Selonsertib in Combination With Prednisolone Versus Prednisolone Alone in Participants With Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
Purpose
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of selonsertib (GS-4997) in combination with prednisolone versus prednisolone alone in participants with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH).
Condition
- Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 70 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Willing and able to give informed consent prior to any study specific procedures being performed. In individuals with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) which may impair decision-making, consent will be obtained per hospital procedures (eg, by Legally Authorized Representative) - Clinical diagnosis of severe AH - Maddrey's Discriminant Function (DF) ≥ 32 at screening
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnant or lactating females; - Other causes of liver disease including chronic hepatitis B (hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] positive), chronic hepatitis C (HCV RNA positive), acetaminophen hepatotoxicity, biliary obstruction, and autoimmune liver disease; - Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >400 U/L or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >300 U/L; - Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) >30 at screening; - Maddrey's DF >60 at screening; - Grade 4 Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) by West Haven criteria; - Concomitant or previous history of hepatocellular carcinoma; - History of liver transplantation; - HIV Ab positive; - Clinical suspicion of pneumonia; - Uncontrolled sepsis; - Uncontrolled gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding or controlled GI bleeding within 7 days of screening that was associated with shock or required transfusion of more than 3 units of blood; - Type 1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) or renal failure defined as a serum creatinine >221 μmol/L (>2.5 mg/dL) or the requirement for renal replacement therapy; - Individuals dependent on inotropic (eg, epinephrine or norepinephrine) or ventilatory support (ie, endotracheal intubation or positive-pressure ventilation); - Portal vein thrombosis; - Acute pancreatitis; - Cessation of alcohol consumption for more than 2 months before Baseline/ Day 1 Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria may apply.
Study Design
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Selonsertib + Prednisolone |
Selonsertib + prednisolone for 28 days |
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Placebo Comparator Prednisolone |
Selonsertib placebo + prednisolone for 28 days |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- NCT ID
- NCT02854631
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences