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Clinical Trials in China / NCT05751967
Recruiting Phase 3

Fenofibrate Combined With Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Subjects With Primary Biliary Cholangitis

NCT05751967 · tracked via the Priya Life Science China tracker
Sponsor
Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
Phase
Phase 3
Started
2023-02-22
Last updated
2026-01-08

Condition(s) studied

Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Placebo Combined With Ursodeoxycholic AcidFenofibrate Combined With Ursodeoxycholic Acid

Placebo Combined With Ursodeoxycholic Acid: 1 tablet/ day

Fenofibrate Combined With Ursodeoxycholic Acid: 200 mg/day

Study summary

Current treatment guidelines recommend ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) as the first-line treatment for new-diagnosed primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients. However, up to 40% patients are insensitive to UDCA monotherapy, and evaluation of UDCA response at 12 months may result in long period of ineffective treatment. We aimed to develop a new criterion to reliably identify non-response patients much earlier. Recently, our team designed and validated a new early criterion for distinguishing high-risk PBC patients in a Chinese population for the first time. Our data indicated that PBC patients with ALP ≤ 2.5 × ULN, AST ≤ 2 × ULN, and TBIL ≤ 1 × ULN (Xi'an criterion) after 1 month UDCA treatment were likely to have better prognosis. It can be readily applied in the rapid identification of PBC patients who require additional therapeutic approaches. However, whether it is reasonable to apply it to the response definition of clinical research, and the guidance of PBC management and choice of second-line treatment, further research is needed.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Must have provided written informed consent; * Age 18-75 years; * BMI 17-28 kg/m2 * Male or female with a diagnosis of PBC, by at least two of the following criteria: * History of AP above ULN for at least six months; * Positive AMA titers (\>1/40 on immunofluorescence or M2 positive by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or positive PBC-specific antinuclear antibodies; * Documented liver biopsy result consistent with PBC. * Incomplete response to UDCA defined by Xi'an criteria (ALP \>2.5× ULN, AST\>2×ULN or TBIL\>1×ULN) after UDCA treatment for 4-6 weeks with at least one abnormal test in ALP or TBIL. Exclusion Criteria: * History or presence of other concomitant liver diseases. * ALT/AST \> 5×ULN, TBIL \> 3×ULN. * If female: known pregnancy, or has a positive urine pregnancy test (confirmed by a positive serum pregnancy test), or lactating. * Allergic to fenofibrate or ursodeoxycholic acid. * Taking hepatotoxic drugs (e.g., dapsone, erythromycin, fluconazole, ketoconazole, rifampicin) for more than 2 weeks within 6 months, and long-term hormonal users. * Recurrent variceal bleeding, poorly controlled hepatic encephalopathy or refractory ascites. * Patients with a history of severe cardiac, cerebrovascular, renal, respiratory disease or functional failure, and psychiatric disorders (including those due to alcohol and drug abuse). * Creatinine \>1.5×ULN and creatinine clearance \<60 ml/min. * Currently using statins (such as pravastatin, fluvastatin, and simvastatin), other fibrates (such as gemfibrozil and bezafibrate), and drugs structurally similar to fenofibrate (like ketoprofen). * Planned to receive an organ transplant or an organ transplant recipient. * Needing Liver transplantation within 1 year according to the Mayo Rick score. * Any other condition(s) that would compromise the safety of the subject or compromise the quality of the clinical study, as judged by the Investigator.

Primary outcome measure(s)

Trial sites (7)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
The second hospital of Lanzhou University Lanzhou Gansu Recruiting
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital Guangzhou Guangdong Not Yet Recruiting
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Nanjing Jiangsu Recruiting
The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang Liaoning Recruiting
Ying han Xi'an Shaanxi Recruiting
Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu Sichuan Recruiting
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Tianjin China Recruiting

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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