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NCT Number: NCT07743671

A Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Engasertib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)

The primary objective of this trial is to assess the efficacy of engasertib 40 mg once daily (QD) in reducing the frequency of epistaxis compared to placebo QD during 28 weeks of double-blind treatment in participants with moderate to severe HHT.

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Key information

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants are ≥18 years of age at the Screening Visit.
  • Participants have a definite diagnosis of HHT by the Curaçao criteria, defined as spontaneous and recurrent epistaxis and having at least 2 of the following criteria:
  • Multiple telangiectases at characteristic sites: lips, oral cavity, fingers, or nose;
  • Visceral lesions: gastrointestinal telangiectasia and/or pulmonary, hepatic, cerebral, or spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs); or
  • A first degree relative with HHT according to these criteria.
  • Participants must have an ESS >4 at screening, and, in the judgement of the Investigator, participants are expected to have regular epistaxis that typically lasts for several minutes. This criterion is assessed at screening only and does not require reconfirmation prior to randomization on Day 1.
  • Participants have anemia OR in the prior 6 months have received a parenteral infusion of at least 250 mg of iron OR in the prior 6 months have received a red cell or whole blood transfusion.

Exclusion criteria

  • History or current diagnosis of clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities.
  • History of significant or uncontrolled skin disorders per Investigator's judgement.
  • Local ablative (eg, cauterization) or surgical procedures on nasal telangiectases <6 weeks before the Screening Visit.
  • Use of drugs with anti-angiogenic properties, including, but not limited to, bevacizumab, pazopanib, thalidomide, lenalidomide, pomalidomide, tacrolimus, sirolimus, or selective estrogen response modulators (tamoxifen, raloxifene, or bazedoxifene) < 6 weeks before the Screening Visit.
  • Use of oral tranexamic or epsilon-aminocaproic acid unless they are on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks before the Screening Visit, which will need to be continued during the entire duration of the double-blind Treatment Period.

Treatment and study plan

Engasertib

Drug

Engasertib will be administered as oral capsules.

Other names: VAD044

Placebo

Drug

Placebo will be administered as oral capsules.

Primary outcomes

  1. Total Number of Epistaxis Events Through Week 28

    Time frame: Day 1 through Week 28

Secondary outcomes

  1. Absolute Change from Baseline in Total Duration of Epistaxis at Week 28

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 28

  2. Absolute Change from Baseline in Epistaxis Severity Score (ESS) at Week 28

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 28

  3. Absolute Change from Baseline in the Nasal Outcome Score for Epistaxis in HHT (NOSE HHT) Score at Week 28

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 28

  4. Absolute Change in Red Blood Cell (RBC) Unit Equivalents (RUEs) Received at Week 28

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 28

  5. Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) Nosebleeds Sub-score at Week 28

    Time frame: Week 28

  6. HHT-specific Quality of Life (HHT-QoL) Score at Week 28

    Time frame: Week 28

  7. Absolute Change from Baseline in the Intensity-adjusted Duration of Epistaxis per Month at Week 28

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 28

Study contacts

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

Vaderis Therapeutics AG

CONTACT

[email protected]

844-823-3747 ext. +1

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Vaderis Therapeutics AG

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Engasertib in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Aug 4, 2026
Registry last updated
Aug 4, 2026

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