A Study of Experimental Medication BMS-986036 in Adults With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Liver Cirrhosis

Summary

This is a study of experimental medication BMS-986036 given to adults with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH; the buildup of fat and inflammation in the liver that is not caused by alcohol) and liver cirrhosis (liver damage characterized by normal liver tissue being replaced by scar tissue).

Timeline

Start

2018-06-12

Primary completion

2020-10-08

Completion

2021-09-14

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper At week 48, 24% to 28% of the pegbelfermin arms had primary endpoint responses vs 31% of the placebo arm (P = .361). PMID 37088458 ↗

paper FALCON 2 did not meet its primary endpoint of 1 or more stages of improvement in the NASH Clinical Research Network fibrosis without NASH worsening assessed via biopsy. PMID 37088458 ↗

Publications

• Abdelmalek MF, Sanyal AJ, Nakajima A, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Goodman ZD, Lawitz EJ, Harrison SA, Jacobson IM, Imajo K, Gunn N, Halegoua-DeMarzio D, Akahane T, Boone B, Yamaguchi M, Chatterjee A, Tirucherai GS, Shevell DE, Du S, Charles ED, Loomba R. Pegbelfermin in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Compensated Cirrhosis (FALCON 2): A Randomized Phase 2b Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Jan;22(1):113-123.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.04.012. Epub 2023 Apr 23.
• Abdelmalek MF, Charles ED, Sanyal AJ, Harrison SA, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Goodman Z, Ehman RA, Karsdal M, Nakajima A, Du S, Tirucherai GS, Klinger GH, Mora J, Yamaguchi M, Shevell DE, Loomba R. The FALCON program: Two phase 2b randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies to assess the efficacy and safety of pegbelfermin in the treatment of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and bridging fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 May;104:106335. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106335. Epub 2021 Feb 28.

Drugs

Indications