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NCT Number: NCT07387549

A Study to Assess How Well and Safely Elafibranor Works in Adult Participants With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

The purpose of this study is to find out how well and safely elafibranor works compared to placebo in adult participants with Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). PSC is a rare disease that causes inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts in the liver. Over time, this can lead to liver damage and serious health problems, including the need for a liver transplant and death.

In this study, about 350 participants with large duct PSC will take part. Participants will be randomized to receive either elafibranor 120 mg once daily or a placebo (a tablet with no active medicine). The study includes a screening period, an treatment period, and a post-treatment safety follow-up.

During the study, participants will undergo routine clinical assessments, laboratory testing, imaging evaluations, and complete patient-reassessments to evaluate liver disease progression, symptoms, quality of life and safety.

Following the end of treatment, participants will complete a safety follow-up period at approximately four weeks. Participants may withdraw from the study at any time. Each participant may be in the study for several years, as the treatment period will continue until the study reaches enough health events among participants, which is expected to take about 5 years.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Arizona Liver Health, Chandler, Arizona, 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

  • Adults participants aged 18 years or older
  • Confirmed diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis based on standard clinical, biochemical, and imaging criteria
  • Compensated liver disease at screening
  • Stable background therapy, where applicable prior to study entry
  • Women of childbearing potential have to apply during the entire duration of the study a highly effective method of birth control
  • Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

  • History or presence of other concomitant chronic liver disease
  • History of hepatic decompensation, including: i) History of liver transplantation, current MELD 3.0 score ≥12 due to hepatic impairment.

ii) Evidence of complications of cirrhosis

  • Participants with cirrhosis who are also classified as Child-Pugh B or C based on the Child Pugh score.
  • History of biliary intervention within 60 days prior to the screening period, and/or presence of percutaneous drain or bile duct stent at SV.
  • History of bacterial cholangitis, and/or participant on antibiotics for prophylaxis of recurrent cholangitis within 60 days prior to the SV.
  • History or any current suspicion of cholangiocarcinoma or hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Known malignancy or history of malignancy within the last 5 years, with the exception of local, successfully treated basal cell carcinoma or in-situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
  • Medical conditions that may cause non-hepatic increases in ALP (e.g. Paget's disease).
  • Administration of the following medications are prohibited as specified below:

i) 3 months prior to baseline: norucholic acid, fibrates, seladelpar and glitazones.

ii) 3 months prior to baseline: cyclosporine, mycophenolate, pentoxifylline, and chronic systemic corticosteroids (except as part of management of IBD at an ongoing stable dose); potentially hepatotoxic drugs (including α-methyl-dopa, sodium valproic acid, isoniazid, or nitrofurantoin).

  • Participants who are currently participating in, plan to participate in, or have participated in an investigational drug or medical device study containing active substance within 30 days or five half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the SV. - Participants with previous exposure to elafibranor.
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG) with QT interval corrected by Fridericia's formula (QTcF) >450 msec in males or QTcF >470 msec in females for participants without bundle branch block.
  • Significant renal disease,
  • For female participants: known pregnancy, or has a positive serum pregnancy test, or lactating.
  • Regular alcohol intake in excess of the recommended limit of 2 standard drinks per day for men or 1 standard drink per day for women
  • History of alcohol abuse, or other substance abuse within 1 year prior to SV.
  • Sensitivity to any of the study interventions, or components thereof, or drug or other allergy that contraindicates participation in the study.
  • Mental instability or incompetence
  • Participant has or is known to have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 or 2 at SV.
  • Medical conditions that may diminish life expectancy to <2 years.

Treatment and study plan

Elafibranor

Drug

Round and orange film coated tablet of 120 mg

Other names: IPN60190

Placebo

Other

Round and orange film coated tablet of placebo

Primary outcomes

  1. Event-Free Survival

    Time frame: From baseline until the end of treatment (estimated up to 5 years)

    Event-free survival is defined as the time from randomisation to either adjudicated disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of participants with ALP level within the pre-defined level

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 48

    Difference between elafibranor and placebo in the percentage of participants with alkaline phosphatase (ALP) within the pre-defined level at Week 48.

  2. Change from baseline in severity of a patient-reported cholestatic symptom: Pruritus

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 24

    Symptom will be assessed using a patient-reported outcome scale

  3. Change from baseline in severity of a patient-reported cholestatic symptom: Fatigue

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 48

    Symptom will be assessed using a patient-reported outcome scale

  4. Percentage of participants experiencing treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), and Adverse Events of Special Interests (AESIs)

    Time frame: From baseline until the end of treatment (estimated up to 5 years)

    An Adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not related to the study intervention. AESIs are AEs that may not be serious but are of special importance to a particular drug or class of drugs

  5. Percentage of participants developing clinically significant changes in physical examination findings

    Time frame: From baseline until the end of treatment (estimated up to 5 years)

    The clinical significance will be graded by the investigator

  6. Percentage of participants developing clinically significant changes in vital signs

    Time frame: From baseline until the end of treatment (estimated up to 5 years)

    The clinical significance will be graded by the investigator

  7. Percentage of participants developing clinically significant changes in Electrocardiogram (ECG) readings.

    Time frame: From baseline until the end of treatment (estimated up to 5 years)

    The clinical significance will be graded by the investigator

  8. Percentage of participants with clinically significant changes in laboratory parameters (blood chemistry, hematology, coagulation and urinalysis)

    Time frame: From baseline until the end of treatment (estimated up to 5 years)

    The clinical significance will be graded by the investigator

  9. Percentage of participants developing cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or colorectal cancer (CRC)

    Time frame: From baseline until the end of treatment (estimated up to 5 years)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

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CONTACT

[email protected]

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ipsen

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase III, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Elafibranor in Adult Participants With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Acronym: ELASCOPE

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2031
Study completion
2031
First posted
Feb 4, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 2, 2026

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