Study of Efficacy and Safety of Twice Daily Oral LNP023 in Adult PNH Patients With Residual Anemia Despite Anti-C5 Antibody Treatment

Summary

This study was a multi-center, randomized, open-label, active comparator-controlled, parallel group study. The purpose of this Phase 3 study in PNH patients presenting with residual anemia despite treatment with anti-C5 antibody, was to determine whether iptacopan is efficacious and safe for the treatment of PNH through demonstration of superiority of iptacopan compared to anti-C5 antibody treatment.

Timeline

Start

2021-01-25

Primary completion

2022-09-26

Completion

2023-03-06

Publications

• DeCastro C, Sheinberg P, Han B, Vallow S, Bermann G, Dhalke M, Kumar R, Dickie G, Galipeau N, Lamoureux R, Rupinski K, Lowe C, Nieves A, de Fontbrune FS, de Latour RP. Patient-Reported Meaningful Change in Symptoms and Impacts of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) in Three Phase III Clinical Trials of Iptacopan. Patient. 2025 Nov;18(6):699-712. doi: 10.1007/s40271-025-00755-5. Epub 2025 Jul 22.
• Risitano AM, Kulasekararaj AG, Scheinberg P, Roth A, Han B, Maciejewski JP, Ueda Y, de Castro CM, Di Bona E, Fu R, Zhang L, Griffin M, Langemeijer SMC, Panse J, Schrezenmeier H, Barcellini W, Mauad VAQ, Schafhausen P, Tavitian S, Beggiato E, Chew LP, Gaya A, Huang WH, Jang JH, Kitawaki T, Kutlar A, Notaro R, Pullarkat V, Schubert J, Terriou L, Uchiyama M, Lee LWL, Yap ES, Frieri C, Marano L, de Fontbrune FS, Gandhi S, Trikha R, Alashkar F, Yang C, Liu H, Kelly RJ, Hochsmann B, Lawniczek T, Mahajan N, Solar-Yohay S, Kerloeguen C, Ferber P, Kumar R, Wang Z, Thorburn C, Maitra S, Li S, Verles A, Dahlke M, de Latour RP. Oral iptacopan monotherapy in paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria: final 48-week results from the open-label, randomised, phase 3 APPLY-PNH trial in anti-C5-treated patients and the open-label, single-arm, phase 3 APPOINT-PNH trial in patients previously untreated with complement inhibitors. Lancet Haematol. 2025 Jun;12(6):e414-e430. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(25)00081-X.
• Peffault de Latour R, Roth A, Kulasekararaj AG, Han B, Scheinberg P, Maciejewski JP, Ueda Y, de Castro CM, Di Bona E, Fu R, Zhang L, Griffin M, Langemeijer SMC, Panse J, Schrezenmeier H, Barcellini W, Mauad VAQ, Schafhausen P, Tavitian S, Beggiato E, Chew LP, Gaya A, Huang WH, Jang JH, Kitawaki T, Kutlar A, Notaro R, Pullarkat V, Schubert J, Terriou L, Uchiyama M, Wong Lee Lee L, Yap ES, Sicre de Fontbrune F, Marano L, Alashkar F, Gandhi S, Trikha R, Yang C, Liu H, Kelly RJ, Hochsmann B, Kerloeguen C, Banerjee P, Levitch R, Kumar R, Wang Z, Thorburn C, Maitra S, Li S, Verles A, Dahlke M, Risitano AM. Oral Iptacopan Monotherapy in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria. N Engl J Med. 2024 Mar 14;390(11):994-1008. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2308695.

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