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A Clinical Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Efimosfermin Alfa Injection in Participants With Known or Suspected F2- or F3-stage MASH
RecruitingPhase 3
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 3-Arm Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Efimosfermin Alfa in Participants With Known or Suspected F2- or F3-Stage Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) (ZENITH-2)
Who can join
Ages 18 to 75 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Able and willing to understand and sign a written informed consent form (ICF) that must be obtained prior to the initiation of study procedures * Age \>=18 through \<=75 years at enrolment * History or presence of 2 or more of the 5 components of metabolic syndrome per American Heart Association definition * History or presence of known or suspected MASH with evidence of fibrosis Exclusion Criteria: * ALT or AST \>=5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin (BILI) \>=1.3 milligram per deciliter (mg/dL). Individuals with documented Gilbert's syndrome may be enrolled if they experienced an isolated increase in total BILI of \>=1.3 mg/dL and direct BILI is \<=20% of total BILI; otherwise, the individual will be excluded. * Serum albumin \<=3.5 grams per deciliter (g/dL) * International normalized ratio (INR) \>=1.3 not due to therapeutic anticoagulation. Individuals receiving chronic anticoagulant treatment with higher INR values may be enrolled at the discretion of the Investigator and Study Medical Monitor. * Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) \>=2 × ULN * Platelet (PLT) count \<140 000 per (/) cubic millimeter (mm\^3); individuals with a PLT count between 110,000/mm\^3 and 140,000/mm\^3 may be enrolled after discussion with the Study Medical Monitor * Serum creatinine \>=1.5 mg/dL or creatinine clearance \<=60 milliliter (mL)/minute (min)/1.73 square meter by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation. * Alpha-fetoprotein \>=20 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL) * HbA1c \>=9.0% * Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) 3.0 score \>=12 unless the score is elevated in the absence of liver dysfunction (eg, Gilbert's syndrome) * Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) \>=80 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL) at Screening * Known co-infection with any of the following: a. Human immunodeficiency virus; b. Hepatitis B virus; c. Hepatitis C virus (HCV); d. Hepatitis D virus; or e. Hepatitis E virus. * Chronic liver disease from any other cause including, but not limited to, alcoholic liver disease; evidence of portal hypertension; viral hepatitis, or any history or evidence of cirrhosis; or decompensated liver disease such as clinical ascites, bleeding gastroesophageal varices, hepatorenal syndrome, or hepatic encephalopathy prior to Screening or Day 1. * Current or history of excessive alcohol intake for \>=3 months within the 12-month period prior to Screening
About the study
This study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of Efimosfermin Alfa for participants with known or suspected MASH with fibrosis consistent with stage F2 or F3.
What is being tested
- Efimosfermin Alfa (drug)
- Placebo (drug)
Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline · Participants: 1,250 · Started: Dec 12, 2025
Contact the study team
- US GSK Clinical Trials Call Center · Phone: 877-379-3718
- EU GSK Clinical Trials Call Center · Phone: +44 (0) 20 89904466
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07221188
Locations in the U.S.
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.