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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2026

Pegtarazimod limits acute graft-versus-host disease mortality and severity in mice and is tolerated in patients.

Verena Holzmüller, Jana Gawron, Ann-Cathrin Burk, Anna-Verena Stell, Anna-Sophia Baur, Alexander Zähringer, Viktor Fetsch, Annika Mäder, Alina Hartmann, Nana Talvard-Balland and 17 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06343792 (Phase 2 Open Label Prospective Dose-Ranging Clinical Trial With Escalation and Expansion Cohorts to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Dosing, and Efficacy of RLS-0071 for the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients With Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT06343792 phase2recruitingnot on this map

Phase 2 Open Label Prospective Dose-Ranging Clinical Trial With Escalation and Expansion Cohorts to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Dosing, and Efficacy of RLS-0071 for the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients With Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease

TypeinterventionalSponsorReAlta Life Sciences, Inc.Ran2024 to 2026Enrolled66ConditionsSteroid Refractory GVHDArmsRLS-0071
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27 authors.

Verena HolzmüllerDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Jana GawronDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Ann-Cathrin BurkDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Anna-Verena StellDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Anna-Sophia BaurDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Alexander ZähringerDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Viktor FetschDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Annika MäderDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Alina HartmannDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Nana Talvard-BallandDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Neel KrishnaReAlta Life Sciences, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Kenji CunnionReAlta Life Sciences, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Ulrich ThienelUT Partners, New York, New York, USA.
Paolo MartiniReAlta Life Sciences, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Lindsey GlennReAlta Life Sciences, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
James Lm FerraraIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Monzr M Al MalkiCity of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Hannah ChoeDivision of Hematology, The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
José Antonio Pérez-SimónHospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
Annette Schmitt-GraeffUniversity of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Joerg BuescherMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany.
Natalie KöhlerDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.
Zohreh Mansoori MoghadamInstitute for Infection Control and Prevention and.
Philipp HennekeCIBSS - Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Geoffroy AndrieuxInstitute of Medical Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Melanie BoerriesGerman Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg, a partnership between DKFZ and the Medical Center, and.
Robert ZeiserDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The success of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is limited by acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). We have previously reported that neutrophils can exacerbate tissue damage caused by conditioning regimens. Pegtarazimod is a synthetic peptide, derived from the capsid protein of human astrovirus serotype 1, that was shown to reduce neutrophil effector functions. Therefore, we evaluated the therapeutic activity of pegtarazimod against aGVHD. Pegtarazimod significantly reduced aGVHD-related mortality, histological aGVHD severity, and proinflammatory cytokines in multiple in vivo mouse models while maintaining the antileukemia effect. Mechanistically, pegtarazimod reduced inflammation by decreasing ROS production, as investigated using allo-HCT recipient mice with genetic inactivation of NADPH oxidase in the BM. In addition to the antiinflammatory effect, pegtarazimod protected intestinal organoids against TNF-induced toxicity and oxidative DNA damage. In the phase II clinical trial AURORA, pegtarazimod treatment was well tolerated in patients with corticosteroid-refractory aGVHD (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06343792), with an overall response rate of 4/7 patients at day 28. In summary, pegtarazimod reduced aGVHD in mice by suppressing proinflammatory neutrophil effector functions and preserving enterocyte integrity. The clinical trial data support tolerability of pegtarazimod in aGVHD patients, and further studies are needed to determine efficacy.

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Graft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAcute DiseaseAdultAnimalsClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, KnockoutNeutrophilsBone marrow transplantationHematologyImmunology

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PMID42550614
PMCPMC13626831

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