New hope for hepatitis d: libevitug enters final testing phase
NCT ID NCT07499544
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial is testing a new drug called libevitug in 160 people with chronic hepatitis D, a serious liver infection. The goal is to see if libevitug can lower the virus in the blood and improve liver health. Participants receive the drug by IV infusion, and the study compares different doses to find the best approach.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- libevitug
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option to control chronic hepatitis D, reducing virus levels and improving liver function.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 3 trial with only 160 participants. The drug may not work for everyone, and side effects are still being studied.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- 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.
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12 to 70 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: * Willing to sign written informed consent; * Chronic HDV history with at least 6 months; * HDV RNA ≥500 IU/mL at screening; * ALT \>1ULN and \<10×ULN; * Able to communicate well and comply with protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Concomitant decompensated cirrhosis; * Previous or current HCC or suspicion for HCC; * Participants with history of alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or other clinically significant chronic liver diseases not caused by HDV/HBV; * Participants with active hepatitis C infection, or HIV infection; * Alcohol abuse or drug addiction within 1 year; * Participants have participated in other clinical trial within 1 month; * Pregnant, lactating women.
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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
7 sites in 3 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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Site 101
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130033, China
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Site 103
RECRUITINGÜrümqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 830000, China
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Site 104
RECRUITINGKashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 844000, China
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Site 201
RECRUITINGGarden Grove, California, 92844, United States
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Site 301
RECRUITINGKarachi, Sindh, 74800, Pakistan
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Site 302
RECRUITINGKarachi, Sindh, 75600, Pakistan
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Site 303
RECRUITINGRawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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