New heart failure drug JK07 enters Mid-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT06369298
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests JK07, a lab-made protein designed to help heart cells repair and pump better. About 282 adults with chronic heart failure will receive either JK07 or a placebo. The study looks at safety and whether JK07 can improve heart function in two groups: those with very weak hearts and those with moderately weak hearts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- JK07 (a lab-made protein that targets HER3 and delivers a growth factor signal to heart cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, JK07 could offer a new way to improve heart pumping strength and manage symptoms in people with chronic heart failure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 282 participants, so results are not yet proven. The drug may cause side effects or fail to show meaningful benefit over placebo.
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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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About 282 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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 85 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: * Participants with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-III. * Cohort 1 - Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≤ 40%. * Cohort 2 - Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \>40% and ≤ 65%, elevated N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) ≥ 600pg/mL and atrial fibrillation/flutter. * Stable heart failure and on optimal medical therapy. * Screening hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL. Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled hypertension. * Sustained systolic Blood Pressure (BP) \< 90 mmHg and/or diastolic BP \< 50 mmHg on 2 consecutive (duplicate seated) readings at screening. * Heart failure due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive and/or infiltrative cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, Fabry disease, or Noonan syndrome with LV hypertrophy or a positive serum immunofixation result. * Diagnosis of stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, or peripartum cardiomyopathy. * Diagnosis of chemotherapy- or radiation-induced cardiomyopathy. * Diagnosed with stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) within 12 weeks of screening. * History of syncope within the last 12 weeks prior to screening or sustained ventricular tachycardia without an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. * Moderate or severe aortic and/or mitral valve stenosis. * Medically documented unstable angina, acute coronary syndrome (e.g., myocardial infarction, troponin-positive with symptoms of angina or unstable angina) within the last 8 weeks prior to start of screening. * Medically documented ST-elevation myocardial infarction within 12 weeks of screening. * Any tachycardia (inclusive of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter) with a resting ventricular rate \> 110 beats per minute at screening. * For participants with a history of AF or atrial flutter, not on adequate anticoagulant therapy via non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants or warfarin if the CHA2DS2-VASc score is ≥ 2 in men or ≥ 3 in women or per local guidelines. Percutaneous occlusion of the left atrial appendage alone is not adequate. * AF ablation within the last 12 weeks prior to screening or planned during the study duration. * Symptomatic bradycardia or second (Mobitz Type II)- or third-degree heart block without a pacemaker. * Cardiac surgery, coronary artery revascularization or indication for coronary artery revascularization, percutaneous coronary intervention, valve repair/replacement or valvuloplasty within 12 weeks prior to screening. * Implantation of a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) device within 12 weeks prior to screening, or intent to implant a CRT device during the course of the study. * Previous cardiac transplantation, or any use of mechanical circulatory support or similar device, or implantation expected after randomization. * Receiving mechanical hemodynamic support or invasive mechanical ventilation within the last 8 weeks prior to screening. * Receiving Intravenous (IV) inotropes or IV vasopressors within the last 8 weeks prior to screening. * Receiving IV vasodilators within the last 4 weeks prior to screening. * Receiving noninvasive mechanical ventilation within the last 4 weeks prior to screening. The use of noninvasive ventilation for sleep disordered breathing is permitted.
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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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Site 100
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Site 101
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Site 102
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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Site 103
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Site 104
Covington, Louisiana, 70433, United States
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Site 105
St Louis, Missouri, 63136, United States
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Site 106
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Site 107
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Site 109
Cary, North Carolina, 27518, United States
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Site 110
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Site 111
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Site 112
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States
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Site 113
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
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Site 114
Hialeah, Florida, 33016, United States
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Site 115
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Site 116
Pasadena, California, 91105, United States
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Site 117
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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Site 118
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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Site 119
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Site 121
Alexander City, Alabama, 35010, United States
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Site 122
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 48304, United States
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Site 123
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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Site 126
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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Site 127
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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Site 128
Huntington Beach, California, 92648, United States
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Site 129
Santa Maria, California, 93454, United States
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Site 130
Birmingham, Alabama, 35211, United States
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Site 133
Vista, California, 92081, United States
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Site 135
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73135, United States
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Site 136
Atlanta, Georgia, 30343, United States
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Site 137
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States
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Site 138
Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States
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Site 139
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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Site 140
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Site 143
Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States
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Site 144
Brick, New Jersey, 08724, United States
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Site 145
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Site 148
Arlington, Virginia, 22205, United States
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Site 149
Tomball, Texas, 77375, United States
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Site 150
Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States
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Site 152
Asheville, North Carolina, 28803, United States
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Site 153
Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States
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Site 154
Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States
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Site 155
York, Pennsylvania, 17403, United States
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Site 156
Ponce, 00717, Puerto Rico
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Site 157
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Site 158
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Site 159
Naples, Florida, 34104, United States
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Site 160
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Site 161
Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, United States
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Site 162
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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Site 163
Vienna, Virginia, 22182, United States
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Site 200
Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 7K9, Canada
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Site 201
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, G9A 4P3, Canada
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Site 202
Winnepeg, Manitoba, R2H2A6, Canada
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Site 203
Brampton, Ontario, L6Z 4N5, Canada
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Site 300
Beijing, 100037, China
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Site 301
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Site 303
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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Site 304
Chongqing, 404000, China
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Site 305
Changsha, Hunan, 410005, China
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Site 306
Jining, Shandong, 272100, China
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