Study of Cilofexor in Adults With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate whether cilofexor reduces the risk of fibrosis progression among non-cirrhotic adults with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).

Timeline

Start

2019-03-27

Primary completion

2022-11-10

Completion

2022-12-23

Publications

• Background Trauner M, Chung C, Sterling K, Liu X, Lu X, Xu J, Tempany-Afdhal C, Goodman ZD, Farkkila M, Tanaka A, Trivedi P, Kowdley KV, Bowlus CL, Levy C, Myers RP. PRIMIS: design of a pivotal, randomized, phase 3 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the nonsteroidal farnesoid X receptor agonist cilofexor in noncirrhotic patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. BMC Gastroenterol. 2023 Mar 15;23(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s12876-023-02653-2.
• Background Trauner M, Levy C, Tanaka A, Goodman Z, Thorburn D, et al. A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Evaluation the Efficacy and Safety of Cilofexor in Patients With Non-cirrhotic Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. J Hepatol. 2023 June;78(S1):S12-S13.
• Trauner M, Levy C, Tanaka A, Goodman Z, Thorburn D, Joshi D, Salminen K, Yimam K, Isayama H, Montano-Loza AJ, Caldwell S, Danta M, Farkkila M, Gallegos-Orozco JF, Gordon SC, Hinrichsen H, Invernizzi P, Vuppalanchi R, Zhu K, Xu J, Liu X, Lu X, Crans G, Bolbolan S, Boyette L, Alani M, Barchuk WT, Watkins TR, Genovese MC, Bowlus CL. Cilofexor in non-cirrhotic primary sclerosing cholangitis (PRIMIS): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Jan;11(1):46-58. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00208-0. Epub 2025 Oct 28.

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