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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06528314




Registration number
NCT06528314
Ethics application status
Date submitted
28/06/2024
Date registered
30/07/2024
Date last updated
25/03/2025

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study Evaluating Efruxifermin in Subjects With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to NASH/MASH
Scientific title
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Efruxifermin in Subjects With Compensated Cirrohosis Due to NASH/MASH
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
AK-US-001-0106
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis 0 0
MASH - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
Metabolic and Endocrine 0 0 0 0
Metabolic disorders
Diet and Nutrition 0 0 0 0
Obesity

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Efruxifermin
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: EFX 50 mg -

Placebo comparator: Placebo -


Treatment: Drugs: Efruxifermin
Administered by subcutaneous injection

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Administered by subcutaneous injection
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Time from randomization to first occurrence of disease progression as measured by composite of protocol-specified clinical events
Timepoint [1] 0 0
5 years
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Cohort 1 only: = 1 stage improvement in fibrosis and no worsening of steatohepatitis
Timepoint [2] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Change from baseline of non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis
Timepoint [1] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Change from baseline of non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis
Timepoint [2] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change from baseline of non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis
Timepoint [3] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Change from baseline of non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis
Timepoint [4] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change from baseline of markers of liver injury
Timepoint [5] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change from baseline of lipoproteins
Timepoint [6] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Change from baseline of markers of insulin sensitivity and glycemic control
Timepoint [7] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Change from baseline of markers of insulin sensitivity and glycemic control
Timepoint [8] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
Change from baseline of markers of insulin sensitivity and glycemic control
Timepoint [9] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
Change from baseline of markers of insulin sensitivity and glycemic control
Timepoint [10] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [11] 0 0
Change from baseline of markers of insulin sensitivity and glycemic control
Timepoint [11] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [12] 0 0
Change from baseline of body weight (kg)
Timepoint [12] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [13] 0 0
To assess the safety and tolerability of EFX through the reporting of extent of exposure (weeks)
Timepoint [13] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [14] 0 0
To assess the safety and tolerability of EFX through the reporting of adverse events (frequency of events)
Timepoint [14] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [15] 0 0
To assess the safety and tolerability of EFX through the reporting of adverse events (severity of events)
Timepoint [15] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [16] 0 0
Number of participants with abnormal laboratory tests results, abnormal ECGs, abnormal ultrasounds, abnormal vital sign assessments
Timepoint [16] 0 0
96 Weeks
Secondary outcome [17] 0 0
Cohort 1 only: = 1 stage improvement in fibrosis and no worsening of steatohepatitis
Timepoint [17] 0 0
5 Years
Secondary outcome [18] 0 0
Cohort 1 only: = 1 stage improvement in fibrosis
Timepoint [18] 0 0
96 Weeks, 5 Years
Secondary outcome [19] 0 0
Cohort 1 only: Resolution of NASH/MASH
Timepoint [19] 0 0
96 Weeks, 5 Years
Secondary outcome [20] 0 0
Cohort 1 only: Resolution of NASH/MASH and a = 1 stage improvement in fibrosis
Timepoint [20] 0 0
96 Weeks, 5 Years

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Cohort 1: Biopsy proven compensated cirrhosis (fibrosis stage 4) due to NASH/MASH
* Cohort 2: Biopsy proven or non-invasively diagnosed compensated cirrhosis (fibrosis stage 4) due to NASH/MASH
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
80 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Other causes of liver disease based on medical history and/or liver histology and/or central laboratory results
* Type 1 diabetes or unstable Type 2 diabetes
* Any current or prior history of decompensated liver disease

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Recruiting
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
4/09/2024
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
1/10/2029
Actual
Sample size
Target
1150
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Broadmeadow
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Liverpool
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Westmead
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Herston
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Adelaide
Recruitment hospital [6] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Box Hill
Recruitment hospital [7] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Clayton
Recruitment hospital [8] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Epping
Recruitment hospital [9] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [10] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Murdoch
Recruitment hospital [11] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Nedlands
Recruitment hospital [12] 0 0
Akero Clinical Study Site - Perth
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2292 - Broadmeadow
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
1871 - Liverpool
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
2145 - Westmead
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
4029 - Herston
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
5000 - Adelaide
Recruitment postcode(s) [6] 0 0
3128 - Box Hill
Recruitment postcode(s) [7] 0 0
3168 - Clayton
Recruitment postcode(s) [8] 0 0
3076 - Epping
Recruitment postcode(s) [9] 0 0
3004 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [10] 0 0
6150 - Murdoch
Recruitment postcode(s) [11] 0 0
6009 - Nedlands
Recruitment postcode(s) [12] 0 0
6000 - Perth
Recruitment outside Australia
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Akero Therapeutics, Inc
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Akero Study Director
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
650-487-6488
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries

No information has been provided regarding IPD availability


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.

Results not provided in https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06528314