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A Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Study of Verekitug (UPB-101) in Adult Participants with Severe Asthma

A Long-Term Extension Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Verekitug (UPB-101) in Adult Participants with Severe Asthma who Completed the VALIANT Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT2031250399
Enrollment
28
Registered
2025-10-01
Start date
2025-10-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Severe Asthma

Interventions

Those participants in VALIANT who were receiving either 100 mg every 24 weeks (Q24W) or placebo will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive verekitug (UPB-101) at doses of 100 mg every 12 weeks (Q12W

Sponsors

Ikeda Takuji
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Completion of the VALIANT study (UPB-CP-04 [NCT06196879]) per protocol. 2.Participant has signed, dated, and received a copy of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)-approved written informed consent form (ICF) for the LTE study. 3.Contraceptive use by participants must be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Abnormal medical history, physical finding, or safety finding that in the opinion of the Investigator may obscure the study data or interfere with the participant's safety. 2.Any clinical laboratory test result outside of the reference ranges considered by the Investigator as clinically significant and that may obscure the study data or interfere with the participant's safety. 3.Participant with a history or evidence of a clinically significant pulmonary condition (other than asthma), including significant restrictive findings on pulmonary function testing, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, or any other related condition that may obscure the study data (e.g., gastroesophageal reflux and vocal cord paralysis/dysfunction). 4.Pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study or unwilling to use adequate birth control, if of reproductive potential and sexually active. 5.Participants with significant protocol deviations in VALIANT, assessed at the discretion of the Sponsor. 6.Participant is unreliable, incapable of adhering to the protocol and visit schedule according to the judgment of the Investigator or has any disorder that may compromise their ability to give informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
- Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Annualized Asthma Exacerbation Rate (AAER) - Change from LTE Baseline in Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) - Change from LTE Baseline in Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) - Change from LTE Baseline in Asthma Control Questionnaire-6 (ACQ-6)

Countries

Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czechia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, UK, Ukraine, US

Contacts

Public ContactTakuji Ikeda

Syneos Health Japan K.K.

UPB_CP_05@syneoshealth.com+81-80-3590-3162

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026