Phase 2a Study of Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of TLC-2716 in Subjects With Hypertriglyceridemia and NAFLD

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorOrsoBio, Inc

About this trial

This is a Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of 2 dose levels of TLC-2716 in subjects with hypertriglyceridemia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as assessed by changes in fasting triglycerides, liver steatosis by MRI, and other biomarkers.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 at Screening

Fasting TG ≥ 350 mg/dL

Subjects without diabetes or subjects with diabetes and HbA1c < 9.5% at Screening

Screening laboratory evaluations (eGFR, ALT, AST, INR, total bilirubin, platelet count) must fall within the protocol-defined ranges

Disqualifiers

HbA1c ≥ 9.5% at Screening

Weight loss > 5% during the 90 days prior to Screening

Pregnant or lactating subjects.

Current alcohol abuse that is judged by the investigator to potentially interfere with the subject's compliance or safety

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • TLC-2716 Dose 1

    Drug

    Capsules administered orally

  • TLC-2716 Dose 2

    Drug

    Capsules administered orally

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Capsules administered orally

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: TLC-2716 Dose 1Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: TLC-2716 Dose 2Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in fasting triglycerides

Relative (%) change in fasting triglycerides at Week 4 from baseline

Time frame
Through study completion, up to Day 28 of the study
2

Incidence of TLC-2716 treatment-emergent adverse events

Adverse events (AEs) - severity of the AEs will be graded using the Common Terminology Criteria for AE (CTCAE) (v5.0). The relationship between AEs and the study drug will be indicated as related or not related.

Time frame
Through study completion, up to Day 28 of the study

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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