New drug shows promise for heart failure patients with lung pressure problems
NCT ID NCT05737940
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called AZD3427 in 260 adults with heart failure and a type of high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension). The goal was to see if the drug could lower pressure in the lung's blood vessels after 24 weeks of treatment. Participants received either the drug or a placebo, and doctors measured changes using a heart catheterization procedure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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260 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Aug 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.
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18 to 130 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion criteria: 1. Participant must be ≥ 18 years of age inclusive. 2. Participants must have a pre-existing diagnosis of HF, NYHA function class (FC) II to IV, and a pre-existing diagnosis of PH-LHD or likely or intermediate probability of Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH-LHD) as per 2022 Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society (ESC/ERS) guidelines. Participants must be on stable HF standard of care medication, including diuretics. 3. Participants must have a combination of echocardiographic parameters that show intermediate or high probability of PH as per 2022 ESC/ERS guidelines. 4. Participants must have an on-study elevated pulmonary artery pressure from RHC performed as per RHC manual provided by the Sponsor, at Screening Visit 2: 1. PAWP ≥ 15 mmHg 2. mPAP ≥ 20 mmHg 5. Minimum body weight of 45 kg (inclusive). 6. Capable and willing of giving signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria 1. Diagnosis of PH in World Health Organization (WHO) Group 1, WHO Group 3, WHO Group 4, or WHO Group 5. 2. Historical or current evidence of a clinically significant disease or disorder. 3. Decompensated HF or hospitalisation due to decompensated HF. 4. Any contraindications to RHC. 5. History of hypersensitivity to SC injections or devices. 6. History of hypersensitivity to drugs with a similar chemical structure or class to AZD3427 or any component of AZD3427 drug product, or ongoing clinically important allergy/hypersensitivity. 7. Known lung disease with Forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) \< 30% of predicted. 8. Congenital long QT syndrome. 9. Cardiac ventricular arrhythmia which requires treatment. Participants with atrial fibrillation or flutter and controlled ventricular rate are permitted. 10. History of or anticipated heart transplant or ventricular assist device implantation. 11. Any known planned (scheduled) highly invasive Cardiovascular (CV) procedure (eg, coronary revascularisation, ablation of atrial fibrillation/flutter, valve repair/replacement, aortic aneurysm surgery, etc). 12. Participants who have previously received AZD3427.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
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Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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La Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, 63136, United States
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Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29732, United States
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Linz, 4020, Austria
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Vienna, 1100, Austria
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Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1, Canada
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Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A7, Canada
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London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2N2, Canada
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Montreal, Quebec, H1T 1C8, Canada
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Beijing, 100034, China
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Changsha, 430033, China
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Guangzhou, 510100, China
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Kunming, 650051, China
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Prague, 10034, Czechia
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Prague, 12808, Czechia
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Prague, 140 21, Czechia
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Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Cologne, 50937, Germany
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Frankfurt, 60596, Germany
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Jena, 07747, Germany
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Brescia, 25123, Italy
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Genoa, 16132, Italy
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Marche, 60126, Italy
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Milan, 20138, Italy
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Milan, 20142, Italy
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Trieste, 34149, Italy
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Bunkyō City, 113-8603, Japan
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Kasugai-shi, 487-0016, Japan
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Kure-shi, 737-8505, Japan
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Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan
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Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan
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Sunto-gun, 411-8611, Japan
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Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
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Deventer, 7416 SE, Netherlands
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Heerlen, 6419 PC, Netherlands
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Tilburg, 5022 GC, Netherlands
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Bialystok, 15-276, Poland
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Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Krakow, 31-202, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-005, Poland
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Warsaw, 04-628, Poland
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Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland
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Majadahonda, 28222, Spain
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Seville, 41009, Spain
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Toledo, 45007, Spain
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Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
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Huddinge, 141 57, Sweden
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Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom
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Clydebank, G81 4DY, United Kingdom
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London, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
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