Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

A Study Evaluating Efruxifermin in Subjects With Non-invasively Diagnosed Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)/Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)/Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)

Lead Sponsor:

Akero Therapeutics, Inc

Conditions:

NASH/MASH

NAFLD/MASLD

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of EFX compared to placebo in subjects with non-invasively diagnosed NASH/MASH and NAFLD/MASLD.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Main Study Only:
  • Males and non-pregnant, non-lactating females between 18 - 80 (between 19-80 in the Republic of Korea) years of age inclusive, on the day of signing informed consent
  • Previous history or presence of 2 out of 4 components of metabolic syndrome (obesity, dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, elevated fasting glucose) or type 2 diabetes
  • Suspected or confirmed diagnosis of NASH/MASH or NAFLD/MASLD or non-invasively diagnosed NASH/MASH or NAFLD/MASLD
  • Open-Label Rollover
  • Prior participation in a previous Akero Phase 2 study

Exclusion

  • Other causes of liver disease based on medical history and/or liver histology and/or central laboratory results, including but not limited to: alcoholic liver disease, autoimmune disorders (e.g., primary biliary cholangitis \[PBC\], primary sclerosing cholangitis \[PSC\], autoimmune hepatitis), drug induced hepatotoxicity, Wilson disease, clinically significant iron overload, or alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
  • Type 1 or unstable Type 2 diabetes
  • A reduced list of inclusion and exclusion criteria apply to participants in the open-label rollover extension.
  • Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 10 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

700 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06161571

Start Date

November 10 2023

End Date

October 1 2026

Last Update

September 12 2025

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Akero Clinical Study Site

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35209

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Akero Clinical Study Site

Chandler, Arizona, United States, 85224

3

Akero Clinical Study Site

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, 86001

4

Akero Clinical Study Site

Peoria, Arizona, United States, 85381