MN-001 in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Hypertriglyceridemia

MediciNova

Status and phase

Enrolling

Phase 2

Conditions

Hypertriglyceridemia

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Treatments

Drug: MN-001 placebo

Drug: MN-001

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

MN-001-NATG-202

Details and patient eligibility

About

The design of the Phase 2 clinical trial includes the following elements:

Multi-center, two-arm, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate MN-001 (tipelukast) vs. placebo in approximately 40 patients in the U.S.
Patients will be randomized 1:1 to receive either 500 mg/day of MN-001 (tipelukast) or placebo for 24 weeks.
The co-primary endpoints are (1) change from baseline in liver fat content measured by controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) score at Week 24, and (2) change from baseline in fasting serum triglycerides at Week 24. FebroScan is a non-invasive, quantitative, and accurate measure of liver fat content commonly used in early phase trials to measure treatment response.
Secondary endpoints include safety and tolerability and changes in lipid profile (HDL-C, LDL-C, and total cholesterol).

Enrollment

40 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

21 to 75 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

FibroScan® CAP score ≥ 248 dB/m within 8 weeks of randomization.
Diagnosis or history of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) >6.5 and ≤10% at Screening.
Fasting serum triglycerides (TG) at Screening >150 mg/dL
On a stable dose of oral antidiabetic therapy for a minimum of 3 months prior to Screening.

Exclusion criteria

Other causes of chronic liver disease (autoimmune, primary biliary cholangitis, HBV, HCV, Wilson's, α-1-antitrypsin deficiency, hemochromatosis, biopsy-proven cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma);
Documented history of advanced liver fibrosis
Evidence of cirrhosis, hepatic decompensation, portal hypertension including splenomegaly, ascites, encephalopathy and/or esophageal varices;
Diagnosis or history of Diabetes mellitus type 1;
Weight change >5% within last 3 months of Screening visit;
Active gastrointestinal disease or history of gastric bypass surgery which could interfere with the absorption of oral medication;
History of clinically significant acute cardiac event within 6 months of Screening;