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Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of K-808 (Pemafibrate) in Participants With Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) With Inadequate Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) and/or Obeticholic Acid (OCA) Treatment.

Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Study to investigate the efficacy and safety of two doses of K-808 (pemafribate) in subjects with PBC.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL
  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female participant who has a PBC diagnosis as demonstrated by the presence of ≥2 of the following three diagnostic criteria:

* History of ALP above ULN for at least 6 months
* History of positive antimitochondrial antibody (AMA) titer or positive PBC-specific antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer
* Historical liver biopsy consistent with PBC
* Participant has the following qualifying biochemistry value at Screening:

* ALP ≥1.5 × ULN
* Participant is ≥18 years of age at consent.
* Participant meets all other eligibility criteria outlined in the Clinical Study Protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participant meets any one of the following criteria at Screening:

* ALP\>10 × ULN
* ALT or AST \>5 × ULN
* Hepatitis C treatment within 5 years of Screening, or active hepatitis C as defined by positive hepatitis C antibody with the presence of hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid; subjects with active hepatitis B (HBV) infection (hepatitis B surface antigen \[HbsAg\] positive) will be excluded. A subject with resolved hepatitis A at least 3 months prior to the Screening Visit can be screened.
* Primary sclerosing cholangitis and secondary sclerosing cholangitis (eg, due to cholangiolithiasis, ischemia, telangiectasia, vasculitis, infectious diseases)
* Alcoholic liver disease
* History of definite autoimmune hepatitis or PBC/autoimmune hepatitis overlap, defined as both of the following: 1) IgG \>2 × ULN and/or positive anti-smooth muscle antibodies, 2) liver histology revealing moderate or severe periportal or periseptal inflammation
* Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
* Gilbert's Syndrome
* Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, cystic fibrosis, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis based on historically established diagnosis
* Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) as defined by typical exposure and history
* Known condition that involves bile duct obstruction or cholestasis other than PBC, eg, vascular diseases (eg, Budd-Chiari syndrome, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, congestive hepatopathy), congenital conditions (ductal plate malformations, Caroli syndrome, congenital liver fibrosis), idiopathic ductopenia
* Hepatocellular carcinoma
* Participant meets any other exclusion criteria outlined in the Clinical Study Protocol.

Study Location

Office of Dr. Gauthier
Office of Dr. Gauthier
North Bay, Ontario
Canada

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(G.I,R,I) GI Research Institute
(G.I,R,I) GI Research Institute
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada

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Toronto General Hospital
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

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Study Sponsored By
Kowa Research Institute, Inc.
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Study ID: NCT06247735