Study of Safety and Efficacy of Tropifexor (LJN452) in Patients With Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) — FLIGHT-FXR  

Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Clinical Trial

Official title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, 3- Part, Adaptive Design, Multicenter Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Tropifexor (LJN452) in Patients With Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH): FLIGHT-FXR

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of different doses of tropifexor (LJN452) with respect to safety, tolerability, and on markers of liver inflammation in patients with NASH

Clinical Trial Description

Part A In Part A, 77 subjects were randomized at baseline to receive tropifexor (10 μg, 30 μg, 60 μg or 90 μg) or placebo (Arms A, B, C, D and E) for 12 weeks. After ≥ 90% of the subjects from Part A completed 8 weeks of treatment, the first interim analysis of all Part A data was performed and the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) recommended evaluation of 90 μg tropifexor (safe andefficacious) in Part B. The treatment arms of Part A were completed through Week 16 without adaptation.

Part B Randomization for Part B was started after the DMC recommendations on the dose to be used in Part B were implemented by the sponsor. As planned in the study protocol, since the first interim analysis selected one active dose (90 μg) to be tested in Part B, one of the other originally planned active treatment arms (60 μg) was included with a smaller sample size to confirm the earlier findings of this dose observed in Part A. Therefore, in Part B, 121 subjects, were randomized at baseline to receive tropifexor (90 μg and 60 μg) or placebo (Arms F, G and H) for 12 weeks.

Part C was introduced as a result of the DMC recommendation to pursue doses > 90 μg. Randomization in Part C started once the Part B randomization was completed. In Part C, 152 subjects were randomized at baseline to receive 140 μg or 200 μg tropifexor or placebo (Arms I, J and K) for 48 weeks.

One patient was treated at 2 sites but is still only one patient. 350 total enrollment, and not 351. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fatty Liver
• Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

• NCT number: NCT02855164
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Novartis
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: August 1, 2016
• Completion date: April 6, 2020