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NCT Number: NCT07687134

Eltrombopag Plus Telitacicept vs. Eltrombopag Alone for Steroid-refractory/Relapsed ITP

Background: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder. Corticosteroids are first-line therapy, but about one-third of patients relapse or are refractory. Eltrombopag (a TPO-RA) promotes platelet production, yet some patients show no response or relapse upon discontinuation. Telitacicept, a TACI-Fc fusion protein, dual-targets BAFF and APRIL, inhibiting B cell and plasma cell function and reducing autoantibody production, potentially providing synergistic immunomodulatory benefit.

Objective: To evaluate the sustained response rate of eltrombopag plus telitacicept vs. eltrombopag alone in patients with steroid-refractory/relapsed ITP.

Design: Randomized, open-label, controlled, exploratory Phase II study. 40 patients planned (20 combination, 20 monotherapy). Combination group: eltrombopag + telitacicept . Monotherapy group: eltrombopag alone for 12 weeks. Monotherapy patients with no response after 4 weeks may cross over to the combination group. After 12 weeks, treatment is stopped and patients are followed until Week 24.

Primary endpoint: Proportion of patients maintaining platelet count ≥30×10⁹/L with no bleeding at 24 weeks post-treatment. Secondary endpoints include platelet response rates during 12 weeks, safety, bleeding events, etc.

Expected results: The combination group is expected to have a significantly higher proportion of patients achieving the primary endpoint without increased adverse events.

Population: Age ≥18, diagnosed ITP ≥3 months, baseline platelets <30×10⁹/L, prior corticosteroid failure.

Safety: Monitoring for bleeding, infection, thrombosis, cytopenia, etc., with dose adjustment/cessation as per protocol.

Conclusion: This study explores whether dual-targeting (platelet production + autoimmune suppression) with eltrombopag and telitacicept can provide more durable remission for steroid-refractory/relapsed ITP patients.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Ethics Committee of Blood disease hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300020, China

Location contact

shuo chen, Master

CONTACT

[email protected]

02223608030

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥18 years, regardless of sex.
  • Clinically diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia for at least 3 months prior to enrollment. Platelet count <30×10⁹/L within 48 hours before the first dose of study drug.
  • Previous failure (ineffective, unable to maintain response, or relapse) to first-line standard corticosteroid therapy for ITP as recommended by guidelines.
  • Any prior emergency treatment for ITP (e.g., corticosteroids, platelet transfusion, intravenous immunoglobulin) must have been completed at least 2 weeks before the first dose.
  • Patients receiving maintenance corticosteroid therapy must be on a stable dose for at least 2 weeks prior to the first dose; patients receiving immunosuppressants (e.g., azathioprine, danazol, cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, sirolimus, etc.) must be on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose; anti-CD20 antibody therapy must have been completed >3 months prior.

Understand the study procedures and voluntarily provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Received anti-CD20 antibody therapy within 3 months.
  • Uncontrolled primary disease of vital organs, such as malignant tumors, liver failure, heart failure, renal failure, etc.
  • Positive for HIV.
  • Uncontrolled active viral or bacterial infections, including positive for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, or syphilis.
  • Extensive and severe bleeding, such as hemoptysis, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, etc.
  • Currently have cardiac disease requiring treatment, arrhythmia, or hypertension poorly controlled as judged by the investigator.
  • Patients with thrombotic diseases such as pulmonary embolism, thrombosis, atherosclerosis, etc.
  • Patients with mental disorders who are unable to give informed consent or undergo study procedures and follow-up normally.
  • Patients whose toxic symptoms from prior treatment before enrollment have not yet resolved.
  • Other serious diseases that may limit the patient's participation in this study (e.g., poorly controlled diabetes; severe cardiac insufficiency; myocardial infarction, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina within the past 6 months; gastric ulcer; active autoimmune disease, etc.).
  • Pregnant women, suspected pregnancy (positive urinary human chorionic gonadotropin pregnancy test at screening), or lactating patients.

Treatment and study plan

eltrombopag

Drug

eltrombopag plus telitacicept vs. eltrombopag alone

Other names: Eltrombopagplus telitacicept

Primary outcomes

  1. Sustained Response Comparison

    Time frame: Within 24weeks of first dose

    To compare the sustained response rate of eltrombopag combined with telitacicept versus eltrombopag monotherapy in patients with immune thrombocytopenia who are refractory or relapsed to prior corticosteroid therapy.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Platelet Response Within 12 Weeks

    Time frame: Within 12 weeks of first dose

    Percentage of subjects achieving at least one platelet count ≥30×10⁹/L with an increase of ≥2-fold from baseline within 12 weeks of first dose, without receiving rescue therapy.

  2. Platelet ≥50×10⁹/L at Week 12

    Time frame: Within 12 weeks of first dose

    Proportion of patients with platelet count ≥50×10⁹/L at Week 12 of treatment.

  3. Platelet ≥100×10⁹/L at Week 12

    Time frame: Within 12 weeks of first dose

    Proportion of patients with platelet count ≥100×10⁹/L at Week 12 of treatment.

  4. Time to First Platelet Response

    Time frame: Within 12 weeks of first dose

    Time to first platelet count ≥30×10⁹/L with an increase of ≥2-fold from baseline.

  5. Proportion of Days with Platelet ≥30×10⁹/L

    Time frame: Within 12 weeks of first dose

    Proportion of days with platelet count ≥30×10⁹/L within the 12-week period.

  6. Platelet Response After Crossover (Monotherapy Group)

    Time frame: With in 24 weeks of first dose

    Percentage of subjects in the monotherapy group achieving platelet count ≥30×10⁹/L with an increase of ≥2-fold from baseline within 12 weeks after crossover.

  7. Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks of first dose

    Safety and tolerability endpoints: incidence and severity of adverse events and serious adverse events

  8. Time to Rescue Therapy or Platelet Decline

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks of first dose

    Time from treatment discontinuation to first need for rescue therapy or platelet count <30×10⁹/L.

  9. Proportion Requiring Rescue Therapy

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks of first dose

    Proportion of patients requiring rescue therapy during the follow-up period.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

shuo chen

CONTACT

[email protected]

02223608030

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Eltrombopag Combined With Telitacicept Versus Eltrombopag Monotherapy for the Treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenia Refractory or Relapsed to Corticosteroid Therapy: A Randomized Exploratory, Controlled, Open-label, Phase II Clinical Study

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jul 7, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 7, 2026

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