The study of an investigational drug, Cenicriviroc, for the treatment of liver fibrosis in patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).

• Register: EUCTR
• Last refreshed on: 28 June 2021
• Main ID: EUCTR2016-004566-26-PL
• Date of registration: 09/09/2017
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Tobira Therapeutics, Inc., a subsidiary of Allergan plc
• Public title: The study of an investigational drug, Cenicriviroc, for the treatment of liver fibrosis in patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).
• Scientific title: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Cenicriviroc for the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis in Adult Subjects with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis - AURORA
• Date of first enrolment: 05/11/2017
• Target sample size: 2000
• Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
• URL: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2016-004566-26
• Study type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
• Study design: Controlled: yes; Randomised: yes; Open: no; Single blind: no; Double blind: yes; Parallel group: yes; Cross over: no; Other: no; If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: no; Placebo: yes; Other: no; Number of treatment arms in the trial: 2
• Phase: Human pharmacology (Phase I): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II): no Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase III): yes Therapeutic use (Phase IV): no

Countries of recruitment

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

• Name: Kathleen Waldron (RA)
• Affiliation: Tobira Therapeutics Inc., a subsidiary of Allergan plc

• Name: Kathleen Waldron (RA)
• Affiliation: Tobira Therapeutics Inc., a subsidiary of Allergan plc

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:
1. Male and female subjects aged between 18-75 years
2. Ability to understand and sign a written informed consent form (ICF)
3. Histological evidence of NASH based on central reading of the liver biopsy slides
4. Subjects included in Part1 must have histopathological evidence of Stage 2 or 3 liver fibrosis per the NASH CRN System based on central reading of the biopsy slides Subjects newly randomized in Part 2 must have histological evidence of Stage 3 liver fibrosis per the NASH CRN System, based on central reading of the Screening period biopsy slides.
5. Females of childbearing potential and males participating in the study must agree to use at least 2 approved methods of contraception throughout the duration of the study and for 30 days after stopping study drug.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 1800
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 200

Exclusion criteria:
1. Inability to undergo a liver biopsy safety
2. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive
3. Hepatitis C antibody (HCVAb) positive
4. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 or HIV-2 infection
5. Prior or planned liver transplantation
6. Other known causes of chronic liver disease
7. History or presence of cirrhosis (NASH CRN Fibrosis Stage 4) and/or hepatic decompensation
including ascites, hepatic encephalopathy or variceal bleeding
8. Alcohol consumption greater than 21 units/week for males or 14
units/week for females
9. AST > 5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) at Screening
10. ALT > 5 × ULN at Screening
11. HbA1c > 9% at Screening
12. Serum albumin < 3.5 g/dL
13. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 at Screening
according to the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation
14. Platelet count < 100,000/mm3 at Screening
15. Total bilirubin > 1.3 mg/dL (subjects with hyperbilirubinemia
associated with documented Gilbert's syndrome may be eligible upon
review by the medical monitor) at Screening
16. International normalized ratio (INR) > 1.3 at Screening
17. Model of end stage liver disease (MELD) score > 12
18. Weight reduction, defined as = 7% of body weight through bariatric surgery in the past 5 years or bariatric surgery
planned during the conduct of the study (including gastric banding and
sleeve surgery)
19. Known history of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at any time, history
of malignancy within the past 5 years or ongoing malignancy other than:
basal cell carcinoma, resected noninvasive cutaneous squamous cell
carcinoma, or treated stage II or lower colorectal or breast cancer in
remission for = 2 years and with documented low risk of recurrence (included but no limited to Oncotype DX
12 gene recurrence score <30 for stage II or lower colon cancer; earlystage,
estrogen-receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancers that
have not spread to the lymph nodes; Oncotype DX 21 gene recurrence
score <18 for earlystage invasive breast cancer; or Oncotype DX ductal
carcinoma in situ [DCIS] 12 gene recurrence score <39 for noninvasive
breast cancer)
20. Active, serious infections that require parenteral therapy (antibiotic or
antifungal) within 30 days prior to Screening Visit
21. Clinically significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease within
the past 3 months
22. Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding
chemotherapeutic agents and immunomodulating agents (such as
systemic corticosteroids, interleukins, interferons)
23. Current or anticipated treatment with radiation therapy, cytotoxic
chemotherapeutic agents and immune-modulating agents (such as
systemic corticosteroids, interleukins and interferons)
24. Receiving a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, a
dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, a sodium–glucose
cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) and/or SGLT1 inhibitor, or a thiazolidinedione (TZD) for less
than 6 months of stable therapy prior to the liver biopsy at Screening period liver biopsy (.Subjects on a stable therapy with a GLP-1 receptor agonist, DPP-4 inhibitor, SGLT1 and/or SGLT2 inhibitor, or a TZD for at least 6 months
prior to the Screening liver biopsy may be considered eligible. (Important Note: if a historical biopsy is to be used, subjects need to be
on stable therapy for at least 6 months prior to the day historical liver
biopsy) was performed).
25. Receiving ongoing therapy with any disallowed medication during the

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Liver fibrosis in Subjects with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
MedDRA version: 22.0 Level: PT Classification code 10053219 Term: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis System Organ Class: 10019805 - Hepatobiliary disorders

Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]

Intervention(s)

Product Name: Cenicriviroc Mesylate
Product Code: CVC
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: CENICRIVIROC MESYLATE
CAS Number: 497223-25-3
Current Sponsor code: CENICRIVIROC
Other descriptive name: TBR-652
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 150-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Tablet
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Primary Outcome(s)

Primary end point(s): Part 1): Proportion of subjects with improvement in fibrosis by 2 stages
(NASH CRN system) AND no
worsening of steatohepatitis (no worsening of lobular inflammation or
hepatocellular ballooning grade)
(Part 2): Time to first occurrence of any of the following adjudicated
events:
Death (all cause), Histopathologic progression to cirrhosis (defined by
NASH CRN Fibrosis Stage 4),
Hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver transplant, MELD score =15, Ascites
(requiring intervention, ie, large volume paracentesis = 1L or initiation
of a diuretic), Hospitalization (as defined by a stay of = 24 hours) for
onset of: variceal bleed, hepatic encephalopathy (defined by a West
Haven Stage of =2), spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (confirmed by
diagnostic paracentesis with positive ascitic fluid bacterial culture)

Secondary Objective: Part 1:
Evaluate the effect of CVC compared to placebo on liver histology at Month 12 relative to the screening biopsy for the proportion of subjects with improvement in fibrosis of at least 2 stages (NASH CRN system) AND no worsening of steatohepatitis
Part 1 and 2:Evaluate the effect of CVC compared to placebo on liver histology relative to the Screening biopsy for the proportion of subjects with improvement in fibrosis by at least 1 stage (NASH CRN system), regardless of effect on steatohepatitis.
Part 1 and 2:Evaluate the safety and tolerability of CVC for the treatment of liver fibrosis in adult subjects with NASH.
Part 2:Evaluate the effect of CVC compared to placebo on liver histology relative to the Screening biopsy for the proportion of subjects with improvement in fibrosis by at least 1 stage (NASH CRN system), AND no worsening of steatohepatitis (no worsening of lobular inflammation or hepatocellular ballooning grade).

Main Objective: Primary Objective (Part 1):
•Demonstrate the superiority of CVC compared to placebo on liver histology at Month 12 relative to the Screening biopsy, in adult
subjects with a liver biopsy diagnosis of NASH and Stage 2 or 3 liver fibrosis (by NASH CRN system) as confirmed by an independent central
pathologist
Primary Objective (Part 2):
•Demonstrate the superiority of CVC compared to placebo on the composite endpoint of histopathologic progression to cirrhosis, (defined
by NASH CRN Fibrosis Stage 4) liver-related clinical outcomes, and all-cause mortality, as measured by the time to first occurrence of any of the listed adjudicated events (clinical outcomes composite endpoint) – (all subjects)

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Part 1: Month 12
Part 2: Duration of study

Secondary Outcome(s)

Secondary end point(s): Parts 1 and 2:
Proportion of subjects with improvement in fibrosis by at least 2 stages(NASH CRN system) AND no worsening of steatohepatitis (no worsening of lobular inflammation or hepatocellular ballooning grade) on liver
histology at Month 12 relative to the screening biopsy.
Proportion of subjects with improvement in fibrosis by at least 1 stage (NASH CRN system), regardless of effect on steatohepatitis, relative to the Screening biopsy.
Proportion of subjects with improvement in fibrosis by at least 2 stages (NASH CRN system), regardless of effect on steatohepatitis, at Month 12 relative to the screening biopsy.
Part 2: Proportion of subjects with improvement in fibrosis by at least 1 stage (NASH CRN system) AND no worsening of steatohepatitis (no worsening of lobular inflammation or hepatocellular ballooning grade) on liver biopsy relative to the Screening biopsy

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Months 12 and 60

Secondary ID(s)

3152-301-002

2016-004566-26-BE

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Tobira Therapeutics, Inc, a subsidiary of Allergan, plc

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date: 12/07/2017
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