Placenta extract shows promise for liver disease in early trial
NCT ID NCT05532124
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed Phase 2 trial tested LAENNEC, a substance made from human placenta, in 49 adults with chronic liver disease. The study aimed to check if the treatment is safe and whether it can improve liver function, measured by a drop in ALT levels. Participants received either LAENNEC or a placebo through an IV, and researchers compared side effects and ALT changes between the groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LAENNEC (human placenta hydrolysate)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option to improve liver health in people with chronic liver disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (Phase 2) with only 49 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the treatment may not prove effective in larger studies.
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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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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- 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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19 to 74 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. At the time of screening, 18 or 75 years 2. Those who have been diagnosed with alcoholic or non -alcoholic fatty liver disease and have persisted for more than 6 months 3. Those who are 1.5 times (60 IU/L) of the ALT level of Baseline (60 IU/L) 4. A person who can complete the signature agreement and compliance the requirements for clinical trials. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Liver function abnormalities caused by the following cause disease: viral hepatitis, biliary obstructions, autoimmune hepatitis, wilson disease, hematoprive 2. Drug allergic symptoms (oscillation, heat, itching) 3. Those with systemic infection (including tuberculosis) 4. If the test person judges that it is difficult to participate in clinical trials due to the next disease: Cirrhosis of CHILD C or higher, cirrhosis with edema and plural, malignant tumors, severe disorders, severe renal disorders, severe cardiovascular disease, severe nerve Mental disorders, preferences, etc. 5. Those who have experienced use of human -derived medicines within 6 months before selecting a test subject 6. Those who have received other clinical drugs within 3 months before selecting a test subject 7. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) is impossible 8. A person who does not perform appropriate contraception as a pregnant woman, a nursing or a woman of childbearing age (effective contraception method: Barrier methods using infertility surgery, uterine device, condom, killer) 9. Those who cannot inject intravenous infusions 10. Those who judged that other testors were inappropriate as clinical trials
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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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Hanyang University Hospital.
Seoul, South Korea
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Keimyung university dongsan medical center
Daegu, South Korea
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Korea university guro hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Severance hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Soonchunhyang university hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Wonju severance christian hospital
Wŏnju, South Korea
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Yeungnam university
Daegu, South Korea
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