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Study Evaluating the Safety, Efficacy and Tolerability of BIO89-100 in Subjects With Biopsy-confirmed Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BIO89-100 in Subjects With Biopsy-Confirmed Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04929483
Acronym
ENLIVEN
Enrollment
222
Registered
2021-06-18
Start date
2021-06-04
Completion date
2024-10-08
Last updated
2026-01-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Keywords

Liver Diseases, Fatty Liver, Digestive System Diseases, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic diseases, MASH MAFLD, NASH NAFLD

Brief summary

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that will evaluate the safety, efficacy, tolerability of BIO89-100 in patients with biopsy-confirmed fibrosis stages F2-F3 NASH.

Interventions

Subcutaneous injection

DRUGPlacebo

Subcutaneous injection

Sponsors

89bio, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Age 21 to 75 * Biopsy-confirmed NASH with fibrosis stage F2 or F3 per NASH CRN System and NAS ≥4, with a score of at least 1 in each of steatosis, ballooning degeneration, and lobular inflammation. * Qualifying biopsy must be either within 6 months of screening visit or obtained during screening period Key

Exclusion criteria

* Have poorly controlled high blood pressure * Have type 1 diabetes or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. * History of cirrhosis or evidence of cirrhosis by clinical, imaging, or liver biopsy evaluation * Are planning to try to lose weight during the conduct of the study. * Have a BMI \<25 kg/m2 Other inclusion and

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Main Study: Number of Participants With Histological Resolution of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Without Worsening of FibrosisWeek 24Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score (NAS) was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. Resolution of NASH was defined as the total absence of ballooning (score=0) and absent or mild inflammation (score=0 to 1). NASH clinical research system (CRN) fibrosis is staged on a 0-4 scale: 0 (none); 1 (perisinusoidal or periportal fibrosis); 2 (perisinusoidal and portal/periportal fibrosis); 3 (bridging fibrosis); 4 (cirrhosis). Worsening of fibrosis was defined as progression of fibrosis greater than or equal to (≥) 1 stage in NASH CRN fibrosis score.
Main Study: Number of Participants Who Achieved Improvement of Fibrosis ≥1 Stage Without Worsening of NASHWeek 24Worsening of NASH was defined as increase in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score (NAS) for ballooning, inflammation, or steatosis. NAS was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. Fibrosis improvement was defined as ≥1-stage decrease in NASH CRN fibrosis score. NASH CRN fibrosis was staged on a 0-4 scale: 0 (none); 1 (perisinusoidal or periportal fibrosis); 2 (perisinusoidal and portal/periportal fibrosis); 3 (bridging fibrosis); 4 (cirrhosis).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Main Study: Number of Participants With NASH Resolution and Fibrosis Improvement ≥1 StageWeek 24NAS was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. Resolution of NASH was defined as the total absence of ballooning (score=0) and absent or mild inflammation (score=0 to 1). Fibrosis improvement was defined as ≥1-stage decrease in NASH CRN fibrosis score. NASH CRN fibrosis was staged on a 0-4 scale: 0 (none); 1 (perisinusoidal or periportal fibrosis); 2 (perisinusoidal and portal/periportal fibrosis); 3 (bridging fibrosis); 4 (cirrhosis).
Main Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-point Improvement in NAS Score and Are Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Proton Density Fat Fraction (MRI-PDFF) Responders and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) RespondersWeek 24A responder was defined as achieving ≥2 point improvement in NAS score and are MRI-PDFF responders and ALT responders at Week 24. NAS was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. MRI-PDFF responder was defined as ≥30% reduction from baseline in liver fat by MRI-PDFF. ALT responder was defined as ≥17 units/liter (U/L) or ≥30% reduction from baseline in ALT.
Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Serum TriglyceridesBaseline, Week 24
Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-c)Baseline, Week 24
Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-c)Baseline, Week 24
Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in AdiponectinBaseline, Week 24
Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin)Baseline, Week 24
Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseBaseline, Week 12 and 24
Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-c)Baseline, Week 24
Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Baseline, Week 12 and 24
Main Study: Trough Serum Concentration of PegozaferminPredose at Week 12 and 24Serum trough concentration (ng/mL) of pegozafermin taken from pre-dose samples.
Main and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseBaseline, Week 48Baseline was prior to dosing on Day 1 of the main study.
Main and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Baseline, Week 48Baseline was prior to dosing on Day 1 of the main study.
Main and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Baseline, Week 48Baseline was prior to dosing on Day 1 of the main study.
Main and Extension Study: Trough Serum Concentration of PegozaferminPredose at Week 48Serum trough concentration (ng/mL) of pegozafermin taken from pre-dose samples.
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Baseline up to Week 51An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of IP, whether or not considered related to the IP. TEAEs were defined as AEs that started or worsened on or after the first dose of study IP up to Week 51. An SAE was an AE that met at least 1 of the following criteria: resulted in death, was life-threatening, required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization for the AE, persistent or significant disability/incapacity or substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect, important medical event or reaction. A summary of all Serious Adverse Events and Other Adverse Events (nonserious) regardless of causality is located in the 'Reported Adverse Events' Section.
Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Baseline, Week 12 and 24
Main Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-Point Improvement in NAS and no Worsening of FibrosisWeek 24NAS was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. Worsening of fibrosis was defined as progression of fibrosis ≥1 stage in NASH CRN fibrosis score. NASH CRN fibrosis is staged on a 0-4 scale: 0 (none); 1 (perisinusoidal or periportal fibrosis); 2 (perisinusoidal and portal/periportal fibrosis); 3 (bridging fibrosis); 4 (cirrhosis).

Countries

Puerto Rico, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Main and Extension Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QW
Participants received pegozafermin 15 mg QW as a SC injection for 24 weeks in the main study and for 24 weeks in the extension study.
21
Main and Extension Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QW
Participants received pegozafermin 30 mg QW as a SC injection for 24 weeks in the main study and for 24 weeks in the extension study.
73
Main and Extension Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2W
Participants received pegozafermin 44 mg Q2W as a SC injection for 24 weeks in the main study and for 24 weeks in the extension study.
57
Main Study: Placebo Pooled
Participants received placebo matched to pegozafermin QW or Q2W as a SC injection for 24 weeks in the main study.
71
Total222

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003FG004FG005
Extension Study (24 Weeks)Adverse Event023000
Extension Study (24 Weeks)Lost to Follow-up011010
Extension Study (24 Weeks)Other than specified101010
Extension Study (24 Weeks)Withdrawal by Subject003020
Main Study (24 Weeks)Adverse Event162100
Main Study (24 Weeks)Lost to Follow-up020200
Main Study (24 Weeks)Physician Decision020000
Main Study (24 Weeks)Protocol Violation001000
Main Study (24 Weeks)Randomized in error010200
Main Study (24 Weeks)Withdrawal by Subject033300

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicMain and Extension Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Placebo PooledTotal
Age, Continuous55.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.45
55.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.15
55.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.23
56.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.01
55.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.41
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
9 Participants32 Participants20 Participants24 Participants85 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
12 Participants41 Participants37 Participants47 Participants137 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants1 Participants1 Participants1 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants3 Participants0 Participants0 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
18 Participants69 Participants54 Participants67 Participants208 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants50 Participants20 Participants39 Participants118 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants23 Participants37 Participants32 Participants104 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
EG004
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 210 / 720 / 570 / 500 / 19
other
Total, other adverse events
21 / 2162 / 7245 / 5741 / 5017 / 19
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 215 / 728 / 576 / 502 / 19

Outcome results

Primary

Main Study: Number of Participants Who Achieved Improvement of Fibrosis ≥1 Stage Without Worsening of NASH

Worsening of NASH was defined as increase in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score (NAS) for ballooning, inflammation, or steatosis. NAS was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. Fibrosis improvement was defined as ≥1-stage decrease in NASH CRN fibrosis score. NASH CRN fibrosis was staged on a 0-4 scale: 0 (none); 1 (perisinusoidal or periportal fibrosis); 2 (perisinusoidal and portal/periportal fibrosis); 3 (bridging fibrosis); 4 (cirrhosis).

Time frame: Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants Who Achieved Improvement of Fibrosis ≥1 Stage Without Worsening of NASH3 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants Who Achieved Improvement of Fibrosis ≥1 Stage Without Worsening of NASH14 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Number of Participants Who Achieved Improvement of Fibrosis ≥1 Stage Without Worsening of NASH11 Participants
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Number of Participants Who Achieved Improvement of Fibrosis ≥1 Stage Without Worsening of NASH4 Participants
p-value: 0.103995% CI: [-8.71, 37.62]Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
p-value: 0.008595% CI: [5.24, 32.5]Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
p-value: 0.007795% CI: [5.26, 35.4]Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Primary

Main Study: Number of Participants With Histological Resolution of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Without Worsening of Fibrosis

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score (NAS) was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. Resolution of NASH was defined as the total absence of ballooning (score=0) and absent or mild inflammation (score=0 to 1). NASH clinical research system (CRN) fibrosis is staged on a 0-4 scale: 0 (none); 1 (perisinusoidal or periportal fibrosis); 2 (perisinusoidal and portal/periportal fibrosis); 3 (bridging fibrosis); 4 (cirrhosis). Worsening of fibrosis was defined as progression of fibrosis greater than or equal to (≥) 1 stage in NASH CRN fibrosis score.

Time frame: Week 24

Population: Full analysis set (FAS) included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of investigational product (IP). Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants With Histological Resolution of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Without Worsening of Fibrosis5 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants With Histological Resolution of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Without Worsening of Fibrosis12 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Number of Participants With Histological Resolution of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Without Worsening of Fibrosis11 Participants
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Number of Participants With Histological Resolution of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Without Worsening of Fibrosis1 Participants
p-value: <0.000195% CI: [10.04, 59.26]Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
p-value: 0.000995% CI: [9.05, 32.72]Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
p-value: 0.000595% CI: [10.04, 37.18]Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Secondary

Main and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine Transaminase

Baseline was prior to dosing on Day 1 of the main study.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 48

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine Transaminase-28.51 Percent changeStandard Deviation 37.164
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine Transaminase-45.08 Percent changeStandard Deviation 25.068
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine Transaminase-38.05 Percent changeStandard Deviation 28.256
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine Transaminase-5.03 Percent changeStandard Deviation 43.918
Main and Extension Study: Placebo (Main) and Pegozafermin 30 mg QW (Extension)Main and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine Transaminase-31.71 Percent changeStandard Deviation 46.868
Secondary

Main and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)

Baseline was prior to dosing on Day 1 of the main study.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 48

Population: MRI-PDFF analysis set included all participants in the FAS who had a baseline and at least one follow-up MRI-PDFF assessment. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)-23.93 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 33.557
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)-48.75 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 29.717
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)-25.93 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 50.98
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)-3.15 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 47.992
Main and Extension Study: Placebo (Main) and Pegozafermin 30 mg QW (Extension)Main and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)-59.14 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 25.807
Secondary

Main and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)

Baseline was prior to dosing on Day 1 of the main study.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 48

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)-7.89 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 21.069
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)-16.82 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 23.675
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)-14.96 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 21.342
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)1.64 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 33.082
Main and Extension Study: Placebo (Main) and Pegozafermin 30 mg QW (Extension)Main and Extension Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)-17.22 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 23.053
Secondary

Main and Extension Study: Trough Serum Concentration of Pegozafermin

Serum trough concentration (ng/mL) of pegozafermin taken from pre-dose samples.

Time frame: Predose at Week 48

Population: Pharmacokinetic analysis set included all participants in the FAS who had sufficient data to adequately characterize the trough serum pegozafermin concentrations and had no other events or protocol violations that would adversely affect results, such as not completing the full dose. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Trough Serum Concentration of Pegozafermin206.54 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 93.104
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain and Extension Study: Trough Serum Concentration of Pegozafermin471.28 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 397.691
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain and Extension Study: Trough Serum Concentration of Pegozafermin111.00 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 88.644
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain and Extension Study: Trough Serum Concentration of Pegozafermin553.45 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 651.882
Secondary

Main Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-Point Improvement in NAS and no Worsening of Fibrosis

NAS was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. Worsening of fibrosis was defined as progression of fibrosis ≥1 stage in NASH CRN fibrosis score. NASH CRN fibrosis is staged on a 0-4 scale: 0 (none); 1 (perisinusoidal or periportal fibrosis); 2 (perisinusoidal and portal/periportal fibrosis); 3 (bridging fibrosis); 4 (cirrhosis).

Time frame: Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-Point Improvement in NAS and no Worsening of Fibrosis5 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-Point Improvement in NAS and no Worsening of Fibrosis34 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-Point Improvement in NAS and no Worsening of Fibrosis26 Participants
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-Point Improvement in NAS and no Worsening of Fibrosis13 Participants
Secondary

Main Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-point Improvement in NAS Score and Are Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Proton Density Fat Fraction (MRI-PDFF) Responders and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Responders

A responder was defined as achieving ≥2 point improvement in NAS score and are MRI-PDFF responders and ALT responders at Week 24. NAS was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. MRI-PDFF responder was defined as ≥30% reduction from baseline in liver fat by MRI-PDFF. ALT responder was defined as ≥17 units/liter (U/L) or ≥30% reduction from baseline in ALT.

Time frame: Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-point Improvement in NAS Score and Are Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Proton Density Fat Fraction (MRI-PDFF) Responders and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Responders4 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-point Improvement in NAS Score and Are Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Proton Density Fat Fraction (MRI-PDFF) Responders and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Responders31 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-point Improvement in NAS Score and Are Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Proton Density Fat Fraction (MRI-PDFF) Responders and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Responders22 Participants
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Number of Participants With at Least a 2-point Improvement in NAS Score and Are Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Proton Density Fat Fraction (MRI-PDFF) Responders and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Responders5 Participants
Secondary

Main Study: Number of Participants With NASH Resolution and Fibrosis Improvement ≥1 Stage

NAS was the sum of the scores of steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. NAS score ranged from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating worse disease severity. Resolution of NASH was defined as the total absence of ballooning (score=0) and absent or mild inflammation (score=0 to 1). Fibrosis improvement was defined as ≥1-stage decrease in NASH CRN fibrosis score. NASH CRN fibrosis was staged on a 0-4 scale: 0 (none); 1 (perisinusoidal or periportal fibrosis); 2 (perisinusoidal and portal/periportal fibrosis); 3 (bridging fibrosis); 4 (cirrhosis).

Time frame: Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants With NASH Resolution and Fibrosis Improvement ≥1 Stage2 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Number of Participants With NASH Resolution and Fibrosis Improvement ≥1 Stage7 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Number of Participants With NASH Resolution and Fibrosis Improvement ≥1 Stage8 Participants
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Number of Participants With NASH Resolution and Fibrosis Improvement ≥1 Stage0 Participants
Secondary

Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Adiponectin

Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Adiponectin22.73 Percent changeStandard Deviation 44.045
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Adiponectin31.36 Percent changeStandard Deviation 49.215
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Adiponectin26.60 Percent changeStandard Deviation 46.353
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Adiponectin-6.28 Percent changeStandard Deviation 23.77
Secondary

Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine Transaminase

Time frame: Baseline, Week 12 and 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure and number analyzed signifies participants who were evaluable for specified time points.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseChange at Week 12-39.68 Percent changeStandard Deviation 33.615
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseChange at Week 24-39.28 Percent changeStandard Deviation 31.478
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseChange at Week 24-42.73 Percent changeStandard Deviation 25.218
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseChange at Week 12-42.04 Percent changeStandard Deviation 23.044
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseChange at Week 12-35.42 Percent changeStandard Deviation 28.874
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseChange at Week 24-31.33 Percent changeStandard Deviation 43.053
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseChange at Week 12-8.62 Percent changeStandard Deviation 35.051
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Alanine TransaminaseChange at Week 24-0.41 Percent changeStandard Deviation 48.798
Secondary

Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin)

Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin)-2.24 Percent changeStandard Deviation 13.039
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin)-3.74 Percent changeStandard Deviation 11.216
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin)-2.00 Percent changeStandard Deviation 11.742
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin)-0.52 Percent changeStandard Deviation 9.012
Secondary

Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)

Time frame: Baseline, Week 12 and 24

Population: MRI-PDFF analysis set included all participants in the FAS who had a baseline and at least one follow-up MRI-PDFF assessment. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure and number analyzed signifies participants who were evaluable for specified time points.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Change at Week 12-45.05 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 25.857
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Change at Week 24-27.92 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 35.209
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Change at Week 24-51.05 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 24.065
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Change at Week 12-57.07 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 19.563
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Change at Week 12-50.63 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 21.225
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Change at Week 24-42.90 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 40.257
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Change at Week 12-0.53 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 42.062
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Hepatic Fat Fraction By Magnetic Resonance Imaging - (MRI-PDFF)Change at Week 24-5.80 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 47.605
Secondary

Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-c)

Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-c)4.69 Percent changeStandard Deviation 13.441
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-c)15.82 Percent changeStandard Deviation 20.376
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-c)7.31 Percent changeStandard Deviation 18.69
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-c)-2.01 Percent changeStandard Deviation 13.592
Secondary

Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-c)

Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-c)20.28 Percent changeStandard Deviation 74.84
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-c)-0.42 Percent changeStandard Deviation 35.29
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-c)-5.64 Percent changeStandard Deviation 31.944
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-c)0.32 Percent changeStandard Deviation 30.811
Secondary

Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-c)

Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-c)-3.04 Percent changeStandard Deviation 18.421
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-c)-6.94 Percent changeStandard Deviation 21.26
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-c)-6.95 Percent changeStandard Deviation 24.12
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-c)-0.46 Percent changeStandard Deviation 24.081
Secondary

Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)

Time frame: Baseline, Week 12 and 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure and number analyzed signifies participants who were evaluable for specified time points.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Change at Week 12-35.34 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 26.673
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Change at Week 24-17.10 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 34.345
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Change at Week 24-17.76 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 28.25
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Change at Week 12-9.51 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 37.151
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Change at Week 12-13.84 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 25.42
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Change at Week 24-15.22 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 27.429
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Change at Week 1210.57 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 33.392
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in N-Terminal Type III Collagen Propeptide (Pro-C3)Change at Week 249.46 Percent ChangeStandard Deviation 45.403
Secondary

Main Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Triglycerides

Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

Population: FAS included all enrolled participants with confirmed fibrosis stage F2 or F3 and NAS ≥4 at baseline per independent review by a 3-pathologist panel who were eligible and assigned a randomization number in the study and received at least 1 dose of IP. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Triglycerides-5.79 Percent changeStandard Deviation 19.473
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Triglycerides-14.87 Percent changeStandard Deviation 54.765
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Triglycerides-7.79 Percent changeStandard Deviation 29.612
Main Study: Placebo PooledMain Study: Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Triglycerides1.02 Percent changeStandard Deviation 31.425
Secondary

Main Study: Trough Serum Concentration of Pegozafermin

Serum trough concentration (ng/mL) of pegozafermin taken from pre-dose samples.

Time frame: Predose at Week 12 and 24

Population: Pharmacokinetic analysis set included all participants in the FAS who had sufficient data to adequately characterize the trough serum pegozafermin concentrations and had no other events or protocol violations that would adversely affect results, such as not completing the full dose. Here, overall number of participants analyzed signifies those participants who were evaluable for this outcome measure and number analyzed signifies participants who were evaluable for specified time points.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Trough Serum Concentration of PegozaferminWeek 12197.833 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 110.097
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWMain Study: Trough Serum Concentration of PegozaferminWeek 24168.127 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 158.749
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Trough Serum Concentration of PegozaferminWeek 12534.289 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 375.149
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWMain Study: Trough Serum Concentration of PegozaferminWeek 24691.424 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 718.495
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Trough Serum Concentration of PegozaferminWeek 2484.033 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 77.896
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WMain Study: Trough Serum Concentration of PegozaferminWeek 1281.699 nanograms/milliliterStandard Deviation 77.099
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of IP, whether or not considered related to the IP. TEAEs were defined as AEs that started or worsened on or after the first dose of study IP up to Week 51. An SAE was an AE that met at least 1 of the following criteria: resulted in death, was life-threatening, required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization for the AE, persistent or significant disability/incapacity or substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect, important medical event or reaction. A summary of all Serious Adverse Events and Other Adverse Events (nonserious) regardless of causality is located in the 'Reported Adverse Events' Section.

Time frame: Baseline up to Week 51

Population: Safety analysis set included all randomized participants who received at least 1 dose of IP.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)TEAEs21 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 15 mg QWNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs1 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)TEAEs63 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 30 mg QWNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs5 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)TEAEs46 Participants
Main Study: Pegozafermin 44 mg Q2WNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs8 Participants
Main Study: Placebo PooledNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs6 Participants
Main Study: Placebo PooledNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)TEAEs42 Participants
Main and Extension Study: Placebo (Main) and Pegozafermin 30 mg QW (Extension)Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)TEAEs17 Participants
Main and Extension Study: Placebo (Main) and Pegozafermin 30 mg QW (Extension)Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs2 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026