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A Study to Assess How Well and Safely Elafibranor Works in Adult Participants With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

RecruitingPhase 3

A Phase III, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Elafibranor in Adult Participants With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Who can join

Ages 18 to 75 · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults participants aged 18 years or older
* Confirmed diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis based on standard clinical, biochemical, and imaging criteria
* Compensated liver disease at screening
* Stable background therapy, where applicable prior to study entry
* Women of childbearing potential have to apply during the entire duration of the study a highly effective method of birth control
* Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

\- History or presence of other concomitant chronic liver disease

\- History of hepatic decompensation, including: i) History of liver transplantation, current MELD 3.0 score ≥12 due to hepatic impairment.

ii) Evidence of complications of cirrhosis

* Participants with cirrhosis who are also classified as Child-Pugh B or C based on the Child Pugh score.
* History of biliary intervention within 60 days prior to the screening period, and/or presence of percutaneous drain or bile duct stent at SV.
* History of bacterial cholangitis, and/or participant on antibiotics for prophylaxis of recurrent cholangitis within 60 days prior to the SV.
* History or any current suspicion of cholangiocarcinoma or hepatocellular carcinoma
* Known malignancy or history of malignancy within the last 5 years, with the exception of local, successfully treated basal cell carcinoma or in-situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
* Medical conditions that may cause non-hepatic increases in ALP (e.g. Paget's disease).
* Administration of the following medications are prohibited as specified below:

  i) 3 months prior to baseline: norucholic acid, fibrates, seladelpar and glitazones.

ii) 3 months prior to baseline: cyclosporine, mycophenolate, pentoxifylline, and chronic systemic corticosteroids (except as part of management of IBD at an ongoing stable dose); potentially hepatotoxic drugs (including α-methyl-dopa, sodium valproic acid, isoniazid, or nitrofurantoin).

* Participants who are currently participating in, plan to participate in, or have participated in an investigational drug or medical device study containing active substance within 30 days or five half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the SV. - Participants with previous exposure to elafibranor.
* Electrocardiogram (ECG) with QT interval corrected by Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \>450 msec in males or QTcF \>470 msec in females for participants without bundle branch block.
* Significant renal disease,
* For female participants: known pregnancy, or has a positive serum pregnancy test, or lactating.
* Regular alcohol intake in excess of the recommended limit of 2 standard drinks per day for men or 1 standard drink per day for women
* History of alcohol abuse, or other substance abuse within 1 year prior to SV.
* Sensitivity to any of the study interventions, or components thereof, or drug or other allergy that contraindicates participation in the study.
* Mental instability or incompetence
* Participant has or is known to have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 or 2 at SV.
* Medical conditions that may diminish life expectancy to \<2 years.

About the study

The purpose of this study is to find out how well and safely elafibranor works compared to placebo in adult participants with Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). PSC is a rare disease that causes inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts in the liver. Over time, this can lead to liver damage and serious health problems, including the need for a liver transplant and death.

In this study, about 350 participants with large duct PSC will take part. Participants will be randomized to receive either elafibranor 120 mg once daily or a placebo (a tablet with no active medicine). The study includes a screening period, an treatment period, and a post-treatment safety follow-up.

During the study, participants will undergo routine clinical assessments, laboratory testing, imaging evaluations, and complete patient-reassessments to evaluate liver disease progression, symptoms, quality of life and safety.

Following the end of treatment, participants will complete a safety follow-up period at approximately four weeks. Participants may withdraw from the study at any time. Each participant may be in the study for several years, as the treatment period will continue until the study reaches enough health events among participants, which is expected to take about 5 years.

What is being tested

Sponsor: Ipsen · Participants: 350 · Started: May 14, 2026

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07387549

Locations in the U.S.

ArizonaArizona Liver Health, Chandler
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Phoenix (Not yet recruiting)
CaliforniaSouthern California Research Center, Coronado
University of California San Diego, La Jolla (Not yet recruiting)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (Not yet recruiting)
Keck Medicine of USC - USC Healthcare Center 1, Los Angeles (Not yet recruiting)
California Liver Research Institute, Pasadena
Stanford University, Redwood City (Not yet recruiting)
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento (Not yet recruiting)
Sutter Health Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building, San Francisco (Not yet recruiting)
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco
ColoradoUniversity of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, Aurora (Not yet recruiting)
Peak Gastroenterology Associates, Colorado Springs
South Denver Gastroenterology,P.C., Englewood
Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology (RMG), Littleton
ConnecticutYale Medical Group - Yale Digestive Diseases -Temple Medical Center Location, New Haven (Not yet recruiting)
District of ColumbiaMedStar Georgetown-MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute University Hospital (MGUH), Washington D.C. (Not yet recruiting)
FloridaUniversity of Miami - Schiff Center for Liver Diseases, Miami
GeorgiaPiedmont Hospital - Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta (Not yet recruiting)
IllinoisNorthwestern Medicine, Chicago (Not yet recruiting)
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago (Not yet recruiting)
The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (Not yet recruiting)
IndianaIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Gastroenterology Health Partners, PLLC (Southern Indiana Location), New Albany (Not yet recruiting)
Deaconess GI Specialty Center, Newburgh (Not yet recruiting)
IowaThe University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City
KentuckyUniversity Of Louisville School Of Medicine, Louisville (Not yet recruiting)
MarylandJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (Not yet recruiting)
Mercy Medical Center, Inc, Baltimore
MassachusettsBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (Not yet recruiting)
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (Not yet recruiting)
MichiganUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Not yet recruiting)
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit (Not yet recruiting)
MinnesotaMayo Clinic Cancer Center (MCCC) - Rochester, Rochester (Not yet recruiting)
MissouriSaint Louis University, St Louis (Not yet recruiting)
NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (Not yet recruiting)
New YorkMount Sinai Medical Center, New York (Not yet recruiting)
NYU Langone Gastroenterology and Hepatology Associates, New York (Not yet recruiting)
Weill Medical College Of Cornell University, New York (Not yet recruiting)
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (Not yet recruiting)
North CarolinaDigestive Health Partners, PA, Asheville (Not yet recruiting)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill (Not yet recruiting)
Carolinas Medical Center -Center for Liver Disease and Transplant-Kidney Transplant Centre, Charlotte (Not yet recruiting)
Duke University Health System, Durham (Not yet recruiting)
OhioDayton Gastroenterology- Englewood, Beavercreek (Not yet recruiting)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (Not yet recruiting)
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland (Not yet recruiting)
PennsylvaniaPenn State Milton S.Hershey Medical Center - Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Hershey (Not yet recruiting)
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Jefferson Digestive Disease Institute (JDDI), Philadelphia (Not yet recruiting)
University of Pennsylvania - Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Philadelphia (Not yet recruiting)
Rhode IslandUniversity Gastroenterology, Providence
South CarolinaMedical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Charleston
South DakotaRapid City Medical Center, Rapid City (Not yet recruiting)
TennesseeGastro One, Cordova
Gastrointestinal Associates of Northeast Tennessee, Johnson City
TexasMethodist Health Systems Clinical Research Institute, Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (Not yet recruiting)
Baylor College of Medicine - Advanced Liver Therapies, Houston (Not yet recruiting)
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston (Not yet recruiting)
Liver Associates of Texas, P.A., Houston
American Research Corporation at The Texas Liver Institute, San Antonio
Starhope Liver Center, PA - Starhope Clinical Research, LLC, San Antonio
UtahIntermountain Medical Center, Murray (Not yet recruiting)
VirginiaUniversity of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital LLC. d/b/a Bon Secours Liver Institute of Richmond, Richmond (Not yet recruiting)
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond (Not yet recruiting)
WashingtonNorthwest Gastroenterology Associates, Bellevue (Not yet recruiting)
Velocity Clinical Research, Seattle, Seattle
WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison (Not yet recruiting)

Conditions

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Nov 15, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.