Clinical trial Recruiting at 10 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 to 60

F573 injection for treating liver injury and failure

Official title: F573 for Injection for the Treatment of Liver Injury/Failure : Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase Ⅱa Clinical Trial

Run by Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. · NCT05689645 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if an injection called F573 can help people with liver injury or chronic hepatitis B feel better and recover.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 60 Years
SexAll
Enrollment97 (estimated)
SponsorBeijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd.
Industry-sponsored
Locations10 sites (Beijing, Beijing Municipality and 9 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 24, 2023
Main results expectedSeptember 1, 2026
Study endsSeptember 1, 2026
Registry record updatedNovember 19, 2025
Trial IDNCT05689645 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include adults aged 18 to 60 with clinically diagnosed liver injury or chronic hepatitis B.

Probably not a fit

Patients with liver injury lasting more than 90 days or those outside the specified age range 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 2 clinical trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of F573 for injection in patients suffering from liver injury, including drug-induced liver injury and chronic hepatitis B. The study employs a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled design, enrolling participants in two phases based on their risk of liver failure. In the first phase, patients receive varying doses of the experimental drug or placebo, while the second phase focuses on a larger group treated with a determined effective dose over 14 days.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with acute liver failure and related conditions.

How similar studies have gone: While this approach is novel, similar studies targeting liver injury have shown promise in the past.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

(1)The first stage:

Participants who meet all of the following criteria will be enrolled in the study:

1. Age ≥18 and ≤60 years old, gender is not limited;
2. Patients with liver injury clinically diagnosed with hepatocyte injury or mixed liver injury or CHB patients with hepatitis B virus infection for more than 6 months (refer to the "Chronic Hepatitis B Prevention and Treatment Guidelines (2019 edition)"). Screening patients with CHB may provide etiological (HBsAg positive and/or HBV DNA positive) or clinical or pathological evidence (liver tissue biopsy results) that HBV infection has been present for more than 6 months.
3. Serum ALT: 2\~ 10× upper limit of normal (ULN), TBil: \<5×ULN;
4. DILI patients: the abnormal duration of liver biochemical indexes \[ALT, AST, ALP, gamma-glutamyltranspeptides (GGT), TBil, albumin, prothrombin time\] does not exceed 90 days;
5. The subject (including the partner) is willing to take effective contraceptive measures from the screening until 6 months after the last test drug administration;
6. Sign informed consent and be able to comply with the requirements of the program; If the subject is unable to sign the informed consent form, it must be signed by a legal guardian or witness as required by the regulations.

(2)The second stage:

Subjects meeting all of the following criteria will be included in the study:

1. Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 65 years old, with no gender restrictions;
2. According to the "Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-Induced Liver Injury (2023 Edition)", patients diagnosed with drug-induced liver injury (DILI) or those diagnosed with intrahepatic cholestasis type liver injury. Patients with DILI and intrahepatic cholestasis type liver injury need to meet the following criteria separately;

   1. Patients with DILI need to simultaneously meet the following conditions: ① Serum ALT \> 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), and TBil \> 2 times the ULN (the ULN of TBil refers to 17.1 μmol/L according to international standards); ② Abnormal liver biochemical indicators (ALT, AST, ALP, TBil) persist for no more than 60 days;
   2. Patients with intrahepatic cholestasis type liver injury need to simultaneously meet the following conditions: ① TBil \> 2 times the ULN (the ULN of TBil refers to 17.1 μmol/L); ② ALP \> 1.5 times the ULN; ③ALT\>1×ULN;
3. The subjects (including their partners) are willing to voluntarily adopt effective contraceptive measures from the time of the initial screening until 6 months after the last administration of the investigational drug;
4. They have signed the informed consent form and can comply with the requirements of the protocol; if the subjects are unable to sign the informed consent form, it must be signed by a legal guardian or a witness as required by the regulations.

The third stage:

Subjects who meet all of the following criteria will be enrolled in the study:

1\. Age ≥18 and ≤70 years old, gender is not limited; 2. Patients diagnosed with chronic and acute liver failure with TBil≥5×ULN according to the "Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Failure (2018 Edition)" may have hepatic encephalopathy (Grade 1-2) or ascites (grade 1-2) 4 weeks before subject screening. And 5≤AARC score ≤10 (AARC rating I-II); 3. The subject (including the partner) is willing to take effective contraceptive measures from the screening until 6 months after the last trial drug administration; 4. Sign informed consent and comply with the requirements of the program; If the subject is unable to sign the informed consent form, it must be signed by a legal guardian or witness as required by the regulations.

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Exclusion Criteria:

The first stage:

Subjects meeting one of the following conditions will not be included in the trial:

1. According to the investigator's judgment, the subjects were patients with cholestatic liver injury;
2. Previous diagnosis of cirrhosis or liver hardness determination (LSM) at screening ≥ 12.4kPa;
3. Patients with severe or life-threatening heart, lung, brain, kidney, gastrointestinal and systemic diseases, and patients with malignant tumors;
4. There are the following laboratory test values or abnormal test values:

   1. Blood routine: platelet (PLT) \<75× 109/L, hemoglobin (HGB) \<90 g/L;
   2. Prothrombin activity \<40%, prothrombin time (PT) extended \>5 s;
   3. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%;
5. Allergic or intolerant to the investigational drug, or allergic;
6. The subject is unable to express his main complaint, such as mental illness and severe neurosis;
7. Poor compliance can not partner;
8. Pregnant women, breastfeeding women or women of childbearing age who are trying to conceive;
9. Participants in other clinical trials within 3 months;
10. Patients who had used liver protection drugs other than ursodeoxycholic acid or adenosylmethionine within 3 days before randomization;
11. The researcher considers any circumstances unsuitable for inclusion.

The second stage:

Subjects meeting one of the following conditions will not be included in the trial:

1. The diagnosis is advanced liver cirrhosis (with complications such as ascites and hepatic encephalopathy), or liver cancer, or when liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is ≥ 18.0 kPa during screening.
2. Patients with severe or life-threatening heart, lung, brain, kidney, gastrointestinal and systemic diseases are malignantTumor patients;
3. There are the following laboratory test values or abnormal test values:

   1. Blood routine: platelet (PLT) \<100×109/L, hemoglobin (HGB) \<100 g/L;
   2. INR\>1.4, or as determined by the investigator to meet the criteria for severe hepatitis;
   3. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%;
4. Allergic or intolerant to the investigational drug, or allergic;
5. The subject is unable to express his main complaint, such as mental illness and severe neurosis;
6. Poor compliance can not partner;
7. Pregnant women, breastfeeding women or women of childbearing age who are trying to conceive;
8. Participants in other clinical trials within 3 months;
9. Patients who had used liver protection drugs other than ursodeoxycholic acid or adenosylmethionine and basic therapeutic drugs (polyene phosphatidylcholines and glutathione drugs) within 3 days before randomization;
10. Patients who had used glucocorticoids or interferon drugs within 3 days before randomization;
11. The researcher considers any circumstances unsuitable for inclusion.

The third stage:

Subjects meeting one of the following conditions will not be included in the trial:

1. Patients who have completed liver transplantation or plan to undergo liver transplantation within 1 month;
2. Severe grade 3 ascites or stubborn ascites;
3. Patients with ≥ grade 3 hepatic encephalopathy;
4. Patients who received artificial liver treatment within 1 week before screening;
5. Patients with severe underlying diseases, such as respiratory system, digestive system, circulatory system, endocrine and other diseases and malignant tumors, and patients with severe infections that cannot be controlled by drugs;
6. During the screening period or within 1 month before screening, the results of gastroscopy or imaging (abdominal B-ultrasound, CT or MRI) examination suggest severe varicose veins with bleeding risk;
7. Patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), defined as meeting one of the following conditions:

   1. Serum creatinine (Scr) increased ≥26.5 μmol/L (0.3 mg/dL, 1 mg/dL=88.4 μmol/L) within 48 h;
   2. The Scr increase exceeds 1.5 times or more of the base value within 7 days;
   3. Decreased urine volume (\<0.5 mL/kg/h) for more than 6 hours;
8. Allergic or intolerant to the investigational drug, or allergic;
9. The subject is unable to express his main complaint, such as mental illness and severe neurosis;
10. Poor compliance can not partner; 11 Pregnant women, breastfeeding women or women of childbearing age who are trying to conceive;

12\. Participants in other clinical trials within 3 months; 13. The researcher considers any circumstances unsuitable for inclusion.

Where it's running

  • Beijing You 'an Hospital, Capital Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • Qingyuan People's Hospital (Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University)
    Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • Shiyan City Taihe Hospital
    Shiyan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
  • Hunan Medical College General Hospital (formerly Huaihua City First People's Hospital)
    Huaihua, Hunan, China
    Recruiting
  • Pingxiang Second People's Hospital
    Pingxiang, Jiangxi P, China
    Recruiting
  • First Hospital of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin, China
    Recruiting
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  • The Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University
    Binzhou, Shandong, China
    Recruiting
  • Heze Municipal Hospital
    Heze, Shandong, China
    Recruiting
  • Shanxi Bethune Hospital
    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
    Recruiting
  • Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University
    Luzhou, Sichuan, China
    Recruiting

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