Drugs / Vonafexor
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Vonafexor

also known as EYP001a

Small molecule

Developed for
metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis · Alport syndrome · chronic kidney disease
Investigated by
Enyo Pharma

Trials 3

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 2 NCT06939816 Jul → Dec 2025 chronic kidney disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis Enyo Pharma Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 2 NCT06425055 Aug 2024 → Sep 2025 Alport syndrome Enyo Pharma Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03812029 Jan 2019 → Jun 2021 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis Enyo Pharma Completed Met primary

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 3

DateIssuerRelease
2023-09-06 Enyo Pharma Regulatory Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) granted to Vonafexor for Alport syndrome by both the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enyopharma.com ↗
ENYO Pharma announces that both the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to Vonafexor, our fibrolytic & anti-inflammatory clinical compound, for the treatment of Alport syndrome.
2022-12-29 Enyo Pharma Results New publication: Hepatic and renal improvements with FXR agonist Vonafexor in individuals with suspected fibrotic NASH enyopharma.com ↗
ENYO Pharma is proud to share the publication of the results from our Phase 2 LIVIFY study with Vonafexor in NASH patients in Journal of Hepatology.
2020-11-19 Enyo Pharma Regulatory Vonafexor accepted as the generic name for EYP001 by the WHO enyopharma.com ↗
We are pleased to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) has accepted the international non-proprietary name (INN, or generic name) vonafexor for our FXR agonist lead candidate previously referred to as EYP001.

Evidence & citations 5 cited values

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Known as Vonafexor ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT03812029 ↗
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NCT06939816 ↗

NCT06425055 ↗

Known as EYP001a “The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of EYP001a (Vonafexor) with respect to safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and on markers of liver inflammation in...” NCT03812029 ↗
Action Activate “vonafexor, a second-generation, non-bile acid farnesoid X receptor agonist” PMID 36334688 ↗ Nov 2022
Modality Small molecule — CHEMBL5314935 ↗
Route Oral “single daily administration of oral vonafexor” PMID 36334688 ↗ Nov 2022