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Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Selonsertib, Firsocostat, and Cilofexor in Adults With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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Status and phase

Completed
Phase 2

Conditions

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Treatments

Drug: FENO
Drug: VAS
Drug: FIR
Drug: SEL
Drug: CILO

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT02781584
GS-US-384-3914

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of selonsertib, firsocostat, cilofexor, fenofibrate and/or Vascepa® in adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

Enrollment

220 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males and females between 18-75 years of age (Cohorts 1-9: 18-75 years and Cohorts 10-13: ≥ 18 years); inclusive based on the date of the screening visit

  • Willing and able to provide informed consent prior to any study specific procedures being performed

  • For Cohorts 1 through 6 and 9, individuals must meet the following conditions:

    • Clinical diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
    • Screening FibroTest® < 0.75, unless a historical liver biopsy within 12 months of Screening does not reveal cirrhosis. In individuals with Gilbert's syndrome or hemolysis, FibroTest® will be calculated using direct bilirubin instead of total bilirubin,
    • Screening magnetic resonance imaging - proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) with ≥ 10% steatosis,
    • Screening magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) with liver stiffness ≥ 2.88 kPa, OR
    • A historical liver biopsy within 12 months of Screening consistent with NASH (defined as the presence of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning) with stage 2-3 fibrosis according to the NASH Clinical Research Network (CRN) classification (or equivalent), AND
    • No documented weight loss > 5% between the date of the liver biopsy and Screening;
  • For Cohorts 7 and 8, individuals must have a clinical diagnosis of NAFLD and have at least one of the following criteria:

    • Screening MRE with liver stiffness ≥ 4.67 kPa,
    • A historical FibroScan® ≥ 14 kPa within 6 months of Screening,
    • Screening FibroTest® ≥ 0.75,
    • A historical liver biopsy consistent with stage 4 fibrosis according to the NASH CRN classification (or equivalent);
  • For Cohorts 10 and 11, individuals must have a clinical diagnosis of NAFLD and meet at least two criteria for metabolic syndrome modified from the NCEP ATP III Guidelines and one of the following criteria at Screening:

    • A historical liver biopsy within 6 months of Screening consistent with NASH and bridging fibrosis (F3) or within 12 months of Screening consistent with NASH and compensated cirrhosis (F4) in the opinion of the investigator,
    • Screening liver stiffness by MRE ≥ 3.64 kPa;
    • Screening liver stiffness by FibroScan® ≥ 9.9 kPa;
  • For Cohorts 12 and 13, individuals must have a clinical diagnosis of NAFLD/NASH and at least two criteria for metabolic syndrome as modified from the NCEPT ATP III Guidelines, OR one of the following criteria:

    • A historical liver biopsy within 6 months of Screening consistent with NASH for individuals without compensated cirrhosis (F4); or within 12 months of Screening consistent with NASH for individuals with compensated cirrhosis (F4) in the opinion of the investigator,
    • A historical MRE with liver stiffness ≥ 2.88 kPa within 6 months of Screening,
    • A historical FibroScan® with liver stiffness ≥ 9.9 kPa within 6 months of Screening, AND
    • No documented weight loss > 5% between the date of the historical liver biopsy, historical MRE, or historical FibroScan® and Screening;
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/µL;

  • Serum creatinine < 2 mg/dL (Cohorts 1-9) at Screening;

  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 80 mL/min (Cohorts 10-11) or ≥ 60 mL/min (Cohorts 12-13), as calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation at Screening;

  • For Cohorts 10-13, serum triglyceride level ≥ 150 mg/dL at Screening.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or lactating females

  • Other causes of liver disease including autoimmune, viral, and alcoholic liver disease

  • Any history of decompensated liver disease, including ascites, hepatic encephalopathy or variceal bleeding

  • For Cohorts 7-8, 10-13, Child-Pugh-Turcotte (CPT) score > 6

  • History of liver transplantation

  • History of hepatocellular carcinoma;

  • Weight reduction surgery in the past 2 years or planned during the study;

  • Documented weight loss > 5% between the date of the historical liver biopsy and Screening, if applicable;

  • Body Mass Index (BMI) < 18 kg/m2;

  • ALT > 5 x ULN at Screening;

  • For Cohorts 10-13, HbA1c ≥ 9.5% (or serum fructosamine ≥ 381 µmol if HbA1c is unable to be resulted) at Screening;

  • For Cohorts 10-13, hemoglobin ≤ 10.6 g/dL at Screening;

  • INR > 1.2 (Cohorts 1-9) or INR > 1.4 (Cohorts 10-13) at Screening, unless on anticoagulation therapy;

  • Total bilirubin > 1x ULN (Cohorts 1 through 6 and 9), >1.5 x ULN (Cohorts 7 and 8), or >1.3 x ULN (Cohorts 10-13) except in confirmed cases of Gilbert's syndrome;

  • Triglycerides ≥ 500 mg/dL (Cohorts 5-8 and 10-13) or ≥ 250 mg/dL (Cohort 9) at Screening;

  • Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score > 12 at Screening (Cohorts 10 -13), unless due to an alternate etiology such as therapeutic anticoagulation;

  • Chronic hepatitis B (HBsAg positive);

  • Chronic hepatitis C (HCV RNA positive). individuals cured of HCV infection less than 2 years prior to the Screening visit are not eligible (Cohorts 10-13);

  • HIV Ab positive;

  • Presence of gallstones within 6 months of Screening (Cohorts 10-13);

  • Alcohol consumption greater than 21 oz/week for males or 14 oz/week for females (1oz/30 mL of alcohol is present in 1 12oz/360 mL beer, 1 4oz/120 mL glass of wine, and a 1 oz/30 mL measure of 40% proof alcohol);

  • Positive urine screen for amphetamines, cocaine or opiates (i.e., heroin, morphine) at Screening. Individuals on stable methadone or buprenorphine maintenance treatment for at least 6 months prior to Screening may be included in the study. Individuals with a positive urine drug screen due to prescription opioid-based medication are eligible if the prescription and diagnosis are reviewed and approved by the investigator;

  • Unstable cardiovascular disease;

  • History of intestinal resection of the extent that would result in malabsorption;

  • Use of any prohibited concomitant medications as described in the protocol;

  • History of a malignancy within 5 years of Screening with the following exceptions:

    • Adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix,
    • Adequately treated basal or squamous cell cancer or other localized non-melanoma skin cancer.

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Non-Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

220 participants in 13 patient groups

Cohort 1: SEL 18 mg (Non-cirrhotic)
Experimental group
Description:
Non-cirrhotic participants will receive selonsertib (SEL) 18 mg tablet orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: SEL
Cohort 2: FIR 20 mg (Non-cirrhotic)
Experimental group
Description:
Non-cirrhotic participants will receive firsocostat (FIR) 20 mg tablet orally once daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: FIR
Cohort 3: CILO 30 mg (Non-cirrhotic)
Experimental group
Description:
Non-cirrhotic participants will receive cilofexor (CILO) 30 mg tablet once daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: CILO
Cohort 4: SEL 18 mg + CILO 30 mg (Non-cirrhotic)
Experimental group
Description:
Non-cirrhotic participants will receive SEL 18 mg tablet + CILO 30 mg tablet once daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: CILO
Drug: SEL
Cohort 5: SEL 18 mg + FIR 20 mg (Non-cirrhotic)
Experimental group
Description:
Non-cirrhotic participants will receive SEL 18 mg tablet + FIR 20 mg tablet once daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: SEL
Drug: FIR
Cohort 6: CILO 30 mg + FIR 20 mg (Non-cirrhotic)
Experimental group
Description:
Non-cirrhotic participants will receive CILO 30 mg tablet + FIR 20 mg tablet once daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: CILO
Drug: FIR
Cohort 7: CILO 20 mg (Cirrhotic)
Experimental group
Description:
Participants with Child-Pugh-Turcotte Class A cirrhosis will receive FIR 20 mg tablet once daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: FIR
Cohort 8: CILO 30 mg (Cirrhotic)
Experimental group
Description:
Participants with Child-Pugh-Turcotte Class A cirrhosis will receive CILO 30 mg tablet once daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: CILO
Cohort 9: SEL 18 mg + FIR 20 mg + CILO 30 mg (Non-cirrhotic)
Experimental group
Description:
Non-cirrhotic participants will receive SEL 18 mg tablet + FIR 20 mg tablet + CILO 30 mg tablet once daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: CILO
Drug: SEL
Drug: FIR
Cohort 10: FIR 20 mg + FENO 48 mg
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will receive fenofibrate (FENO) 48 mg tablet orally once daily for 2 weeks in the pretreatment phase, then FIR 20 mg tablet + FENO 48 mg tablet orally once daily for 24 weeks in the treatment phase. Participants with compensated cirrhosis due to NASH will be accepted to participate in this cohort.
Treatment:
Drug: FENO
Drug: FIR
Cohort 11: FIR 20 mg + FENO 145 mg
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will receive FENO 145 mg tablet orally once daily for 2 weeks in the pretreatment phase, then FIR 20 mg tablet + FENO 145 mg tablet orally once daily for 24 weeks in the treatment phase. Participants with compensated cirrhosis due to NASH will be accepted to participate in this cohort.
Treatment:
Drug: FENO
Drug: FIR
Cohort 12: FIR 20 mg + CILO 30 mg + VAS 2g
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will receive Vascepa® (VAS) 2 g capsule orally twice daily for 2 weeks in the pretreatment phase, then FIR 20 mg tablet once daily + CILO 30 mg tablet once daily + VAS 2 g capsule twice daily for 6 weeks in the treatment phase. Participants with compensated cirrhosis due to NASH will be accepted to participate in this cohort.
Treatment:
Drug: CILO
Drug: VAS
Drug: FIR
Cohort 13: FIR 20 mg + CILO 30 mg + FENO 145 mg
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will receive FENO 145 mg tablet orally once daily for 2 weeks in the pretreatment phase, then FIR 20 mg tablet once daily + CILO 30 mg tablet once daily + FENO 145 mg tablet orally once daily for 6 weeks in the treatment phase. Participants with compensated cirrhosis due to NASH will be accepted to participate in this cohort.
Treatment:
Drug: FENO
Drug: CILO
Drug: FIR

Trial documents
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Trial contacts and locations

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