Study to Explore the Efficacy and Safety of BIO89-100 in Subjects With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04541186 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : September 9, 2020
Last Update Posted : December 4, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Severe Hypertriglyceridemia | Drug: BIO89-100 Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 90 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Explore the Efficacy and Safety of BIO89-100 in Subjects With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 1, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Dose 1
BIO89-100 administered subcutaneously
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Drug: BIO89-100
BIO89-100 |
Active Comparator: Dose 2
BIO89-100 administered subcutaneously
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Drug: BIO89-100
BIO89-100 |
Active Comparator: Dose 3
BIO89-100 administered subcutaneously
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Drug: BIO89-100
BIO89-100 |
Active Comparator: Dose 4
BIO89-100 administered subcutaneously
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Drug: BIO89-100
BIO89-100 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo administered subcutaneously
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Drug: Placebo
Placebo |
- Serum TG [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change in TG levels in subjects with SHTG (TG ≥500) mg/dL) from baseline
- Achieve TG <500 mg/dL [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Proportion of subjects whose TG level is reduced to below 500 mg/dL levels
- Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change from baseline
- Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change from baseline
- Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change from baseline
- High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change from baseline
- Very low-density lipoprotein triglycerides (VLDL-TG) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change from baseline
- Apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change from baseline
- Remnant lipoprotein cholesterol (RLP-C) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change from baseline
- high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change from baseline
- Fasting plasma glucose [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change in metabolic markers from baseline
- Fasting adiponectin [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change in metabolic markers from baseline
- Fasting plasma body weight [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change in metabolic markers from baseline
- Serum BIO89-100 concentration [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Characterize PK parameters
- Maximal observed serum concentrations (Cmax) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]PK parameters in Intensive PK subgroup
- Area under the serum drug concentration [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]PK parameters in Intensive PK subgroup
- Time to achieve Cmax (tmax) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]PK parameters in Intensive PK subgroup
- Terminal elimination half-life (t1⁄2) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]PK parameters in Intensive PK subgroup
- Liver Proton Density Fat Fraction (MRI-PDFF) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Percentage change in hepatic steatosis from baseline

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female age ≥21 to ≤75 years.
- Screening fasting triglyceride ≥500 mg/dL and ≤2000 mg/dL.
- Willing to follow a lifestyle for optimal control of TGs and disease management during the study.
- Patients could be taking statins and/or prescription fish oil as background therapy OR not be taking any background therapy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Uncontrolled hypertension.
- Body mass index (BMI) >45 kg/m2.
- Receiving fibrates, niacin, PCSK9 inhibitors, or supplements that could lower lipid levels.
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
- Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) <6 months prior to screening.
- History of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening.
- Subjects with known lipoprotein lipase impairment or deficiency (Fredrickson Type 1), apolipoprotein C-II deficiency, or familial dysbetalipoproteinemia (Fredrickson Type 3).
- Clinically or otherwise documented cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease.
- Weight change ≥5% in 3 months prior to screening visit 1 or weight change ≥5% during screening or planning to try to lose weight during conduct of study.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04541186
Contact: Lisa Taffe | 510-646-2328 | Lisa.Taffe@89bio.com |

Responsible Party: | 89bio, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04541186 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BIO89-100-221 |
First Posted: | September 9, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 4, 2020 |
Last Verified: | December 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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