Liver pressure drug trial halted early – what we know

NCT ID NCT05282121

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 19, 2026 · Updated 25 times

Summary

This study tested a new medicine called Avenciguat (BI 685509) to lower high blood pressure in the liver's main vein, a condition called portal hypertension, in people with compensated cirrhosis. About 90 adults with cirrhosis from hepatitis B, C, or NASH took the drug alone or with empagliflozin for 8 weeks. The trial was terminated early, so results are limited.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AKH - Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna, 1090, Austria

  • American Research Corporation

    San Antonio, Texas, 78215, United States

  • Amsterdam UMC, location VUMC

    Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico di Modena

    Modena, 41124, Italy

  • Beijing Friendship Hospital

    Beijing, 100050, China

  • California Liver Research Institute

    Pasadena, California, 91105, United States

  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada

  • Edegem - UNIV UZ Antwerpen

    Edegem, 2650, Belgium

  • Floridian Clinical Research-Miami Lakes-68368

    Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States

  • HOP Beaujon

    Clichy, 92118, France

  • HOP Rangueil

    Toulouse, 31059, France

  • Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires

    CABA, 1280AEB, Argentina

  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

    CABA, C1199ABB, Argentina

  • Hospital Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid, 28034, Spain

  • Hospital Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • Hvidovre Hospital

    Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark

  • Inland Empire Clinical Trials, LLC

    Rialto, California, 92377, United States

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

    Hanover, 30625, Germany

  • NanFang Hosptial

    Guangzhou, 510515, China

  • National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center

    Kanagawa, Yokohama, 245-8575, Japan

  • Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital

    Osaka, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan

  • Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara

    Baggiovara (MO), 41126, Italy

  • Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone"

    Palermo, 90127, Italy

  • Rambam Medical Center

    Haifa, 31096, Israel

  • Regional Institute of Gastroenterology Hepatology "Prof. Dr. O. Fodor"

    Cluj-Napoca, 400000, Romania

  • Singapore General Hospital

    Singapore, 169608, Singapore

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University

    Hangzhou, 310015, China

  • Universitätsklinikum Münster

    Münster, 48149, Germany

  • Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

    Mainz, 55131, Germany

  • Western Galilee Hospital

    Nahariya, 2210001, Israel

  • Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

    Shanghai, 200032, China

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