Clinical trial Recruiting at 138 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 to 70

GSK4532990 for adults with alcohol-related liver disease

Official title: A Dose-Finding, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of GSK4532990 for Steatohepatitis in Adults With Alcohol-related Liver Disease (ALD)

Run by GlaxoSmithKline · NCT06613698 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial will test whether GSK4532990 is safe and helps adults aged 18 to 70 who have alcohol-related liver disease compared with placebo.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 70 Years
SexAll
Enrollment393 (estimated)
SponsorGlaxoSmithKline
Industry-sponsored
Locations140 sites (Chandler, Arizona and 139 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedSeptember 27, 2024
Main results expectedNovember 26, 2027
Study endsMarch 7, 2028
Registry record updatedAugust 3, 2026
Trial IDNCT06613698 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults 18 to 70 with alcohol-related liver disease and advanced chronic liver disease who can consent, meet lab and medication stability requirements, and pass pre-specified inclusion criteria.

Probably not a fit

People who meet definitions of organ system failure, who exceed predefined abnormal laboratory thresholds, or who fall outside the age or other eligibility limits are unlikely to benefit from participation.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a Phase 2, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of GSK4532990 in adults aged 18 to 70 with alcohol-related liver disease and advanced chronic liver disease. Participants will receive either GSK4532990 or placebo and be followed for safety and clinical and biochemical measures of liver health. Key eligibility includes a history of alcohol consumption consistent with alcohol-related liver disease, stability on concomitant medications, and meeting predefined laboratory criteria; participants with organ system failure per NACSELD are excluded. The trial is being conducted at GSK investigational sites in Arizona with outcomes focused on tolerability and signals of benefit on liver-related endpoints.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, GSK4532990 could slow or improve liver injury and symptoms in people with alcohol-related liver disease.

How similar studies have gone: Previous drugs targeting inflammation or fibrosis in alcohol-related liver disease and steatohepatitis have shown mixed results, so this approach builds on prior work but is not yet established as a breakthrough.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Capable of giving signed informed consent prior to the performance of any study-specific procedures.
* Able and willing to comply with all study assessments and adhere to the protocol schedule of activities.
* In the opinion of the investigator, there is a history of alcohol consumption compatible with either ALD or Met ALD.
* A female participant is eligible to participate after meeting additional pre-defined criteria.
* Participants must meet predefined stable use requirements of concomitant medications based on study criteria.
* Participant has advanced chronic liver disease

Exclusion Criteria:

* Meeting any definition of organ system failure as defined by the North American Consortium for Study of End-stage Liver Disease (NACSELD)
* Exceeding pre-defined biochemical parameters for Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Platelets, International normalised ratio (INR), Albumin, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), Urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) or Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c). Other primary causes of liver disease based on study criteria.
* Current malignancy (except for basal cell carcinoma or uterine carcinoma-in-situ) at screening. Participants under evaluation for possible malignancy at screening are not eligible.
* Prior organ transplant or current listing or active consideration for organ transplant during the screening period (except for corneal transplants).
* Chronic or acute, including partial, known portal vein thrombosis.
* Prior transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) insertion.
* Any acute cardiovascular event including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, symptomatic heart failure, or cerebrovascular accident in the 6 months prior to screening.
* Poorly controlled hypertension
* Clinical suspicion of rhabdomyolysis during the screening period
* Clinical suspicion of a bleeding episode during the screening period related to portal hypertension and/or low blood fibrinogen level.
* Body Mass Index (BMI) \>35 kg/m2 at screening
* Any liver-related clinical event that started (onset) \<8 weeks prior to Baseline (D1).

Where it's running

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    Chandler, Arizona, United States
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