Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human FGF21-Fc Fusion Protein for Injection (TQA2225/AP025) in Adult Subjects With Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorChia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Nanjing Shunxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

About this trial

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II study,to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TQA2225/AP025 in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Must be willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent.

Male or female aged 18 ≤ age < 75 at the time of signing the informed consent.

Must have had prior liver biopsy within 180 days of randomization with fibrosis stage 1 to 3 and a NAS of ≥4 with at least a score of 1 in each of the lobular inflammation and ballooning degeneration.

Confirmation of ≥10% liver fat content on Magnetic resonance imaging-derived proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF).

Disqualifiers

Documented causes of chronic liver disease other than NASH

Type 1 diabetes or uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes defined as:Hemoglobin A1c ≥9% at screening,Fasting blood glucose≥13.9mmol/l

Uncontrolled hypertension at Screening (values ≥160/100 mm Hg)

History or presence of cirrhosis

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • TQA2225/AP025 or TQA2225/AP025 Placebo 25mg
  • TQA2225/AP025 or TQA2225/AP025 Placebo 50mg

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

53
Lu'an People's Hospital237121, Lu'anAnhui, China
Lu'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital237000, Lu'anAnhui, China
Beijing You 'an Hospital, Capital Medical University100069, BeijingBeijing Municipality, China
Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University350025, FuzhouFujian, China

Sponsors and collaborators

Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Nanjing Shunxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Lead sponsor