New drug LY4268989 tested in healthy people for safety and processing
NCT ID NCT06964776
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This completed Phase 1 trial tested the drug LY4268989 (MORF-057) in 144 healthy volunteers, including Japanese and Chinese participants. The main goals were to measure how the body absorbs and processes the drug, check for side effects, and see how food or other drugs (like midazolam) affect it. This early study does not test whether the drug treats any disease, but provides important safety and dosing information for future research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LY4268989 (MORF-057)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide the safety and dosing data needed to move LY4268989 into trials for a specific disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 study in healthy people, so it cannot show whether the drug works for any disease. The results may not predict effects in patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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144 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Are healthy as determined by medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination, laboratory test, electrocardiograms (ECGs), and vital signs. * Cohort 5 includes Japanese participants. To qualify, the participants must be first-generation Japanese in the US, defined as the participant's biological parents, and all the participant's biological grandparents, being of exclusive Japanese descent, and being born in Japan. * Cohort 5 includes Chinese participants. To qualify as Chinese for this study, all 4 of the participant's biological grandparents must be of exclusive Chinese descent and born in China. * Have a body mass index within the range of 18.0 to 32.0 kilogram/square meter (kg/m²), inclusive, at screening. Exclusion Criteria: * Have a current or recent acute, active infection. For at least 30 days before screening and up to Day 1, participants must have no symptoms or signs of confirmed or suspected infection, and must have completed any appropriate anti-infective treatment. * Have presence of significant uncontrolled respiratory, cerebrocardiovascular, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematologic, neurologic or psychiatric disorders, or abnormal laboratory values at screening that, in the opinion of the sponsor or investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the participant if participating in the study or of interfering with the interpretation of data. * Are immunocompromised to an extent that participation in the study would pose an unacceptable risk to the participant as determined by the investigator. * Use or intend to use prescription or nonprescription medication, including dietary supplements, vitamins, herbal supplements, traditional Chinese medicine, or alternative medicines, within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer), prior to dosing, unless, in the opinion of the investigator and sponsor, the medication will not interfere with the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CenExel ACT
Anaheim, California, 92801, United States
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