New drug aims to quiet artery inflammation and prevent heart attacks
NCT ID NCT07448038
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called selnoflast in 162 people with atherosclerosis (hardened arteries) who are at high risk for heart attacks or strokes. The goal is to see if selnoflast can reduce inflammation inside the arteries, measured by a special PET scan, compared to a placebo. All participants continue their standard treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- selnoflast
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to lower inflammation in arteries and reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes in people with atherosclerosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 162 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not reduce inflammation enough or could have side effects.
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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 162 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
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18 years and older
- 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: * Confirmed evidence of atherosclerosis * Left or right carotid TBR ≥ 1.8 or aorta TBR ≥ 2.0 on centrally-assessed 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (18F-FDG-PET) scan * Stable treatment of atherosclerosis through the use of SOC medications or revascularization * QT interval corrected through use of Fridericia's formula (QTcF) of ≤ 450 milliseconds (ms) in men and ≤ 470 ms in women by a single 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) recording Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with Class III and IV heart failure * Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia * Uncontrolled hypertension * Suspected or known immunocompromised state * Planned procedure or surgery during the study and any major surgery within 90 days prior to screening Visit 1 * History of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, except for appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, or Stage I uterine cancer * Positive test results for hepatitis B (HBV) infection at screening * Positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test at screening * Positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test at screening * Estimated glomerular filtration rate \<50 mL/min/1.73 m² as calculated through use of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation, at the time of screening. * Treatment with any live vaccine within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug until the end of the study * Treatment with other non-live vaccines within 14 days prior to the first dose of study drug until the end of the study
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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
24 sites in 2 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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Ahmed Arif Medical Research Center (AA MRC LLC )
RECRUITINGFlint, Michigan, 48504, United States
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Alliance Clinical West Hills (Focus Clinical Research)
RECRUITINGWest Hills, California, 91307, United States
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Amnova Clinical Research
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92604, United States
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Asha Clinical Research-Munster,Llc
RECRUITINGHammond, Indiana, 46324, United States
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Cardio Health Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8W 3K5, Canada
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Cardiovascular Research Foundation of Southern California
RECRUITINGBeverly Hills, California, 90210, United States
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Cardiovascular Specialists of Willowbrook
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77070, United States
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DiGiovanna Inst for Med Ed&Res
RECRUITINGNorth Massapequa, New York, 11758-1802, United States
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East Texas Cardiology PA
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77002, United States
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Eastside Research Associates, LLC dba Era Health Research
RECRUITINGRedmond, Washington, 98036, United States
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Inpatient Research Clinic (Las Palmas Medical Research Center)
RECRUITINGMiami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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National Heart Institute
RECRUITINGBeverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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NorthBay Clinical Research
RECRUITINGSanta Rosa, California, 95405, United States
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Preferred Primary Care Physicians, Inc
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15243, United States
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Profound Research LLC at Cardiology and Vascular Associates - CAVA
RECRUITINGBloomfield Hills, Michigan, 48304, United States
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Profound Research LLC at Millenium Cardiology
RECRUITINGFarmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States
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Southwest Family Medicine Associates
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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UNC Heart & Vascular
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7075, United States
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UT Health San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 69198-4130, United States
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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) - Vanderbilt Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center (VTRACC)
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Washington University, School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Yale University School of Medicine Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) - Smilow Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520-8040, United States
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