New drug trial targets liver scarring in MASH patients
NCT ID NCT06903065
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new medicine called RO7790121 in 50 adults with advanced liver scarring from MASH (a type of fatty liver disease). The main goal is to see if the drug is safe and how the body processes it. Researchers will also check if it can reduce liver stiffness and improve markers of liver damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 75 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: * Body mass index within the range of \>= 25 and \<=45 kilograms per square meter (kg/m\^2) * MASH with fibrosis score of F3 or F4 confirmed by transient elastography measurement \>=12.0 kPa and \<=25.0 kPa * Agreement to adhere to the contraception requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Weight gain or loss \>5% in the 3 months prior to baseline or \>10% in the 6 months prior to baseline * Bariatric surgery within 1 year prior to baseline * Current signs or prior history of decompensated liver disease * Complications or clinical evidence of portal hypertension * Lack of peripheral venous access * Other causes of liver disease based on medical history and/or centralized review of liver histology * History of liver transplantation * Current or prior history of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) * Uncontrolled hypertension * Concomitant Type 1 diabetes, or Type 2 diabetes with HbA1c \>10% * History of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death * Current, significant alcohol consumption or a history of significant alcohol consumption for a period of more than 3 consecutive months any time within 1 year prior to screening * Initiation of a medication of an antidiabetic, weight loss, lipid-modifying or anti-depressant drug class * Active tuberculosis requiring treatment within the 12 months prior to baseline * History of organ transplant
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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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Adobe Clinical Research, LLC
Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States
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Bellaire Clinical Research, LLC
Bellaire, Texas, 77401, United States
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Centro de Investigacion y Gastroenterologia
Mexico City, Mexico CITY (federal District), 06700, Mexico
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DHR Health Institute for Research and Development
McAllen, Texas, 78504, United States
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Delta Research Partners, LLC (Bastrop)
Bastrop, Louisiana, 71220, United States
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FDI Clinicial Research - Mayaguez
Mayagez, 00680, Puerto Rico
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Fundacion Santos Y De La Garza Evia IBP
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, 66278, Mexico
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Fundacion de Investigacion de Diego
San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
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GI Alliance
Southlake, Texas, 76092, United States
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Gastrointestinal Specialists of Georgia, PC
Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States
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Innovative Clinical Research
Clarksville, Tennessee, 37040, United States
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Jubilee Clinical Research NV, LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States
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Pinnacle Clinical Research - Austin
Austin, Texas, 78757, United States
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Pinnacle Clinical Research Georgetown
Georgetown, Texas, 78626, United States
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Pinnacle Clinical Research, PLLC
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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