Type 1 diabetes

A Phase 2 Trial of Frexalimab, a CD40L Antagonist, in Adolescents and Adults With Recent‐Onset Type 1 Diabetes ( FABULINUS ): Rationale and Study Design

Diabetes Obes MetabPublished Randomised controlled trial

Study context

Population
Adolescents and young adults (12–35 years) with recently diagnosed Stage 3 T1D on insulin therapyplanned
Participants
192 adolescents
Planned comparison
Frexalimab vs placebo
Primary endpoint
Change from baseline in mean 2-h mixed meal tolerance test stimulated C-peptide concentration, calculated from the AUC
Follow-up
52 weeks
Methodological detailsstudy protocol: rationale and design, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2, two-part sequential recruitment, Ethical approval October 2023; screening began December 2023; first participant randomised January 2024
  • Study protocol: rationale and design
  • Double-blind
  • Placebo-controlled
  • Phase 2
  • Two-part sequential recruitment
  • Ethical approval October 2023; screening began December 2023; first participant randomised January 2024

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

A Phase 2 Trial of Frexalimab, a CD40L Antagonist, in Adolescents and Adults With Recent‐Onset Type 1 Diabetes ( FABULINUS ): Rationale and Study Design. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 27 May 2026. doi:10.1111/dom.70785

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