Clinical trial Recruiting at 106 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

RO7837195 for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis after other treatments failed

Official title: A Phase IIb, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Induction Study With an Active Treatment Extension to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of RO7837195 in Patients With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Run by Genentech, Inc. · NCT06979336 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This 12-week test will see if the experimental drug RO7837195 helps people with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis whose prior conventional or advanced treatments did not work or caused intolerable side effects.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment224 (estimated)
SponsorGenentech, Inc.
Industry-sponsored
Locations111 sites (Lancaster, California and 110 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedSeptember 29, 2025
Main results expectedAugust 25, 2027
Study endsOctober 31, 2028
Registry record updatedOctober 27, 2026
Trial IDNCT06979336 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are people with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis of at least three months' duration who have had inadequate response, loss of response, or intolerance to conventional or advanced UC therapies.

Probably not a fit

Patients with a history of extensive colonic resection or planned colectomy, a diagnosis of Crohn's disease or indeterminate colitis, or prior treatment targeting TL1A or with failed IL-12/23-targeted therapy are unlikely to benefit or are excluded 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 Phase 2, randomized interventional trial compares RO7837195 with placebo during a 12-week induction period in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have had inadequate response, loss of response, or intolerance to prior therapies. The overall program includes up to a 5-week screening period, a 12-week placebo-controlled induction, and a 40-week active treatment extension during which all participants receive the study drug, followed by a safety follow-up after the last dose. Key outcomes include clinical efficacy measures, safety and tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profiling of RO7837195. Participants are enrolled at several U.S. gastroenterology centers and must meet disease activity and prior-treatment failure criteria to qualify.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If effective, RO7837195 could offer a new treatment option to induce remission and reduce inflammation in patients with ulcerative colitis who have not responded to existing therapies.

How similar studies have gone: Other biologic and small-molecule agents targeting inflammatory pathways have shown benefit in similar refractory UC populations, but TL1A-targeted approaches like RO7837195 are relatively new and have limited published clinical data to date.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) established at least 3 months
* Moderately to severely active UC assessed by mMS
* Inadequate response, loss of response, or intolerance to conventional or advanced therapies for UC

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior extensive colonic resection, subtotal or total colectomy, or planned surgery for UC
* Diagnosis of Crohn's disease or indeterminate colitis
* Treatment with an advanced therapy targeted at tumor necrosis factor-like cytokine 1A (TL1a)
* Inadequate response, loss of response, or intolerance to treatment of UC with an advanced therapy targeted at IL-12 and/or IL-23

Where it's running

  • Gastro Care Institute
    Lancaster, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Medical Associates Research Group, Inc.
    San Diego, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Peak Gastroenterology Associates
    Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
    Recruiting
  • Clinical Research of Osceola, LLC
    Kissimmee, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • Intercity Gastroenterology
    Fresh Meadows, New York, United States
    Recruiting
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  • University of Rochester - PARENT
    Rochester, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Monroe Biomedical Research
    Monroe, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
    Recruiting
  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
    Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Mater Misericordiae Limited
    South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital
    Parkville VIC, Victoria, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Fiona Stanley Hospital
    Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
    Recruiting
  • HUWC - UFC - Hospital Universitrio Walter Cantdio - Universidade Federal do Cear
    Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • L2IP ?Instituto de Pesquisas Clínicas Ltda.
    Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Chronos Pesquisa Clinica
    Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Felicio Rocho
    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Associao Paranaense de Cultura APC
    Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Centro Digestivo de Curitiba
    Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Hospital de Clnicas de Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Ernesto Dornelles
    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Newdata Clinical Trials
    Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • CECIP - Centro de Estudos Clínicos do Interior Paulista
    Ja, São Paulo, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Pesquisare Saude
    Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Kaiser Clinica
    São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Instituto de Assistencia Medica ao Servidor Publico Estudo Estadual
    São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • BR Trials - Ensaios Clnicos e Consultoria
    São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • CPQuali Pesquisa Clinica Ltda
    So Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Gloria DOr - Hospitais Integrados da Gavea S/A
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • London Digestive Disease Institute
    London, Ontario, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont d/b/a CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'le-de-Montral
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Clinique IMD
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Of Fujian Medical University
    Fuzhou, Fujian, China
    Recruiting
  • Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University
    Xiamen, Fujian, China
    Recruiting
  • The second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • The sixth affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital
    Huizhou, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting
  • Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Hospital of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin, China
    Recruiting
  • Binzhou Medical university hospital
    Binzhou, Shandong, China
    Recruiting
  • Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University
    Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
    Hangzhou, China
    Recruiting
  • PreventaMed, s.r.o.
    Olomouc, Czechia
    Recruiting
  • Groupe Hospitalier Ambroise Pare - Institut des MICI
    Neuilly, Hauts De Seine, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Saint Etienne - Hpital Nord
    Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc, Pays de la Loire Region, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Clermont Ferrand - Hôpital d'Estaing
    Clermont-Ferrand, Puy De Dome, France
    Recruiting
  • Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud
    Pierre-Bénite, Rhone, France
    Recruiting
  • Universitaetsklinikum Frankfurt Goethe-Universitaet
    Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
    Recruiting

+61 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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