Supporting Weak Immune System During Autoimmune Therapy: Testing Panzyga to Prevent Infections
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Panzyga for Prevention of Major Infection in Patients With Hypogammaglobulinemia and Autoimmune or Rheumatic Conditions Receiving Treatment With B-cell Depletion Therapy ("PROTECT")
- Hypogammaglobulinemia
- Autoimmune Conditions
- Rheumatic Conditions
- Infections
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Octapharma
- Enrolment target
- 360
- Started
- 10 June 2026
- Main results due
- December 2029
- Study sites
- 17
- Registry updated
- 29 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Aged 18 years and over.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
These are the headline rules only. Every study has a longer list, and whether you are eligible is decided by the research team at the site — never by this page.
Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patients who meet all of the following criteria will be eligible to participate in the study: 1. Are ≥18 years of age at time of informed consent, have been diagnosed with a rheumatic or autoimmune condition, received their last BCDT dose within 3 months of Screening, and have the intention to receive BCDT during study participation. Note: Patients with the following indications are eligible: MS, RA, vasculitis/myositis, SLE, SS, IIM, MCTD, UCTD, myasthenia gravis, autoimmune encephalitis, CIDP, and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder). Other rheumatic and autoimmune conditions may also be acceptable with approval from the Medical Monitor. 2. Have hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG levels \<5 g/L as confirmed by the central laboratory). 3. Are willing and able to provide voluntary written informed consent for participation in the study and to comply with all protocol requirements.. 4. Are willing and able to comply with a highly effective contraception method during and for 30 days after the treatment period. Contraceptive use by men and women of childbearing potential should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in the study: 1. Have a history of anaphylaxis or severe systemic response to immunoglobulin, blood, or plasma-derived products, or any Panzyga component 2. Have a current major infection at Screening or had \>1 major infection within 6 months prior to Baseline 3. Have a history of thromboembolic events such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, or peripheral artery disease (Fontaine IV) within 6 months prior to Baseline 4. Have a known IgA deficiency with antibodies to IgA 5. Have a known blood hyperviscosity or other hypercoagulable states 6. Have been diagnosed with primary immunodeficiency. 7. Have a severe liver disease, with signs of ascites or hepatic encephalopathy 8. Have a severe kidney disease (as defined by eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2) 9. Have a body weight \>140 kg 10. HIV infection at Screening (defined for the study as positive HIV NAT test or reactive HIV- 1/2 antigen/antibody immunoassay followed by positive HIV-1/HIV-2 antibody differentiation immunoassay) 11. Patients found to be chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV), defined by positive surface antigen (HBsAg), positive Hepatitis B core antibodies (HBcAb) and/or low HBV titers, who will not receive targeted antiviral therapy while participating in the study, and patients with active HBV, defined as high HBV titers. 12. Uncontrolled hepatitis C infection at Screening (defined for the study as positive HCV PCR). 13. Have received IgG treatment within 6 months prior to Screening or plan to receive IgG therapy, other than IMP, during the study 14. Are receiving or plan to receive immunosuppressive treatment (other than for underlying condition) or other forbidden medication during the entire study duration 15. Are participating or plan to participate in another study that is either blinded or involves an investigational medicinal product within 3 months prior to Baseline or during the course of this study. Participation in observational or open-label studies involving an approved product may be permitted after consultation with the Medical Monitor. 16. If female, are pregnant or lactating 17. Are likely to be non-compliant or uncooperative during the study, or unable to cooperate because of a language problem or poor mental development, in the opinion of the Investigator
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Panzyga for Prevention of Major Infection in Patients with Hypogammaglobulinemia and Autoimmune or Rheumatic Conditions Receiving Treatment with B-cell Depletion Therapy
Study sites(17)
AARA Clinical Research - Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates - Phoenix
Glendale, Arizona, United States
Active, not recruiting
AARA Clinical Research - Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates - Mesa
Mesa, Arizona, United States
Recruiting
Perseverance Research Center, Phoenix Neurological Associates
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Recruiting
AARA Clinical Research - Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Active, not recruiting
AARA Clinical Research - Lone Star Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Active, not recruiting
AARA Clinical Research - Lone Star Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates - Irving 6750 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 304
Irving, Texas, United States
Active, not recruiting
Medical Center Artmed
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Recruiting
UMHAT Sveti Georgi EAD
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Active, not recruiting
University General Hospital of Keraklion
Heraklion, Greece
Active, not recruiting
P. Stradins Clinical University Hospital
Riga, Latvia
Active, not recruiting
Riga East Clinical University Hospital
Riga, Latvia
Active, not recruiting
Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) Kauno klinikos
Kaunas, Lithuania
Active, not recruiting
Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Santariskiu str 2, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos A housing, 11th floor
Vilnius, Lithuania
Active, not recruiting
Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Santariskiu g. 2
Vilnius, Lithuania
Active, not recruiting
Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Santariskiu str. 2,
Vilnius, Lithuania
Active, not recruiting
Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o.o.
Gdansk, Poland
Recruiting
Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii, Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji
Warsaw, Poland
Recruiting
Showing 17 of 17 sites. 5 of the 17 sites on this study are recruiting right now — a site can stop enrolling while the study as a whole is still open.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07220915. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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