This issue covers May 11, 2026 to May 17, 2026 and was published May 18, 2026. Read the latest week
The week in rare disease
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184 trial changes across 63 rare diseases, and 1 new guide
In the week of May 11th we recorded 184 changes to rare disease trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, no FDA decisions, and 3 trials that opened to new patients.
- MAY11Mon14trial changes
- MAY12Tue22trial changes, 1 guide
- MAY13Wed14trial changes
- MAY14Thu40trial changes
- MAY15Fri25trial changes
- MAY16Sat25trial changes
- MAY17Sun44trial changes
FDA and moneyTrial changesNew guidesGreen tiles mark an approval or a trial opening, grey a refusal or a trial closing, an outline something still to come
Trials that opened and closed
Status changes recorded on ClinicalTrials.gov this week, 25 in all
- Now recruiting. Distribution of Cell-cell Junction Proteins in Arrhythmic Disorders (St. George's Hospital, London)Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
- Now recruiting. Haploidentical Transplantation With Pre-Transplant Immunosuppressive Therapy… (City of Hope Medical Center)Sickle Cell Disease
- Now recruiting. Pediatric Long-Term Follow-up and Rollover Study (Novartis Pharmaceuticals)Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
- No longer enrolling. Flavored, Oral Irinotecan VAL-413 (Orotecan®) Given With Temozolomide for… (Valent Technologies)Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- No longer enrolling. Efficacy and Safety Studies of Frexalimab (SAR441344) in Adults With Relapsing… (Sanofi)Multiple Sclerosis
- No longer enrolling. Efficacy and Safety Study of Frexalimab (SAR441344) in Adults With… (Sanofi)Multiple Sclerosis
- No longer enrolling. Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Safety, Radiological… (TG Therapeutics)Multiple Sclerosis
- No longer enrolling. Reduced Intensity Allogeneic HCT in Advanced Hematologic Malignancies w/T-Cell… (Stanford University)Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- No longer enrolling. DAY101 vs. Standard of Care Chemotherapy in Pediatric Participants With… (Day One Biopharmaceuticals)Noonan Syndrome
- No longer enrolling. Safety Study in Subjects ≥ 12 Years of Age With Hereditary Angioedema… (CSL Behring)Hereditary Angioedema
- No longer enrolling. Studying the Effect of Levocarnitine in Protecting the Liver From Chemotherapy… (Children's Oncology Group)Hodgkin Lymphoma
Results, funds and designations
- FDA grants orphan drug designation to rituximab for Chronic Graft-versus-Host DiseaseChronic Graft-versus-Host Disease · FDA
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Past weeks
Every issue stays here at its own address. The archive begins with the first week we recorded, the week of April 20th, 2026.
- #28Week of October 26thVoceryq is approved for RRP, three myasthenia gravis trials close to new patients, and Kite's CAR-T reaches past myeloma1 3
- #27Week of October 19thUltomiris approved for IgA nephropathy, 7 new guides1 7
- #26Week of October 12thEnspryng approved for Thyroid eye disease, 10 new guides1 10
- #25Week of October 5th5 new guides5
- #24Week of September 28thCamzyos approved for Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, adolescents, Emcitate approved for MCT8 deficiency, 9 new guides2 9
- #23Week of September 21stAtebrioz approved for Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, Gazyva approved for Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, 9 new guides3 9
- #22Week of September 14thAqneursa approved for Ataxia-telangiectasia, Fayuvi approved for Sanfilippo syndrome type A, 9 new guides2 9
- #21Week of September 7thIsembyld approved for Spinal muscular atrophy, Joenja approved for Activated PI3K delta syndrome (APDS), children 4 to 11, 5 new guides2 5
- #20Week of August 31stZanvastro approved for Alexander disease1
- #19Week of August 24thBesremi approved for Essential thrombocythemia, Mimrylo approved for Polycythemia vera, 1 new guide4 1
- #18Week of August 17thGenglycos approved for Glycogen storage disease type 1a, Pasatru approved for Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva2
- #17Week of August 10thTrial changes across the conditions we follow
- #16Week of August 3rdOrzeyful approved for Narcolepsy type 11
- #15Week of July 27thTrial changes across the conditions we follow
- #14Week of July 20thTrial changes across the conditions we follow
- #13Week of July 13thFabhalta approved for IgA nephropathy1
- #12Week of July 6thTrutakna approved for IgA nephropathy1
- #11Week of June 29thTrial changes across the conditions we follow
- #10Week of June 22ndTrial changes across the conditions we follow
- #9Week of June 15thTrial changes across the conditions we follow
- #8Week of June 8thTrial changes across the conditions we follow
- #7Week of June 1stTrial changes across the conditions we follow
- #6Week of May 25th1 new guide1
- #5Week of May 18th1 new guide1
- #4Week of May 11th1 new guide1
- #3Week of May 4th4 new guides4
- #2Week of April 27th4 new guides4
- #1Week of April 20th2 new guides2