Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients who meet 2 of the following 3 diagnostic criteria and have been diagnosed with PBC 1. It can be confirmed based on the following records that ALP was above ULN for at least 6 months 2. Positive anti-mitochondrial antibody or positive PBC-specific antinuclear antibody test at screening 3. Findings consistent with PBC are observed on liver biopsy - Patients with the laboratory test values defined in the clinical study protocol at screening - Patients who are at least 18 years old at the time when informed consent is obtained - Meet all other Inclusion criteria defined in the clinical study protocol
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients with other chronic liver diseases as defined in the clinical study protocol - Patients who used a fibrate (bezafibrate, pemafibrate, etc.) or obeticholic acid within 42 days prior to screening - Female patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or may be pregnant, or who wish to become pregnant after providing informed consent until 90 days after the last dose of the investigational product, or male patients who wish to father a child. Female patients of childbearing potential with a positive pregnancy test at screening - Meet any other exclusion criteria defined in the clinical study protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Achievement of the composite endpoint (ALP < 1.67 * ULN, ALP reduction of at least 15% from baseline, and total bilirubin <= ULN) (at Week 52) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Amount and percent change from baseline in ALP - Change from baseline in the mean Itch NRS score - Achievement of the composite endpoint (at Week 4, 12, 26, 39) - Other secondary endpoints defined in the clinical study protocol | — |
Contacts
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.