Evaluating a new treatment for active Crohn's disease
Official title: A Phase III, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Induction Therapy With RO7790121 in Patients With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease
Run by Hoffmann-La Roche · NCT06819891 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing a new drug called RO7790121 to see if it can help people with moderate to severe Crohn's disease feel better when other treatments haven't worked.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 3 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 16 Years to 80 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 425 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Hoffmann-La Roche Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | radiation |
| Locations | 208 sites (Dothan, Alabama and 207 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | May 12, 2025 |
| Main results expected | December 31, 2028 |
| Study ends | April 30, 2033 |
| Registry record updated | October 26, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06819891 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates include individuals diagnosed with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease who have not responded adequately to other therapies.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with other forms of colitis or significant bowel complications may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This Phase III, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of RO7790121 as an induction therapy for participants suffering from moderately to severely active Crohn's disease. The study will involve administering either the investigational drug or a placebo to eligible participants who have not adequately responded to previous treatments. The goal is to determine how well RO7790121 works in alleviating symptoms and improving the condition of patients with this chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new effective option for patients with difficult-to-treat Crohn's disease.
How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promise with similar therapeutic approaches, indicating potential for success in this area.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed diagnosis of CD * Moderately to severely active CD * Bodyweight \>= 40 kilogram (kg) * Demonstrated inadequate response, loss of response and/or intolerance to at least one protocol-specified conventional or advanced CD therapy * Males and females of childbearing potential must meet protocol criteria for contraception requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Current diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) or indeterminate colitis, ischemic colitis, infectious colitis, radiation colitis, microscopic colitis * Participant with a history of \>= 3 bowel resections (\> 2 missing segments of the 5 following segments: terminal ilelium, right colon, transverse colon, sigmoid and left colon, and rectum) * Diagnosis of short gut or short bowel syndrome * Presence of an ileostomy, colostomy or ileoanal pouch * Participants with symptomatic bowel strictures, fulminant colitis, or toxic megacolon * Presence of abdominal or perianal abscess * Presence of rectovaginal, enterovaginal, high output enterocutaneous fistula, enterovesical fistulas or perianal fistulas with \>3 openings * Participants with symptomatic bowel strictures, fulminant colitis, or toxic megacolon * Current diagnosis or suspicion of primary sclerosing cholangitis * Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during the study * Any past or current evidence of cancer of gastrointestinal tract, high-grade colonic dysplasia and participants with low-grade dysplasia are eligible if lesions have been completely removed * History of non-gastrointestinal cancer, with the exception of adequately treated non-metastatic basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer * Evidence of infection with Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile; formerly known as Clostridium difficile), cytomegalovirus (CMV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV) during screening * Has evidence of active tuberculosis (TB), latent TB not successfully treated (per local guidance) or inadequately treated TB * Has received protocol-specified prohibited medicines, including known exposure to any type of anti-TL1A therapy
Where it's running
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Digestive Health Specialists of the Southeast
Dothan, Alabama, United States Recruiting -
Sun City Clinical Research
Glendale, Arizona, United States Recruiting -
Om Research LLC
Lancaster, California, United States Recruiting -
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian;Hoag Center for Research and Education
Newport Beach, California, United States Recruiting -
Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center
Redwood City, California, United States Recruiting -
Clinical Applications Laboratories, Inc.
San Diego, California, United States Recruiting
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Amicis Research Center
Santa Clarita, California, United States Recruiting -
Peak Gastroenterology Associates
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
J&A Clinical Research
Doral, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Auzmer Research
Lakeland, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Galenus Group Inc
Lehigh Acres, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Homestead Associates in Research, Inc.
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Allied Biomedical Research Institute, Inc
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Rejuvaline Medical Research
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Miami Beach Clinical Research Center
Miami Beach, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Eminat Research Group
Miramar, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Digestive and Liver Center of Florida
Orlando, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Advanced Medical Research Center
Port Orange, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Santos Research Center, CORP
Tampa, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Morehouse School Of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States Recruiting -
Robley Rex VA Medical Center
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Recruiting -
One GI: GHP - Gastroenterology Health Partners Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Recruiting -
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Recruiting -
Louisiana Research Center - GastroIntestinal Associates
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States Recruiting -
Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
FOMAT Medical Research - Chevy Chase Clinical Research
Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
North Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Recruiting -
Gastroenterology Associates of Western Michigan, P.L.C.
Wyoming, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Gastrointestinal Associates Research
Flowood, Mississippi, United States Recruiting -
Va Heartland Network - Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital
Columbia, Missouri, United States Recruiting -
Specialists in Gastroenterology
St Louis, Missouri, United States Recruiting -
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center-Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States Recruiting -
Virtua Crohns and Colitis Center
Moorestown, New Jersey, United States Recruiting -
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States Recruiting -
Ellipsis Research Group
Brooklyn, New York, United States Recruiting -
Intercity Gastroenterology
Fresh Meadows, New York, United States Recruiting -
NYU Langone Long Island Clinical Research Associates
Lake Success, New York, United States Recruiting -
James J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States Recruiting -
Digestive Disease Medicine of Central New York
Utica, New York, United States Recruiting -
Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology, P.L.L.C
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Recruiting -
Peters Medical Research (PMR), LLC
High Point, North Carolina, United States Recruiting -
Clinical Inquest Center
Beavercreek, Ohio, United States Recruiting -
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Recruiting -
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Recruiting -
University Gastroenterology
Providence, Rhode Island, United States Recruiting -
Gastro One
Cordova, Tennessee, United States Recruiting -
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States Recruiting
+158 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Reference Study ID Number: GA45332 https://forpatients.roche.com/ No attachments to email below.
- Email: global-roche-genentech-trials@gene.com
- Phone: 888-662-6728 (U.S. and Canada)
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.