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NCT Number: NCT07063823

A First-in-human Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of HB-2121 as a Diagnostic for Celiac Disease

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety of a single dose of HB-2121 in adults. It will also look at how the body processes the drug. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* What side effects do participants have after receiving HB-2121? * How much HB-2121 is in the blood over time?

Researchers will follow participants for 30 days after receiving HB-2121 to understand how the drug behaves in the body and how safe it is.

Participants will:

* Receive one oral dose of HB-2121 * Attend 4 in-person clinic visits for checkups, lab tests, and monitoring * Complete 2 remote visits that include safety lab assessments * Fill out a short daily questionnaire for 7 days about symptoms and health status

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

General Inclusion Criteria (applies to all participants):

  • Aged 18 years and older
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 45 kg/m2
  • Overall good health, as determined by medical history and a physical exam
  • No use of an investigational drug in the past 12 weeks
  • Able and willing to follow study procedures and provide written informed consent
  • If of childbearing potential, participants must agree to use highly effective birth control during the study period. The same applies to male participants with partners of childbearing potential

Additional Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Volunteers:

  • No diagnosis of celiac disease
  • No first-degree relatives (parent, sibling, child) with celiac disease
  • Able to eat gluten-containing foods without adverse effects
  • No history of autoimmune gastrointestinal disorders such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or eosinophilic enteritis

Additional Inclusion Criteria for Participants with Celiac Disease:

  • Biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of celiac disease
  • No history of eosinophilic enteritis, autoimmune gastrointestinal disorders such as Crohn's disease or inflammatory bowel disease

Exclusion criteria

(applies to all participants):

  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study period
  • History of chemotherapy or pelvic radiation
  • History of congenital long QT syndrome or prolonged QTcF interval
  • Known HIV infection, or positive test for hepatitis B or C, or other clinically significant chronic liver disease
  • Current use of immunosuppressant medications
  • Known allergy or sensitivity to any ingredients in the study drug
  • Active cancer or history of cancer

Treatment and study plan

HB-2121

Drug

HB-2121 taken once orally.

Primary outcomes

  1. Frequency and severity of adverse events during the study window

    Time frame: From dosing through 30 days post-dose

    Adverse events (AEs) will be recorded and assessed for severity using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of HB-2121

    Time frame: Pre-dose, and at 15, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, and 360 minutes, and 1 day after dosing.

    Blood samples will be collected at specified time points to determine the peak plasma concentration (Cmax) of HB-2121 following administration.

  2. Time to Peak Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of HB-2121

    Time frame: Pre-dose, and at 15, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, and 360 minutes, and 1 day after dosing.

    Time to reach the maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) of HB-2121 will be determined from blood sample data collected at specified time points.

  3. Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve (AUC) for HB-2121

    Time frame: Pre-dose, and at 15, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, and 360 minutes, and 1 day after dosing.

    The area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) for HB-2121 will be calculated using plasma concentration data from collected blood samples.

Other outcomes

  1. Frequency and identity of HB-2121 positive cells in the blood of healthy subjects and patients with celiac disease

    Time frame: 60, 120, 180, 240, and 360 minutes, and 1 day after dosing

    Blood samples will be collected after dosing, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) will be analyzed using flow cytometry to determine the percentage of HB-2121+ cells among CD14+CD11c+ populations, with and without β7-integrin expression.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nielsen Fernandez-Becker

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • Stanford's Innovative Medicines Accelerator

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jul 14, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 28, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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