New injection YN001 tested against clogged arteries
NCT ID NCT06048588
First seen Sep 22, 2026 · Last updated Sep 23, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing an experimental injectable drug called YN001 to see if it is safe and well tolerated. The trial has two parts: one gives single or multiple rising doses to healthy adults, and the other gives multiple rising doses to patients with coronary atherosclerosis. Participants receive YN001 or a placebo, and some also receive rosuvastatin, a standard cholesterol-lowering drug. The study measures side effects and how the body processes YN001.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- YN001, an experimental injectable drug
- What this could lead to
- If YN001 proves safe and shows early signs of benefit, it could become a new injectable option for treating coronary atherosclerosis, possibly alongside statins.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with a small number of participants, so most experimental drugs fail before reaching patients. YN001 may cause side effects, may not work better than existing treatments, and its long-term effects are unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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144 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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 75 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.
Part I (Phase Ia)-Inclusion criteria: 1. Fully understand the purposes, features, and methods of the study and the possible adverse reactions, voluntarily participate in the study as a subject, and sign the ICF before performing any assessment. 2. Chinese healthy male or female subjects between 18 and 55 years. 3. A Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18-28 kg/m2 (inclusive), with a body weight of at least 50 kg for males and 45 kg for females. 4. Be in good general health at discretion of the investigator based on the results (be normal or abnormal without clinical significance) of medical history, physical examination, vital signs,12-lead ECG, laboratory tests (Hematology; Blood chemistry; Urinalysis, Coagulation and CRP) and viral serology. 5. Female subjects must be non-pregnant and non-lactating, and women of childbearing potential (including the male subject's female companion) must agree to use effective method of contraception from the screening period to 3 months after receiving their last dose of the investigational drug. 6. Willing and able to comply with the requirements of protocol. Part I (Phase Ia)-Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior treatment with other investigational drug(s) within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the first dosing. 2. Prior treatment with any prescription drugs, herbal supplements, over the counter (OTC) medication, dietary supplements (vitamins included), or any type of vaccination within 2 weeks prior to the first dosing. 3. Presenting with history of severe food allergy (e.g., anaphylactic reaction). Mild (e.g., non-anaphylactic, hypersensitivity) food allergies such as lactose intolerance/ glucose intolerance are permitted. 4. Allergy to multiple kinds of drugs or presenting with history of allergic reactions to any components of the study drug. 5. Known any clinically abnormal diseases or factors, including but not limited to neurological, cardiovascular, hematological, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, metabolic, endocrine, immunological, skeletal system diseases, or other reasons that, in the opinion of the investigator, makes the subject inappropriate for inclusion in this study. 6. Presenting with history of myopathy/ myalgia, or susceptible to myopathy/ rhabdomyolysis. 7. Presence of hypothyroidism. 8. Presenting and/or relapse history (within the last 3 years) of acute or chronic bronchospastic disease (including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, treated, or not treated) or cardiac dysfunction or myocardial infarction. 9. Known inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, gastrointestinal or rectal bleeding within 6 months prior to the first dosing. 10. Presenting with history of pancreatic injury or pancreatitis within 6 months prior to the first dosing. 11. Presence of symptoms of urinary obstruction or difficulty in voiding. 12. Presenting and/ or relapse history (within the last 3 years) of autonomic dysfunction (e.g., recurrent episodes of fainting, palpitations, etc.). 13. Evidence of major diseases that not recovered within 2 weeks prior to the first dosing, or major surgery is expected during the study. 14. Presenting with history of impaired renal function defined by clinically significantly abnormal creatinine or BUN and/ or urea values, or abnormal urinary constituents (e.g., albuminuria). 15. Presence of liver disease or liver injury, defined by abnormal liver function tests. 16. Fasting triglyceride \> 3.4 mmol/L. 17. Presenting with history of clinically significant ECG abnormalities, or any of the following abnormalities at screening or baseline. QTcF\>470 msec for male, QTcF\>480 msec for female. 18. Hemoglobin levels are below 120 g/L for males and 110 g/L for females at screening. 19. Donation or blood loss is more than 400 mL within 3 months prior to screening. 20. Use more than 10 cigarettes per day or habitual use of nicotine-containing products within 3 months prior to screening. 21. Presenting with history of drug abuse within 12 months prior to screening, or use of any drugs within 3 months prior to screening, or a positive result of drug abuse screen at screening. 22. Consumption of more than 14 standard drinks of alcohol per week within 3 months prior to screening, or consumption of alcohol-containing products 48 hours prior to the first dosing or having positive alcohol breath test at baseline. 23. Positive for HBsAg, HCV, HIV, TP-Ab. 24. Presence of any other diseases or conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make it unsuitable for the subject to participate in this study. Part II (Phase Ib/IIa)-Inclusion criteria: 1. Fully understand the purposes, features, and methods of the study and the possible adverse reactions, voluntarily participate in the study as a subject, and sign the ICF before performing any assessment. 2. Chinese male or female subjects between 18 and 75 years. 3. Patients diagnosed with confirmed coronary atherosclerosis and 25-75% stenosis determined by coronary angiography. 4. Suspicion of vulnerable plaque based on clinical practice and determined by OCT examination. 5. Measurable targeted segment by estimation must be at least 40 mm in length. 6. Female subjects must be non-pregnant and non-lactating, and women of childbearing potential (including the male subject's female companion) must agree to use effective method of contraception from the screening period to 3 months after receiving their last dose of the investigational drug. 7. Willing and able to comply with the requirements of protocol. Part II (Phase Ib/IIa)-Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior treatment with other investigational drug(s) within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the first dosing. 2. Any type of vaccination within 4 weeks prior to the first dosing. 3. Presence of moderate or heavily calcification lesion in target segment determined by coronary angiography. 4. Known familial hypercholesterolemia. 5. Relapse and highly symptomatic arrhythmia uncontrolled by drugs within the past 3 months, such as ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. 6. Presenting with history of any type of stroke (cerebral lacunar infarction excluded). 7. Presenting with history of myopathy/ myalgia, or susceptible to myopathy/ rhabdomyolysis. 8. Known inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, gastrointestinal or rectal bleeding within 6 months prior to the first dosing. 9. Presenting with history of pancreatic injury or pancreatitis within 6 months prior to the first dosing. 10. Evidence of major diseases that not recovered within 2 weeks prior to the first dosing, or major surgery is expected during the study. 11. Any surgical operation is planned during the study. 12. Presenting with history of malignancy. 13. Presence of any type of autoimmune disease. 14. Allergy to multiple food or drugs or presenting with history of allergic reactions to any components of the study drug. 15. Prior treatment with CABG, PCI, heart transplantation, SAVR/TAVR, etc., or CABG, PCI, heart transplantation, SAVR/TAVR, etc., is planned during the study. 16. Life expectancy is less than 1 year. 17. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<40%. 18. Left main coronary artery disease, defined as left main coronary artery stenosis≥50% by angiographic estimation. 19. Uncontrolled hypertension. 20. Active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction defined by any of ALT, AST, or serum bilirubin exceeding 1.5ULN. 21. Presence of renal insufficiency (eGFR \< 30 mL/min/1.73m2). 22. Presence of hypothyroidism. 23. Type 1 diabetes mellitus or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. 24. Positive for HBsAg, HCV, HIV, TP-Ab. 25. Presence of any other diseases or conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make it unsuitable for the subject to participate in this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 10000, China
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First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China
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Peking University first hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong Unv. school of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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