Study to determine if the investigational drug obeticholic acid (also known as OCA) in combination with the investigational drug bezafibrate (BZF), has an effect on Primary Biliary Cholangitis (also known as Primary Biliary Cirrhosis or PBC).
- Conditions
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) in patients with Inadequate Response or who were Unable to Tolerate Ursodeoxycholic AcidMedDRA version: 21.0Level: LLTClassification code 10036680Term: Primary biliary cirrhosisSystem Organ Class: 100000004871Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Digestive System Diseases [C06]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2018-002575-17-ES
- Lead Sponsor
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 54
- A definite or probable diagnosis of PBC (consistent with the European Association for the Study of the Liver [EASL] Practice Guidelines and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; [Lindor 2009a, EASL 2017])
- Qualifying ALP and bilirubin liver biochemistry values
- Age =18 years
- Taking UDCA for at least 12 months (stable dose for =3 months) before Day 1 or unable to tolerate or unresponsive to UDCA (no UDCA for =3 months) before Day 1
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 50
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 4
- History or presence of other concomitant liver diseases
- Presence of clinical complications of PBC or clinically significant (CS) hepatic decompensation
- Current or history of gallbladder disease with or without cholelithiasis
- Severe renal failure (serum creatinine >1.5 mg/100 mL (>135 µmol/L); creatinine clearance <60 mL/min) or undergoing dialysis
- Severe pruritus, or required systemic treatment for pruritus (eg, with bile acid sequestrants or rifampicin) within 2 months of Day 1
- History of known or suspected CS hypersensitivity to OCA, BZF, or other fibrates or any of their components
- Was treated with commercially available OCA or participated in a previous study involving OCA within 1 year before Screening or plans to use commercially available OCA during the study
- Is unable to tolerate BZF or other fibrates, was treated with commercially available fibrates or participated in a previous study involving fibrates within 3 months before Screening, or plans to use commercially available fibrates during the study
Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method