Boehringer Ingelheim
Clinical trials sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, explained in plain language.
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New hope for aggressive lung cancer: experimental drug combo enters late-stage trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding an experimental drug called obrixtamig to standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy helps people with advanced small cell lung cancer live longer. About 670 adults with extensive-stage disease will be randomly assigned to receive either the new combi…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 01, 2026 16:01 UTC
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New combo therapy targets hard-to-treat neuroendocrine cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug called BI 764532 added to standard chemotherapy for people with advanced neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC). The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the combination helps shrink tumors. About 55 adults whose cancers have a specific marker (D…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 01, 2026 16:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to ease heart failure symptoms in 6,000-Patient trial
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 (pumping ability of 40% or more). About 6,000 adults with symptoms will be randomly assigned to receive either the combination or …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 01, 2026 16:00 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 healin…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 01, 2026 15:59 UTC
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New drug combo aims to protect kidneys and hearts in 11,000-Patient trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding BI 690517 to empagliflozin helps slow kidney disease in 11,000 adults with chronic kidney disease. Participants take the study drugs or placebos for about 3-4 years. Doctors track kidney function, heart failure hospitalizations, and heart-related d…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 01, 2026 15:58 UTC
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Weekly shot could reverse liver damage in 1800-Person trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a weekly injection called survodutide in 1800 adults with NASH/MASH and moderate to advanced liver fibrosis. The goal is to see if the drug can reverse liver scarring or resolve the liver disease without making it worse. Participants receive either survodutide or…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 01, 2026 15:57 UTC
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New drug aims to plug kidney leaks in rare diseases
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an experimental tablet, BI 764198, in adults and teens with certain kidney diseases that cause protein to leak into urine. About 132 participants will be randomly assigned to take the drug or a placebo once daily for 20 weeks, while continuing their usual care. T…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated May 01, 2026 15:56 UTC
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New drug aims to improve lung function in IPF patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new medicine, BI 765423, for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a disease that scars the lungs and makes breathing hard. About 71 adults aged 40 and older will receive either the drug or a placebo (fake drug) as an IV infusion every 4 weeks for 3 …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 30, 2026 15:51 UTC
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New pill aims to slow kidney damage in FSGS patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an oral medication called BI 764198 for people with a kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). About 286 adults and teens will take either the study drug or a placebo once daily for up to 2 years, while continuing their usual FSGS treatmen…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 30, 2026 15:48 UTC
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New drug could slow lung damage in autoimmune patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new tablet called nerandomilast for adults with lung scarring caused by autoimmune rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis or scleroderma. About 400 people who haven't improved on standard treatment will take either the drug or a placebo for at least 26 we…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 30, 2026 15:48 UTC
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New drug combo aims to shield hearts in High-Risk diabetes patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding a new medicine called vicadrostat to the standard drug empagliflozin can lower the risk of heart problems in adults with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and existing heart disease. About 11,800 participants will take either vicadrostat or a p…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 30, 2026 15:48 UTC
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New pill targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in major trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an oral drug called zongertinib in adults with advanced solid tumors that have HER2 mutations or overexpression and have not responded to prior therapy. Participants take one pill daily and are grouped by cancer type and HER2 alteration. The trial aims to see if …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 29, 2026 15:15 UTC
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New pill could help save sight in people with Diabetes-Related eye swelling
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an oral medicine called BI 1815368 for people with diabetic macular edema, a condition that causes vision loss due to fluid buildup in the eye. About 300 adults will take either the study drug or a placebo tablet twice daily for 11 months. The goal is to see if t…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 29, 2026 15:05 UTC
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New weekly shot could slow liver damage in NASH cirrhosis patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a medicine called survodutide in 1590 adults with NASH or MASH cirrhosis, a serious liver condition. Participants receive weekly injections of survodutide or a placebo for up to 4.5 years, along with diet and exercise advice. The goal is to see if survodutide pre…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 29, 2026 15:04 UTC
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New drug combo aims to boost immune system against advanced cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug, BI 1703880, combined with ezabenlimab in adults with advanced solid tumors that haven't responded to other treatments. The main goal is to find the highest safe dose of BI 1703880. Participants receive both drugs as infusions, with BI 1703…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 29, 2026 15:04 UTC
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New pill aims to stop HER2 lung cancer from coming back after surgery
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a daily pill called zongertinib for people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific HER2 gene change. After surgery to remove the cancer, participants either take zongertinib for up to 3 years or receive standard care (immunotherapy or obse…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 29, 2026 15:03 UTC
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New hope for advanced cancer: First-in-Human trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug, BI 3923948, in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread and are hard to treat. About 60 adults will receive the drug alone or with an immunotherapy (checkpoint inhibitor) to find the safest dose and see if it shrinks tumors. The drug is inje…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 29, 2026 15:02 UTC
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New lupus pill enters Mid-Stage trial – hope for millions?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an experimental oral drug, BI 3000202, in 405 adults with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Participants are randomly assigned to one of four doses of the drug or a placebo, taken daily for a year alongside their usual lupus treatments. The g…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 29, 2026 15:02 UTC
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Hope for lung scarring: new pill tested for Long-Term safety
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study looks at the long-term safety of a daily pill called nerandomilast for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) or progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF). Participants must have completed a previous study with this drug. The goal is to see if the medicine is safe …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 28, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New cocktail of cancer drugs could shrink head and neck tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether combining three different medicines can shrink tumors in adults with head and neck cancer that has spread or come back. Participants are split into three groups, each receiving a different mix of the drugs as infusions. The goal is to see if the combinati…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 28, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New pill combo aims to shrink hard-to-treat HER2 cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new oral drug, zongertinib, that blocks HER2 — a protein that fuels cancer growth. It is for adults with advanced HER2+ breast, stomach, or colorectal cancer that has spread and no longer responds to standard treatments. The trial first finds the best dose of z…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 26, 2026 20:03 UTC
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New cancer drug BI 3810944 enters first human trials
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests a new drug called BI 3810944 in adults with advanced solid tumors or melanoma who have run out of treatment options. The main goals are to find safe doses and see if the drug can shrink tumors. Participants receive the drug every three weeks, with wee…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 26, 2026 20:02 UTC
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New drug BI 764532 enters first human tests for Tough-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests a new drug, BI 764532, in adults with advanced small cell lung cancer or other neuroendocrine cancers that have not responded to standard treatments. The drug is designed to help the immune system attack cancer cells. The main goal is to find the high…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 26, 2026 20:00 UTC
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BREAKTHROUGH: new drug aims to stop lung scarring before it starts
Prevention Recruiting nowThis study tests whether the drug nerandomilast can slow or prevent lung scarring in people aged 40 and older who have early lung changes and a family history of pulmonary fibrosis. About 80 participants will take either the drug or a placebo twice daily for up to 3 years. Doctor…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Apr 30, 2026 15:48 UTC
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New drug tested in people with liver disease
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how different levels of liver problems (mild, moderate, severe) affect the way the body handles a single dose of the experimental drug BI 1584862. It includes 44 adults aged 18-80, both with and without liver issues, to compare results. Participants take the d…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 01, 2026 15:57 UTC
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Obesity drug showdown: are two versions of survodutide identical?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study checks whether two different versions of the drug survodutide (called Formulation A and Formulation B6) are absorbed and processed the same way in the body. It involves 80 healthy adults who are overweight or obese. Participants receive multiple doses of each version i…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Apr 30, 2026 15:52 UTC
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Healthy volunteers needed for early safety test of experimental drug
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests the safety and how the body handles a new drug called BI 3804379 in 106 healthy adults. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo as a single or repeated injection under the skin. The goal is to check for side effects and measure drug levels i…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Apr 30, 2026 15:48 UTC
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Healthy volunteers needed to test experimental Drug's safety
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis early-stage study is testing an experimental drug called BI 3031185 in 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 take multiple doses of the drug or a placebo. This study does not aim to treat any d…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Apr 29, 2026 15:01 UTC