New combo therapy aims to tame rare liver disease
NCT ID NCT06755151
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This long-term study is testing whether adding fenofibrate to standard ursodeoxycholic acid is safe for people with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a rare liver disease. About 300 adults who have already completed a prior fenofibrate study will take the combination and be monitored for side effects and liver health. The goal is to see if this combo can be used safely over many years to control 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
- Fenofibrate and ursodeoxycholic acid
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safe long-term combination therapy to better control primary biliary cholangitis and reduce liver damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is an open-label study with no placebo group, so results may be less reliable. Side effects from fenofibrate, such as muscle pain or liver issues, are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Must have given written informed consent (signed and dated) 2. Completed in a PBC study with fenofibrate(NCT05749822,NCT06174402) 3. ALP\> 1\*ULN 4. Females of reproductive potential must use at least one barrier contraceptive and a second effective birth control method during the study and for at least 90 days after the last dose. Male subjects who are sexually active with female partners of reproductive potential must use barrier contraception and their female partners must use a second effective birth control method during the study and for at least 90 days after the last dose Exclusion Criteria: 1. Treatment-related adverse event (AE) leading to study drug discontinuation in a previous PBC study with seladelpar 2. A medical condition, other than PBC, that in the Investigator's opinion would preclude full participation in the study or confound its results
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xijing hospital
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, China
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