Boehringer Ingelheim
Clinical trials sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, explained in plain language.
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New pill combo aims to shield hearts in diabetes patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding a new drug called vicadrostat to the existing medication empagliflozin can lower the risk of heart problems in adults with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. About 11,800 participants will be randomly assigned to receive eithe…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:17 UTC
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New hope for advanced cancer: First-in-Human drug combo trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug, BI 1703880, combined with ezabenlimab for adults with advanced solid tumors who have no other treatment options. The main goal is to find a safe dose. Both drugs are given through a vein and aim to help the immune system fight cancer. Participants rec…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:16 UTC
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New drug hopes to shrink Hard-to-Treat tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug, BI 3820768, in adults with advanced germ cell, endometrial, or ovarian cancer that has not responded to prior treatments. The drug aims to help the immune system fight cancer. Participants receive weekly injections for two 3-week cycles, then every 3 …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:14 UTC
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Could a diabetes pill protect kids' kidneys?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests if empagliflozin, a drug used for diabetes, can help children aged 2 to 17 with chronic kidney disease. About 120 kids will take either the drug or a placebo for 6 months, then everyone gets the drug for a year. Researchers will check kidney function and safety t…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:14 UTC
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New drug combo aims to reduce hospital stays for heart failure patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding vicadrostat to the standard drug empagliflozin helps people with heart failure who have a preserved ejection fraction (heart pumps normally but still causes symptoms). About 6000 adults with heart failure symptoms will be randomly assigned to recei…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:13 UTC
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New daily pill aims to cut dangerous lung Flare-Ups in bronchiectasis
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a once-daily tablet called BI 1291583 in adults and teens (ages 12 and up) with bronchiectasis who produce sputum and have had flare-ups. About 1755 participants will be randomly assigned to receive the drug or a placebo for up to 76 weeks. The main goal is to se…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:13 UTC
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New drug hopes to help lungs in fibrosis patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new medicine called BI 765423 for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a lung disease that causes scarring and makes breathing hard. About 71 adults aged 40 and older will receive either the study drug or a placebo by IV every four weeks for 3 month…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:11 UTC
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New lupus drug candidate enters Mid-Stage trial: hope for better control
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an experimental oral medicine, BI 3000202, in 405 adults with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Participants are randomly assigned to one of four doses of BI 3000202 or a placebo, taken daily for a year, while continuing their usual lupus tre…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:11 UTC
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New drug hopes to heal devastating skin ulcers in rare disease
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests if spesolimab can close painful skin ulcers in adults with pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare inflammatory condition. About 90 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo, along with oral steroids for the first 8 weeks. The main goal is complete ulcer closur…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:11 UTC
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New hope for advanced cancer: experimental drug BI 3810944 enters human trials
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug, BI 3810944, in 69 adults with advanced solid tumors or melanoma who have run out of standard options. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrink tumors. Participants receive the drug intravenously, usually every three w…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:10 UTC
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New Shot-in-Tumor drug shows promise in early cancer trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug, BI 1831169, in adults with advanced solid tumors that cannot be removed by surgery. The drug is given alone or with an immunotherapy (checkpoint inhibitor) to find the safest dose and see if it can shrink tumors. About 190 participants wil…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:08 UTC
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New cocktail of cancer drugs shows promise in head and neck tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether combining three different medicines can shrink tumors in people with head and neck cancer that has spread or come back. About 90 adults will receive either a two-drug or three-drug combination, or a single drug alone. The goal is to see if the combination…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:08 UTC
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New Antibody-Like drug targets tough cancers in first human trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called obrixtamig in adults with advanced small cell lung cancer or other neuroendocrine cancers that have a specific marker (DLL3). The goal is to find the safest dose and schedule. Participants receive the drug weekly or every 3 weeks for up to 3 yea…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:08 UTC
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Liver function may change drug levels in new lung treatment study
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how a medicine called BI 1291583, being developed for a chronic lung disease called bronchiectasis, behaves in people with different levels of liver function. About 32 adults, some with mild to severe liver problems and some with healthy livers, will take a si…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:16 UTC
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New drug vicadrostat put to the heart test in healthy volunteers
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a single dose of vicadrostat affects the heart's electrical activity in 45 healthy adults aged 18 to 50. Participants receive vicadrostat, placebo, or moxifloxacin in random order. The goal is to see if vicadrostat causes any heart rhythm changes, helping…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:15 UTC
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Healthy men needed to test new Drug's safety
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis early-stage study is testing a new drug called BI 3031185 in 60 healthy men aged 18 to 50. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and how the body processes it when taken by mouth multiple times. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the drug or a placebo,…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:15 UTC
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New study tests Liver's role in drug processing
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how a medicine called BI 3000202 is handled by the body in people with and without liver problems. About 44 adults aged 18 to 80 will take a single tablet and have their blood tested over a month. The goal is to understand if liver impairment changes drug leve…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:12 UTC
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Healthy men needed to test experimental Drug's safety
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis early-stage study is testing a new drug called BI 3776528 in 142 healthy men aged 18 to 50. The main goal is to see if the drug is safe and how the body processes it. Participants will receive either the drug or a placebo. This study does not aim to treat any disease.
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:10 UTC
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Inside the body: new study scans how Weight-Loss drugs hit brain and pancreas receptors
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how two weight-loss drugs, BI 456906 and semaglutide, attach to receptors in the liver and pancreas. About 30 adults with obesity will get either drug for 17 weeks. Before and after treatment, doctors use PET and MRI scans to see how much the drugs occupy thes…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:10 UTC
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Drug combo check: does pirfenidone change levels of new IPF pill?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how pirfenidone, a common IPF medicine, changes the amount of a new drug called BI 1015550 in the blood. About 20 adults with IPF, aged 40 and older, will take one dose of BI 1015550, then pirfenidone for three weeks, and then another dose of BI 1015550. Resea…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 17, 2026 15:08 UTC