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NCT04880031CompletedPhase 2

A Study of BOS-580 in Obese Subjects at Risk for, or With Biopsy-confirmed, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With an Extension

A Phase 2a, Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-controlled Study of BOS-580 in Obese Subjects at Risk for, or With Biopsy-confirmed, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With a Single Arm Open-label Extension

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study of Efimosfermin in obese participants at risk for, or with biopsy-confirmed, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with a single arm open-label extension. It includes Parts A, B, C and D.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
231 (actual)
First submitted
5 May 2021
Start date
30 Sept 2021
Primary completion date
27 Oct 2025
Lead sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
NCT number
NCT04880031

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 231
  • From 30 Sept 2021 to the primary completion date, 27 Oct 2025
  • 48 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Change in body weight (more than 5% self-reported OR 5 kg self-reported change during the previous 3 months from Screening, whichever is smaller)
  • Participants that received their 24 week dose in Part B \> 10 weeks prior to enrollment into Part C
  • Use of other investigational drugs.

Other illness

  • History of type 1 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis, or positive glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) auto-antibodies (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults)
  • Participants with a condition that requires substantial anticoagulant medication may not be eligible for the study enrollment (e.g., deep vein thrombosis).
  • Other causes of chronic liver disease
  • Documented evidence or history of decompensated liver cirrhosis.
  • History of type 1 diabetes or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.
  • History of malignancy.

Lab values

  • Documented clinical, laboratory or radiologic evidence of cirrhosis (compensated or decompensated)
  • Triglycerides ≥ 500 mg/dL
  • Hemoglobin A1c \> 9.5%

Other

  • Other exclusion criteria may apply

Who the study is looking for

  • Participant is either male or female and 18 to 75 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent
  • Obese participants with body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 27 kg/m\^2
  • Hepatic fat fraction (HFF) measured by magnetic resonance imaging derived proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) ≥8%
  • Liver fibrosis assessment based on a vibration controlled transient elastography (VCTE) liver stiffness measurement (LSM) score of 7.0 to 9.9 kPa (Part A only) inclusive or 7.0 to 20.0 kPa (Part B only) inclusive and Liver injury assessment measured by aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>25U/L. A qualifying historical biopsy (confirmed eligibility based on the central pathology read) supersedes the LSM, controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) score criteria and AST criteria.
  • Histopathologically confirmed F2 or F3 stage NASH on a diagnostic liver biopsy performed during Screening or within 6 months prior to the first day of dosing for historical biopsies (Part B only).
  • History or presence of at least 2 of 4 components of metabolic syndrome: obesity/overweight, dyslipidemia (high triglycerides and/or low high density lipoprotein \[HDL\]), type 2 diabetes with elevated glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and hypertension.
  • Participant must have completed the Part B of the study.
  • Participant willing to undergo liver biopsy at Week 56
  • NASH F stage \<F4 at 24 week assessment in Part B
  • BMI of ≥ 25 kg/m\^2
  • Liver fibrosis based on assessments taken during screening visit
  • Participant should be willing and able to undergo liver biopsy during Screening (if a historical biopsy within 12 months prior to Screening is not available) and per protocol as judged by the Investigator.
  • Other inclusion criteria may apply

Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (48)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Pinnacle Clinical Research - Austin
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
Accelemed Research
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Liver Institute - Austin
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
Apex Mobile Clinical Research
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BellaireUnited StatesUnknown status
Central Research Associates
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BirminghamUnited StatesUnknown status
South Texas Research Institute - Brownsville
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BrownsvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Alliance Research Institute
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Canoga ParkUnited StatesUnknown status
Arizona Liver Health
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ChandlerUnited StatesUnknown status
Velocity Clinical Research
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East GreenwichUnited StatesUnknown status
South Texas Research Institute - Edinburg
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EdinburgUnited StatesUnknown status
Lillestol Research, LLC
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FargoUnited StatesUnknown status
Coastal Research Institute, LLC
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FayettevilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Covenant Metabolic Specialists - Fort Myers
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Fort MyersUnited StatesUnknown status
Southwest General Healthcare Center
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Fort MyersUnited StatesUnknown status
Ark Clinical Research
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Fountain ValleyUnited StatesUnknown status
Fresno Clinical Research Center
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FresnoUnited StatesUnknown status
Pinnacle Clinical Research - Georgetown
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GeorgetownUnited StatesUnknown status
Evolution Clinical Trials
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Hialeah GardensUnited StatesUnknown status
Houston Research Institute
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
Kansas City Research Institute
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Kansas CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Entrust Clinical Research Center
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KendallUnited StatesUnknown status
Galenus Group
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Lehigh AcresUnited StatesUnknown status
Tandem Clinical Research
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MarreroUnited StatesUnknown status
Miami Clinical Research
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Advanced Clinical Research
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
G+C Research Group
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Admed Research
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Century Research
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Panex Clinical Research
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Miami LakesUnited StatesUnknown status
Catalina Research Institute
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MontclairUnited StatesUnknown status
Knowledge Research Center
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OrangeUnited StatesUnknown status
Charter Research
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OrlandoUnited StatesUnknown status
Fomat Medical Research
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OxnardUnited StatesUnknown status
Linq Research, LLC
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PearlandUnited StatesUnknown status
Arizona Liver Health
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PeoriaUnited StatesUnknown status
Progressive Medical Research
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Port OrangeUnited StatesUnknown status
Inland Empire Clinical Trials
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RialtoUnited StatesUnknown status
Olympus Family Medicine
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
American Research Corporation at Texas Liver Institute
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Quality Research Inc
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Pinnacle Clinical Research - San Antonio
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Covenant Metabolic Specialists - Sarasota
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SarasotaUnited StatesUnknown status
Liver Institute Northwest
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
South Ogden Family Medicine
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South OgdenUnited StatesUnknown status
QLMC
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TucsonUnited StatesUnknown status
Arizona Liver Health
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TucsonUnited StatesUnknown status
Liver Institute PPLC
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TucsonUnited StatesUnknown status
Velocity Clinical Research, Waco
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WacoUnited StatesUnknown status

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