Drugs / Pegozafermin
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Pegozafermin

Protein / enzyme biologic

Developed for
metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
Investigated by
89bio, Inc. · ProSciento, Inc.

Trials 7

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT05022693 Aug → Dec 2021 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis 89bio, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial · 1 met primary
Phase 1/2 NCT04048135 Jul 2019 → Aug 2020 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis 89bio, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 22 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 2 NCT04929483 Jun 2021 → Feb 2023 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis 89bio, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04541186 Sep 2020 → May 2022 — 89bio, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 33 trials
Phase 3 NCT06419374 May 2024 → Jun 2028 expected metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis 89bio, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06318169 Mar 2024 → Feb 2029 expected metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis 89bio, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05852431 Jun 2023 → Jul 2025 — 89bio, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 24

DateIssuerRelease
2024-11-15 89bio, Inc. Results 89bio Presents New Analyses Evaluating Pegozafermin and Potential Benefit of Non-Invasive Tests from the ENLIVEN Phase 2b Trial in MASH Patients at AASLD The Liver Meeting® 2024 89bio.com ↗
89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, announced new analyses of data from the Phase 2b ENLIVEN trial evaluating pegozafermin in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) patients with advanced fibrosis.
2024-05-22 89bio, Inc. Results 89bio to Present 48-Week Data from ENLIVEN Phase 2b Pegozafermin Trial in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) at EASL International Liver Congress 89bio.com ↗
2024-03-27 89bio, Inc. Regulatory 89bio Receives EMA PRIME Status for Pegozafermin in the Treatment of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) with Fibrosis and Compensated Cirrhosis 89bio.com ↗
89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) status to pegozafermin in patients with MASH.
2023-12-04 89bio, Inc. Regulatory 89bio Reaches Alignment with the FDA and EMA on Phase 3 Program for Pegozafermin in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH); Program Initiation Planned in the First Half of 2024 89bio.com ↗
89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced a successful end-of-Phase 2 Meeting with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), supporting the advancement of pegozafermin into Phase 3 in NASH.
2023-11-27 89bio, Inc. Results 89bio Announces New Positive Long-Term Data from the ENLIVEN Phase 2b Trial of Pegozafermin in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) 89bio.com ↗
89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced positive topline data from the blinded extension phase of its Phase 2b ENLIVEN trial evaluating treatment with pegozafermin in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
2023-11-12 89bio, Inc. Results 89bio Announces Additional Data from the ENLIVEN Phase 2b Trial of Pegozafermin in Patients with Compensated Cirrhotic (F4) Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) at AASLD The Liver Meeting® 2023 89bio.com ↗
2023-09-21 89bio, Inc. Regulatory 89bio Announces U.S. FDA has Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Pegozafermin in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) 89bio.com ↗
89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to pegozafermin in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
2023-06-24 89bio, Inc. Results Data from 89bio’s ENLIVEN Phase 2b Trial of Pegozafermin in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Published in The New England Journal of Medicine and Simultaneously Presented in a Late-breaker Session at the EASL International Liver Congress 89bio.com ↗
ENLIVEN results demonstrated that treatment with pegozafermin 30mg weekly and 44mg every-two-week doses resulted in statistically significant changes on both primary histology endpoints
2023-06-24 89bio, Inc. Results 89bio Publishes Positive Results from Phase 2 ENTRIGUE Trial of Pegozafermin in Patients with Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG) in Nature Medicine 89bio.com ↗
2023-03-22 89bio, Inc. Results 89bio’s Phase 2b ENLIVEN Trial of Pegozafermin in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Achieved High Statistical Significance on Both Primary Histology Endpoints with Weekly (QW) and Every-Two-Week (Q2W) Dosing at 24 Weeks 89bio.com ↗
2023-03-04 89bio, Inc. Results 89bio Presents New Analysis of Data from Phase 2 ENTRIGUE Trial of Pegozafermin in Patients with Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG) at American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology 89bio.com ↗
Results of the post hoc analysis of lipid effects of pegozafermin among study participants based on their lipid-modifying background therapy status demonstrated that pegozafermin significantly reduced TG and other atherogenic lipids after eight weeks of therapy.
2022-12-12 89bio, Inc. Results 89bio Announces Publication of Results of Phase 1b/2a Study of Pegozafermin for the Treatment of NASH in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 89bio.com ↗
Study results showed statistically significant absolute reductions in hepatic fat fraction at week 13 with pegozafermin administered every week or every two weeks compared to placebo.

All press releases naming this drug 40 releases

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Evidence & citations 7 cited values

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Known as Pegozafermin ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04048135 ↗
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NCT06419374 ↗

NCT04541186 ↗

NCT06318169 ↗

NCT05852431 ↗

Known as BIO89-100 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT05022693 ↗
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NCT04929483 ↗

Known as Pegozafermina ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4594466 ↗
Known as Pegozafermine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4594466 ↗
Known as TEV-47948 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4594466 ↗
Modality Protein / enzyme biologic “Pegozafermin is a long-acting glycoPEGylated analog of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21)” PMID 37696614 ↗ Oct 2023
Route Subcutaneous “via subcutaneous (SC) injection” NCT04048135 ↗