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Clinical Trials/NCT07701993
NCT07701993RecruitingPhase 3

A Phase 3, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, 2-arm Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Efimosfermin Alfa Injection in Adult Participants With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis (NEBULA-1)

GlaxoSmithKline9 sites in 2 countries1,740 target enrollmentStarted: July 22, 2026Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Recruiting
Enrollment
1,740
Locations
9
Primary Endpoint
Time from randomization to an adjudicated composite liver-related clinical outcome

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study will investigate the safety and efficacy of efimosfermin alfa in participants with compensated cirrhosis due to MASH.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking Description

This is a double-blind study.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants aged between 18 and 75 years at enrollment.
  • Participants with compensated cirrhosis due to MASH, confirmed by non-invasive assessments.
  • Participants with history or presence of at least two components of metabolic syndrome.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participants with other chronic liver diseases.
  • Participants with evidence or history of decompensated liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • Participants with history of Type 1 diabetes mellitus or major Type 2 diabetes complications.
  • Participants with history or evidence of chronic pancreatic disease; pancreatic injury or acute pancreatitis within 6 months before screening.
  • Participants with a recent history or planned surgical procedures or medications intended to produce significant weight loss.
  • Participants with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >=5 times upper limit normal (ULN).
  • Participants with current or history of excessive alcohol intake.

Arms & Interventions

Participants receiving placebo

Placebo Comparator

Intervention: Placebo (Drug)

Participants receiving efimosfermin alfa

Experimental

Intervention: Efimosfermin alfa (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time from randomization to an adjudicated composite liver-related clinical outcome

Time Frame: From Randomization (Day 1) to Week 356 (end of treatment)

Liver-related outcome comprises all-cause mortality; liver transplantation; occurrence of significant hepatic decompensation events.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Proportion of participants achieving change from Baseline in vibration-controlled transient elastography- liver stiffness measurement (VCTE-LSM) and in enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF) score(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, and Week 260)
  • Proportion of participants achieving change from Baseline in VCTE-LSM(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, and Week 260)
  • Proportion of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and TEAEs by severity(Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Proportion of participants with TEAEs leading to discontinuation and TEAEs leading to discontinuation by severity(Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Proportion of participants with Grade 3 and Grade 4 laboratory abnormalities(Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Absolute change from Baseline in VCTE-LSM(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260, and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Relative change from Baseline in VCTE-LSM(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260, and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Absolute change from Baseline in Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) scores(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, and Week 260)
  • Relative change from Baseline in MRE scores(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, and Week 260)
  • Absolute change from Baseline in ELF scores(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260, and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Relative change from Baseline in ELF scores(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260, and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Proportion of participants experiencing improvement in ELF score(Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Change from Baseline in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (Percentage of HbA1c) in participants with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Change from Baseline in fasting glucose (Millimole per Liter) in participants with T2DM(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Change from Baseline in fasting total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL)- cholesterol, and fasting triglycerides (Millimoles per liter)(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Change from Baseline in Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS)-Fatigue score(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Change from Baseline in Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire-Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (CLDQ-NASH) domain and total score(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))
  • Change from Baseline in Short Form-36 (SF-36) component and domain scores(Baseline (Day 1), Week 96, Week 260 and Week 356 (end of treatment))

Investigators

Sponsor Class
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Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (9)

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