A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 study to determine if denifanstat 50 mg or 25 mg is effective, as compared to placebo, in resolving MASH without the worsening of fibrosis and/or in fibrosis regression without the worsening of steatohepatitis.
Approximately 1260 patients (including at least 60% of F3 patients) will be enrolled to receive either denifanstat 50 mg (580 patients), placebo (580 patients), or denifanstat 25 mg (100 patients).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Tablet
Matching Tablet
Dual Primary Efficacy Endpoint 1: Interim Analysis: MASH Resolution (denifanstat 50 mg compared to placebo)
Proportion of patients who achieve MASH resolution (defined as NAS\* of 0 for ballooning, and 0 or 1 for inflammation) without worsening of fibrosis stage at Week 52. \*NAS: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score
Time frame: 52 weeks
Dual Primary Efficacy Endpoint 2: Interim Analysis: Improvement in Fibrosis (denifanstat 50 mg compared to placebo)
Proportion of patients who achieve at least a 1-point improvement in fibrosis stage and without worsening of steatohepatitis (defined as no increase in NAS\* for ballooning, inflammation, or steatosis) at Week 52.
Time frame: 52 weeks
Primary Endpoint: End of Study Analysis: Liver-related Composite Clinical Outcome (denifanstat 50 mg compared to placebo)
Time to first occurrence of any event from the following composite clinical outcome: death from any cause; histopathologic progression to cirrhosis; liver transplant; Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score ≥15; Liver decompensation event defined by: Ascites requiring chronic diuretic treatment, Hepatic encephalopathy grade 2 or above requiring at least a 24-hour hospitalization, Variceal hemorrhage requiring hospitalization and transfusion of blood.
Time frame: 234 weeks
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