New hope for rare liver disease: experimental drug GS-4321 enters human trials
NCT ID NCT07096193
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called GS-4321 for chronic hepatitis delta, a serious liver infection. First, healthy volunteers will help determine safe dosing. Then, people with the disease will receive multiple doses to see if the drug can reduce virus levels and improve liver health. The trial involves about 200 participants and is currently recruiting.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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 69 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: Part A: * Participants assigned male or female at birth who are of childbearing potential and engage in heterosexual intercourse must agree to use protocol-specified method(s) of contraception. * Have a body mass index (BMI) of ≤ 30.0 kg/m2 at screening and at admission. Part B: * Participants assigned male or female at birth who are of childbearing potential and engage in heterosexual intercourse must agree to use protocol-specified method(s) of contraception. * Chronic hepatitis delta (CHD) for ≥ 6 months prior to screening, documented by prior medical history. * Must be receiving a commercially available entecavir, TAF, or TDF for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at or prior to enrollment. Coformulation as part of a fixed-dose combination for the treatment of HIV is permitted. * Non-cirrhotic or compensated cirrhosis. * Hepatitis delta virus ribonucleic acid (HDV RNA ) \> 500 IU/mL at screening. * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level \> 1 × Upper limit of normal (ULN), but \< 10 × ULN at screening. Key Exclusion Criteria: Part A: * Positive serum or urine pregnancy test. * Participants with plans to breastfeed during the study period. Part B: * Positive serum or urine pregnancy test. * Participants with plans to breastfeed during the study period. * Current or previous clinically decompensated liver disease, including coagulopathy, hepatic encephalopathy, and esophageal varices hemorrhage due to HDV or HBV. * Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP)-B or -C or a CTP score of ≥ 7. Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
28 sites in 9 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Oncology Hospital Universiteler Neighborhood
RECRUITINGAnkara, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Universiteler Neighborhood, 1604th Street No: 9,
RECRUITINGAnkara, 6800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Chang Gung Medical Foundation Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 83301, Taiwan
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Dicle University Faculty of Medicine
RECRUITINGDiyarbakrir, 21280, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital
RECRUITINGChiayi City, Taiwan
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, SC Gastroenterologia ed Epatologia
RECRUITINGMilan, 882, Italy
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Fundatia Dr. Victor Babes
RECRUITINGBucharest, 030303, Romania
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Gastromedica S.R.L.
RECRUITINGIași, 700506, Romania
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Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Hospital Hacettepe Neighborhood
RECRUITINGAnkara, 06430, Turkey (Türkiye)
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IMSP Spitalul Clinic de Boli Infectioase "Toma Ciorba"
RECRUITINGChinsinau, 2004, Moldova
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Infectious Diseases Institutul National De Boli Infectioase Prof. Matei Bals
RECRUITINGBucharest, 21105, Romania
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Institutul National De Boli Infectioase Prof. Dr. Matei Bals
RECRUITINGBucharest, 021105, Romania
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Investigative Site
RECRUITINGAnaheim, California, 92801, United States
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Istabul University-Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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Koc University Medical Faculty Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Korea University Ansan Hospital
RECRUITINGAnsan-si, 425-707, South Korea
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Address: Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Endokrinologie
RECRUITINGHanover, 30625, Germany
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 100, Taiwan
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PMSI Clinical Republican Hospital "Timofei Mosneaga"
RECRUITINGChisinau, MD-2025, Moldova
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 135-710, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGBucheon-si, 14647, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06591, South Korea
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The New York-Presbyterian Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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University Multi-profile Hospital for Active Treatment "SofiaMed" 00D
RECRUITINGSofia, 1797, Bulgaria
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University of California, San Diego - Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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University of Louisville, Clinical Trials Unit
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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University of Maryland, Institute of Human Virology, Clinical Research Unit
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States