within one week prior to the first dose of study drug. Notably, after the resolution of the infection, the subject may be re-screened.
  • Subjects with a history of known or suspected immunosuppression, including invasive opportunistic infections such as histoplasmosis, listeriosis, coccidioidomycosis, pneumocystis pneumonia, and aspergillosis, even if the infection has resolved; or unusually frequent, recurrent, or prolonged infections (as judged by the investigator).
  • Significant laboratory abnormalities during screening included:
  • Alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase greater than three times the upper limit of normal (ULN).
  • Total bilirubin greater than 1.5 times the ULN (note: subjects diagnosed with Gilbert syndrome based on medical records should not be excluded based on this criterion).
  • absolute neutrophil count < 1500/mm3.
  • hemoglobin < 9g/dL.
  • IgG < 500 mg/dL.
  • lymphocyte count < 500/mm3.
  • Creatinine clearance (CrCl) < 30 mL/min (i.e., CrCl ≥30 mL/min is allowed)
  • Positive for HIV antibodies or syphilis antibodies.
  • Subjects test positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or subjects test positive for hepatitis B core antibody and HBV-DNA (through polymerase chain reaction testing), or subjects test positive for hepatitis C virus antibody and HCV-RNA during the screening period. Subjects with positive hepatitis B core antibody but negative HBV-DNA can be enrolled, with HBV-DNA monitoring every 4 weeks.
  • Pregnant or lactating women, or those intending to conceive or breastfeed during the study; and male partners intending to induce pregnancy during the study.
  • Any other conditions unsuitable for participation in this study, as assessed by the investigator.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Blood Disease Hospital

    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300020

    Lei Zhang, MD, +8602223909009, zhanglei1@ihcams.ac.cn

    Yunfei Chen, MD, +8602223909240, chenyunfei@ihcams.ac.cn

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Open-label Study To Compare The Efficacy And Safety Of Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibody Versus Rituximab in ITP Patients Who Failed or Relapsed After Glucocorticoid Therapy

This randomized, open-label study aim to compare the efficacy and safety of Daratumumab (anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody) with rituximab in ITP patients.This study will be conducted in ITP patients who had not responded to or had relapsed after previous glucocorticoid treatment.

Read the detailed description

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease, which is characterized by decreased platelet count and skin and mucosal bleeding. ITP is a kind of disease with increased platelet destruction and impaired platelet production caused by autoimmunity. Conventional treatment of adult ITP includes first-line glucocorticoid and immunoglobulin therapy, second line TPO and TPO receptor agonist, splenectomy and other immunosuppressive treatments (such as rituximab, vincristine, azathioprine, etc.). ITP is one of the most common hemorrhagic diseases. At present, the treatment response of ITP is not good, and a considerable number of patients need drug maintenance treatment, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients and increases the economic burden of patients. Therefore, there is still a lack of effective treatment for adult ITP, especially for recurrent and refractory ITP patients, which is one of the problems that have attracted more attention and need to be solved urgently.

The main pathogenesis of ITP is the loss of platelet autoantigen immune tolerance, which leads to abnormal activation of humoral and cellular immunity. It is characterized by antibody mediated platelet destruction and insufficient platelet production by megakaryocytes. The residual long-term autoreactive plasma cells may be a source of therapeutic resistance to autoimmune cytopenia. Antiplatelet specific plasma cells have been detected in the spleen of patients with rituximab refractory ITP. Therefore, the strategy of simply eliminating B cells may not work, because LLPC will continue to produce pathogenic antibodies. In view of this, anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody can eliminate LLPC, thereby profoundly reducing the production of pathogenic antibodies and achieving good efficacy. Some patients have been treated with this Daratumumab (anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody) in the past, with good efficacy and safety. Therefore, the investigator planned to conduct a clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Daratumumab (anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody) versus rituximab in relapsed adult patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia, in order to provide more treatment options for patients with ITP.

Being tested
Rituximab, Daratumumab
Medical subject headings
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic

What participants receive

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

  • RituximabDrug

    All subjects were randomly assigned to group A (active comparator) and group B (experimental). For subjects in group A (active comparator) , rituximab (375mg/m2) was given once.

  • DaratumumabDrug

    All subjects were randomly assigned to group A (active comparator) and group B (experimental). For subjects in group B (experimental), Daratumumab (anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody ) (16mg/kg) was given once a week for eight times.

Study groups in NCT07297563
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
rituximabActive comparatorRituximab (375mg/m2) was given once.
Receives: Drug: Rituximab
Daratumumab(Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibody )ExperimentalDaratumumab(anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody )(16mg/kg) was given once a week for eight times
Receives: Drug: Daratumumab

What is being measured

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

  1. Overall response rate at week 12

    Overall response rate was defined as proportion of subjects with a platelet count ≥ 30 × 10^9/L and at least twice the baseline platelet count without bleeding at week 12 after initial administration in absence of rescue therapy, and without having had dose increment of TPO-RA or corticosteroids during the study period.

    Measured: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Complete response rate at week 12

    Complete response rate was defined as proportion of subjects with a platelet count ≥ 100 × 10^9/L without bleeding at week 12 after initial administration in absence of rescue therapy, and without having had dose increment of TPO-RA or corticosteroids during the study period.

    Measured: 12 weeks

  2. Partial response rate at week 12

    Partial response rate was defined as proportion of subjects with a platelet count ≥30 to <100 × 10^9/L and at least twice the baseline platelet count without bleeding at week 12 after initial administration in absence of rescue therapy, and without having had dose increment of TPO-RA or corticosteroids during the study period.

    Measured: 12 weeks

  3. Overall response rate at week24

    Overall response rate was defined as proportion of subjects with a platelet count ≥ 30 × 10^9/L and at least twice the baseline platelet count without bleeding at week24 after initial administration in absence of rescue therapy, and without having had dose increment of TPO-RA or corticosteroids during the study period.

    Measured: 6 months

  4. Overall response rate at week52

    Overall response rate was defined as proportion of subjects with a platelet count ≥ 30 × 10^9/L and at least twice the baseline platelet count without bleeding at week52 after initial administration in absence of rescue therapy, and without having had dose increment of TPO-RA or corticosteroids during the study period.

    Measured: 12 months

  5. Proportion of subjects with a platelet count≥ 30×10^9/L and at least two times of baseline platelet count, ≥ 50 × 10^9/L and ≥ 100 × 10^9/L at each visit

    Proportion of subjects with a platelet count≥ 30×10^9/L and at least two times of baseline platelet count, ≥ 50 × 10^9/L and ≥ 100 × 10^9/L at each visit after administration

    Measured: 12 months

  6. Duration from treatment initiation to platelet count ≥30×10^9/L and at least two times of baseline platelet count, platelet count ≥50×10^9/L, platelet count ≥100×10^9/L

    Duration from treatment initiation to platelet count ≥30×10^9/L and at least two times of baseline platelet count, platelet count ≥50×10^9/L, platelet count ≥100×10^9/L

    Measured: 12 months

  7. Proportion of subjects receiving emergency treatment

    Proportion of subjects receiving emergency treatment within 12 weeks and throughout the clinical trial

    Measured: 12 weeks

  8. Concomitant maintenance drug

    Changes in concomitant maintenance therapy at week12 compared with that before the study.

    Measured: 12 weeks

  9. Changes in world health organization (WHO) bleeding scale

    Changes in world health organization (WHO) bleeding scale without emergency treatment. Changes of every subject in WHO bleeding score after treatment according to the reported World Health Organization's Bleeding Scale. The WHO Bleeding Scale is a measure of bleeding severity with the following grades: grade 0 = no bleeding, grade 1= petechiae, grade 2= mild blood loss, grade 3 = gross blood loss, and grade 4 = debilitating blood loss.

    Measured: 12 months

  10. Adverse events assessment

    Incidence, severity, and relationship of treatment emergent adverse events after treatment

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Dec 2025
  2. Study start20 Jan 2026
  3. Primary completionNov 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionNov 2027 (estimated)

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
160 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07297563
Sponsor's protocol ID
IIT2023067
Status last verified
Feb 2026
First submitted
21 Nov 2025
Last updated
11 Feb 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Researchers qualified can request the dataset, including de-identified individual subject data. Data may be requested from PI from 12 months 36 months after study completion.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Rituximab and Daratumumab in people with Immune Thrombocytopenia and Treatment, run by Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China at 1 site 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 8 inclusion and 26 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Feb 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Lei Zhang, MD (+8613502118379, zhanglei1@ihcams.ac.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Overall response rate at week 12 (time frame: 12 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 11 Feb 2026.

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