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NCT Number: NCT04880031

A Study of BOS-580 in Obese Subjects at Risk for, or With Biopsy-confirmed, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With an Extension

This is a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study of Efimosfermin in obese participants at risk for, or with biopsy-confirmed, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with a single arm open-label extension. It includes Parts A, B, C and D.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Central Research Associates, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

(Part A and Part B):

  • Participant is either male or female and 18 to 75 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent
  • Obese participants with body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 27 kg/m^2
  • Hepatic fat fraction (HFF) measured by magnetic resonance imaging derived proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) ≥8%
  • Liver fibrosis assessment based on a vibration controlled transient elastography (VCTE) liver stiffness measurement (LSM) score of 7.0 to 9.9 kPa (Part A only) inclusive or 7.0 to 20.0 kPa (Part B only) inclusive and Liver injury assessment measured by aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >25U/L. A qualifying historical biopsy (confirmed eligibility based on the central pathology read) supersedes the LSM, controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) score criteria and AST criteria.
  • Histopathologically confirmed F2 or F3 stage NASH on a diagnostic liver biopsy performed during Screening or within 6 months prior to the first day of dosing for historical biopsies (Part B only).
  • History or presence of at least 2 of 4 components of metabolic syndrome: obesity/overweight, dyslipidemia (high triglycerides and/or low high density lipoprotein [HDL]), type 2 diabetes with elevated glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and hypertension.

Inclusion criteria

(Part C):

  • Participant must have completed the Part B of the study.
  • Participant willing to undergo liver biopsy at Week 56
  • NASH F stage <F4 at 24 week assessment in Part B

Inclusion criteria

(Part D):

  • BMI of ≥ 25 kg/m^2
  • Liver fibrosis based on assessments taken during screening visit
  • Participant should be willing and able to undergo liver biopsy during Screening (if a historical biopsy within 12 months prior to Screening is not available) and per protocol as judged by the Investigator.
  • Other inclusion criteria may apply

Exclusion criteria

(Part A and Part B):

  • Documented clinical, laboratory or radiologic evidence of cirrhosis (compensated or decompensated)
  • Triglycerides ≥ 500 mg/dL
  • Change in body weight (more than 5% self-reported OR 5 kg self-reported change during the previous 3 months from Screening, whichever is smaller)
  • History of type 1 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis, or positive glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) auto-antibodies (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults)
  • Hemoglobin A1c > 9.5%
  • Participants with a condition that requires substantial anticoagulant medication may not be eligible for the study enrollment (e.g., deep vein thrombosis).

Exclusion criteria

(Part C):

  • Participants that received their 24 week dose in Part B > 10 weeks prior to enrollment into Part C

Exclusion criteria

(Part D):

  • Other causes of chronic liver disease
  • Documented evidence or history of decompensated liver cirrhosis.
  • History of type 1 diabetes or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.
  • History of malignancy.
  • Use of other investigational drugs.
  • Other exclusion criteria may apply

Treatment and study plan

Efimosfermin

Drug

Efimosfermin will be administered by subcutaneous injection

Other names: BOS-580

Placebo

Drug

Placebo will be administered by subcutaneous injection

Primary outcomes

  1. Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D: Number of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and treatment-emergent serious adverse events (TESAEs)

    Time frame: Until End of study/Early Termination (Day 393)

    The effects of Efimosfermin on safety and tolerability will be assessed.

  2. Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D: Changes from Baseline in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP)

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 12 (Day 85, Part A), Week 24 (Day 169, Part B), Week 56 (Day 393, Part C), and Weeks 36 (Day 253), and 48 (Day 337) (Part D)

    The effects of Efimosfermin on safety and tolerability will be assessed.

  3. Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D: Changes from Baseline in heart rate

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 12 (Day 85, Part A), Week 24 (Day 169, Part B), Week 56 (Day 393, Part C), and Weeks 36 (Day 253), and 48 (Day 337) (Part D)

    The effects of Efimosfermin on safety and tolerability will be assessed.

  4. Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D: Number of participants with Grade 3 and Grade 4 laboratory abnormalities

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 12 (Day 85, Part A), Week 24 (Day 169, Part B), Week 56 (Day 393, Part C), and Weeks 36 (Day 253), and 48 (Day 337) (Part D)

    The effects of Efimosfermin on safety and tolerability will be assessed.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Part A only: Efimosfermin serum concentration on Day 8 of the first dose

    Time frame: Day 8

    The pharmacokinetics (PK) of Efimosfermin will be assessed.

  2. Part A only: Efimosfermin serum concentration at the end of the dosing interval (Ctrough)

    Time frame: Pre-dose at Days 15, 29, 43, 57, 71, 85 and 113 (End of study/Early termination) for bi-weekly schedule; pre-dose on Days 29, 57, 85 and 113 (End of study/Early termination) for the monthly schedule

    The PK of Efimosfermin will be assessed.

  3. Part B only: Efimosfermin serum concentration on Day 7

    Time frame: Day 7

    The PK of Efimosfermin will be assessed.

  4. Part B and Part C: Efimosfermin serum concentration at the end of the dosing interval (Ctrough)

    Time frame: Pre-dose at Days 29, 57, 85, 113, 141, 169, 225, 253, 281, 309, 316, 323, 330, 337, 365 and at Day 393 (End of study/Early Termination)

    The PK of Efimosfermin will be assessed.

  5. Part B and Part C: Area under the serum concentration-time curve (AUC) for Efimosfermin for one dosing interval at steady state

    Time frame: At Days 121, 127, 134, 316, 323, 330 and pre-dose at Days 141 and 337

    The PK of Efimosfermin will be assessed.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

GlaxoSmithKline

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2a, Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-controlled Study of BOS-580 in Obese Subjects at Risk for, or With Biopsy-confirmed, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With a Single Arm Open-label Extension

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
May 10, 2021
Registry last updated
Jul 8, 2026

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