Emricasan, a Caspase Inhibitor, for Treatment of Subjects With Decompensated NASH Cirrhosis

Summary

This is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of emricasan in improving event-free survival based on a composite clinical endpoint (where all-cause mortality, new decompensation events, and MELD score progression are events) in subjects with decompensated NASH cirrhosis.

Timeline

Start

2017-06-28

Primary completion

2019-08

Completion

2019-08

Publications

• Frenette C, Kayali Z, Mena E, Mantry PS, Lucas KJ, Neff G, Rodriguez M, Thuluvath PJ, Weinberg E, Bhandari BR, Robinson J, Wedick N, Chan JL, Hagerty DT, Kowdley KV; IDN-6556-17 Study Investigators. Emricasan to prevent new decompensation in patients with NASH-related decompensated cirrhosis. J Hepatol. 2021 Feb;74(2):274-282. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2020.09.029. Epub 2020 Oct 8.

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