Tiny trial hopes drug can ease liver damage in rare triple condition
NCT ID NCT06144086
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed phase 2 trial tested a drug called foscenvivint in just 5 people with liver cirrhosis caused by HIV and hepatitis C co-infection who also have hemophilia. The goal was to see if the drug could improve liver function scores over 24 weeks. Because the study is very small and early, the results are uncertain but may guide future research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- foscenvivint (a drug given by IV infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment to improve liver function in people with cirrhosis from HIV/HCV co-infection and hemophilia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase trial with only 5 participants, so results may not apply to others. The drug may not improve liver function or could cause side effects.
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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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5 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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 74 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria * Hemophilia patients with liver cirrhosis caused by HIV/HCV co-infection that fall under the following 1) and 2): 1. Serum HIV-RNA positive or HIV antibody positive patients (maintaining HIV-RNA \< 200 copies/mL and CD4 positive T lymphocyte count \>= 200 cells/µL at screening). 2. Regarding HCV, patients who had passed \>= 12 months after achieving SVR at registration. * Patients with Child-Pugh classification A or B (Child-Pugh score 5-9). * Patients who meet at least one of 1) to 2) for diagnosis of liver cirrhosis: 1. Liver stiffness measurement by FibroScan is \>= 12.5 kPa (Fibrosis stage F4) at screening. 2. Abdominal CT scan shows changes in liver shape and/or portal hypertension. * Patients with Performance Status 0-2. Key Exclusion Criteria * Patients with liver cirrhosis of which cause is not HCV or unknown. * Patients with esophageal gastric varices judged to require treatment by endoscopic examinations at screening. * Patients with complication or history of malignant tumor (within 3 years before registration). * Patients who have undergone liver transplantation or other organ transplantation (including bone marrow transplantation). * Patients with active AIDS-indicator disease that require treatment.
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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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Hokkaido University Hospital
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital
Osaka, Osaka, 540-0006, Japan
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Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital
Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan
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