New IPF drug candidate enters first human safety trial
NCT ID NCT07593690
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new tablet called HW241045 in 102 healthy volunteers to see if it is safe and how the body processes it. The drug is being developed for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung-scarring disease. The study is randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled, meaning some participants get a dummy pill. It is not yet testing if the drug works against the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HW241045 tablets
- What this could lead to
- If this early safety trial succeeds, it could pave the way for a new treatment to control idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a serious lung disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 study in healthy people, not patients. It only tests safety and dosing, not whether the drug works for IPF. Many drugs fail at this stage.
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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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About 102 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 45 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * The study participant is able to communicate well with the investigator, understand and comply with all requirements of the study, fully comprehend the purpose, nature and methodology of the trial as well as potential adverse reactions, and sign the informed consent form prior to initiation of any study procedures. * Healthy male and female study participants aged 18 to 45 years (inclusive). * Female study participants shall have a body weight ≥ 45 kg, male study participants ≥ 50 kg; body mass index (BMI) ranges from 19 to 26 kg/m² (inclusive). Key Exclusion Criteria: * Any study participant with a past or current clinically severe or chronic disease involving the circulatory, endocrine, nervous, digestive, respiratory, hematologic, or immune system, as well as psychiatric disorders and metabolic abnormalities; or with any other disease deemed by the investigator likely to interfere with the trial results. * Participants with a history of gastrointestinal, hepatic or renal diseases that may affect drug absorption or metabolism, or with known or suspected diseases that may interfere with drug intake, transportation, absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion. * Participants with a history of drug or food allergy, allergic diseases, or allergic constitution (allergic to two or more substances), or with a confirmed allergy to any component of the study drug. * Participants who have used any drugs that inhibit or induce hepatic drug metabolism within 30 days prior to the trial or during the trial period. * Participants with any other factors deemed unsuitable for participation in the clinical study by the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University(Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital)
Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China
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