A Study of Experimental Medication BMS-986036 in Adults With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Stage 3 Liver Fibrosis (FALCON 1)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03486899 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : April 3, 2018
Last Update Posted : August 11, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Liver Fibrosis Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis | Drug: BMS-986036 Other: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 160 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2B Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of BMS-986036 (PEG-FGF21) in Adults With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Stage 3 Liver Fibrosis |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 7, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 29, 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 20, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: BMS-986036 Dose Level 1
Administered by subcutaneous injection.
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Drug: BMS-986036
Specified dose on specified days.
Other Name: Pegbelfermin |
Experimental: BMS-986036 Dose Level 2
Administered by subcutaneous injection.
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Drug: BMS-986036
Specified dose on specified days.
Other Name: Pegbelfermin |
Experimental: BMS-986036 Dose Level 3
Administered by subcutaneous injection.
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Drug: BMS-986036
Specified dose on specified days.
Other Name: Pegbelfermin |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Administered by subcutaneous injection.
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Other: Placebo
Specified dose on specified days. |
- Proportion of participants who achieve ≥1 stage improvement in fibrosis without worsening of NASH or NASH improvement with no worsening of fibrosis as determined by liver biopsy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- NASH Clinical Research Network (CRN) Fibrosis Score [Fibrosis measured on a 0-4 scale: 0 (none); 1 (perisinusoidal or periportal); 2 (perisinusoidal and portal/periportal); 3 (bridging fibrosis); 4 (cirrhosis)] [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- NAFLD Activity Score (NAS) [NASH disease activity in the liver measured on a 0-8 scale: unweighted sum of steatosis, or fat (scale: 0-3), lobular inflammation (scale: 0-3), and hepatocellular ballooning (scale: 0-2)] [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with NASH CRN Fibrosis Score improvement as determined by liver biopsy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with Ishak Score improvement as determined by liver biopsy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with a decrease in collagen proportionate area (CPA) as determined by liver biopsy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with NASH resolution without worsening of fibrosis as determined by liver biopsy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with NASH resolution as determined by liver biopsy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with NASH improvement without worsening of fibrosis as determined by liver biopsy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with NASH improvement as determined by liver biopsy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with progression to cirrhosis, as determined by liver biopsy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Incidence of adverse events (AE) [ Time Frame: Up to 52 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com
Inclusion Criteria:
- Liver biopsy performed within 6 months (26 weeks) prior to the screening period. If historical biopsy is not available, a liver biopsy will be performed during the screening period. Biopsy must be consistent with NASH, with: a) a score of at least 1 for each NAS component (steatosis, lobular inflammation, and ballooning), as assessed by the central reader, and b) stage 3 liver fibrosis according to the NASH CRN classification, as assessed by the central reader
- Participants taking anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, or anti-dyslipidemic medications must have been on stable regimens for at least 3 months (12 weeks) (6 weeks for statins) prior to and during the screening period
- Participants taking vitamin E at doses greater than or equal to (>=) 800 IU/day must have been on stable doses for at least 6 months (26 weeks) prior to and during the Screening Period. Vitamin E treatment (>=800 IU/day) must not have been initiated after the qualifying liver biopsy was performed.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other causes of liver disease (e.g., alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis B virus infection, chronic hepatitis C virus [HCV] infection, autoimmune hepatitis, drug-induced hepatotoxicity, Wilson disease, α-1-antitrypsin deficiency, iron overload, and hemochromatosis); participants with HCV sustained viral response (undetectable HCV RNA) for at least 2 years prior to biopsy confirming study eligibility may be eligible
- Current or past history of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
- Past or current evidence of hepatic decompensation (e.g., ascites, variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy and/or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis) or liver transplantation
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03486899

Study Director: | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Responsible Party: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03486899 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MB130-068 |
First Posted: | April 3, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 11, 2020 |
Last Verified: | August 2020 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Liver Diseases Fatty Liver Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Liver Cirrhosis |
Fibrosis Pathologic Processes Digestive System Diseases |