New injections aim to melt liver fat in MASH patients
NCT ID NCT07660848
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This clinical trial tests two experimental injections, HRS-4729 and HRS9531, in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a serious liver condition linked to obesity. The study involves 160 participants who receive either the drug or a placebo for 52 weeks. The main goal is to see if these injections can safely reduce liver fat content, measured by MRI.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HRS-4729 injection and HRS9531 injection
- What this could lead to
- If successful, these injections could offer a new way to reduce liver fat and control MASH, potentially preventing progression to cirrhosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 160 participants. The drugs may not work better than placebo, 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 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- 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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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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: 1. Able and willing to provide a written informed consent 2. Participants must have histologic diagnosis of MASH by liver biopsy 3. Have liver fat content ≥8% 4. Participants must have a body mass index (BMI) ≥24 kilograms per square meter (kg/m²) and ≤40 kg/m² with stable body weight for at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score \> 12, or Child-Pugh (CTP) score \> 6 2. Known or suspected history of excessive alcohol consumption or alcohol dependence within 12 months prior to screening 3. History of liver cirrhosis and/or liver decompensation, including but not limited to ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, esophageal or gastric variceal bleeding, etc. 4. Previous or current liver disease due to other causes, including but not limited to: alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH), drug-induced liver injury (DILI), viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), hereditary hepatobiliary diseases (e.g., hemochromatosis, α1-antitrypsin deficiency, Wilson's disease, etc.), occupational toxic liver disease, known or suspected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), etc. 5. History of or planned organ transplantation (e.g., liver transplant) or bone marrow transplantation during the study period 6. Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists (including multi-target drugs or compound preparations containing GLP-1 receptor agonists) within 3 months prior to screening, or previous discontinuation of GLP-1 receptor agonists due to safety/tolerance reasons 7. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to GLP-1 and/or GIP and/or GCG receptor agonists and/or their excipient
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 102218, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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