Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2

ALN-PNP

Sponsor:

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Code:

NCT05648214

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

ALN-PNP

Placebo (PB)

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study is researching an experimental drug called ALN-PNP (called "study drug"). This is a first in human study. The study drug is not approved by any public health agency such as the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for any kind of treatment.

This study consists of 3 parts. Part A is focused on healthy participants. Parts B and C of the study are focused on participants who are known to have MASLD and a specific variant of the PNPLA3 gene.

The aim of the study is to see how safe, tolerable and effective the study drug is.

The study is looking at several other research questions, including:

  • What side effects may happen from taking the study drug (Parts A, B and C)
  • How much study drug (Parts A, B and C) and study drug metabolites (byproduct of the body breaking down the study drug) (Parts B and C) are in the blood at different times
  • Whether the body makes antibodies against the study drug (which could make the study drug less effective or could lead to side effects) (Part A, B and C)
  • Explore impact of Japanese ethnicity on safety and PK (Pharmacokinetics, or study of what the body does to the drug) of single doses of ALN-PNP over time (Part A)
  • How the study drug works to change liver fat content in MASLD (Part B and C)
  • Better understanding of the study drug and MASLD (Part B and C)

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)

Study ID

NCT05648214

Start date

Dec 27, 2022

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Aug 10, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 10, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Key Inclusion Criteria:

Part A (Healthy Adults):

1. From 18 to 55 years of age
2. For Japanese cohorts ONLY; the Japanese participant must:

1. Be Japanese, born in Japan, and have both biologic parents and 4 biologic grandparents who are ethnically Japanese and born in Japan
2. Have maintained a Japanese lifestyle, with no significant change since leaving Japan, including having access to Japanese food and adhering to a Japanese diet
3. Be living <10 years outside of Japan
3. Has a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 32 kg/m\^2, inclusive, at the screening visit
4. Is judged by the investigator to be in good health, as described in the protocol
5. Is in good health based on laboratory safety testing obtained at the screening visit and approximately within 24 hours prior to administration of study drug

Part B and Part C (Participants with MASLD):

1. Part B: From 18 to 65 years of age
2. Part C: From 18 to 75 years of age
3. BMI from 23.0 kg/m2 to 40.0 kg/m2, inclusive, for East Asians (including but not limited to South Koreans, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese) and BMI from 27.0 kg/m2 to 40.0 kg/m2, inclusive, for any other ethnicity at screening visit 1
4. Liver fat content ≥8.5% as measured by MRI-PDFF at screening visit 3

Key Exclusion Criteria:

Part A:

1. History of clinically significant cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematological, psychiatric, neurological, or dermatologic disease, as assessed by the investigator, that may confound the results of the study or poses an additional risk to the participant by study participation
2. Presents any concern to the study investigator that might confound the results of the study or poses an additional risk to the participant by their participation in the study
3. Hospitalized for any reason within 30 days of the screening visit
4. Using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation, has a glomerular filtration rate as described in the protocol at the screening visit
5. Has Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) or Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) or total bilirubin above the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) range
6. Is a current smoker or former smoker, including e-cigarettes, who stopped smoking within 3 months prior to the screening visit
7. Has a history of alcohol or drug abuse per investigator opinion
8. Is positive for hepatitis C antibody and if so, positive for qualitative (ie, detected or not detected) Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) test at the screening visit

Part B and Part C:

1. Evidence of other forms of known chronic liver disease, as defined in the protocol
2. Has a contraindication to MRI examinations, as defined in the protocol
3. History of Type 1 diabetes
4. Has lost or gained more than 4.0% body weight over the 3 months prior to or during the screening period
5. Has known Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, evidence of current or chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection, or current or chronic HCV infection, as defined in the protocol
6. Bariatric surgery within approximately 5 years (Part B) or 3 years (Part C) prior or planned during the study period

NOTE: Other protocol defined inclusion / exclusion criteria apply

Study Design

Enrollment

172 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Part A: Cohorts

experimental: Part A: Optional Cohort

experimental: Part A: JPN Cohorts

experimental: Part B: Cohorts

experimental: Part C: Cohorts

Interventions

ALN-PNP

Administered per the protocol

Placebo (PB)

Administered per the protocol

Primary outcome measure

  • Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) [ Time Frame: Up to Day 337 ]
  • Severity of TEAEs [ Time Frame: Up to Day 337 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Clinical Trials Administrator

844-734-6643clinicaltrials@regeneron.com

Locations

Velocity Clinical research

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90057

Genoma Research Group, Inc

Recruiting

Miami, Florida, United States, 33173

Med Research of Florida, LLC

Recruiting

Miami, Florida, United States, 33186

Tandem Clinical Research

Recruiting

Marrero, Louisiana, United States, 70072

Pioneer Research Solutions

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77099

More Information

Sponsor

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Last update posted

Apr 16, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • Liver steatosis
  • Fibrosis
  • Hepatocytes
  • Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
  • Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
  • Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on 2026-04-16.