Recruiting
Phase 2

Resmetirom

Sponsor:

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Code:

NCT07335601

Conditions

MASH - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Resmetirom

Placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

A Phase 2 double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate resmetirom in 2 cohorts of subjects with moderate to advanced fibrosis, consistent with stage F2 and F3 fibrosis, who have undergone liver transplant. Cohort 1 will consist of patients who have undergone liver transplant for MASH cirrhosis who developed recurrent MASH. Cohort 2 will consist of subjects who have undergone liver transplant for indications other than MASH cirrhosis who developed de novo MASH.

Conditions

MASH - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis

Study ID

NCT07335601

Start date

Dec 29, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Mar, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. At least 12 months post-liver transplant at screening and meeting one of the following:

  • Cohort 1: Liver transplant for MASH cirrhosis with recurrent hepatic steatosis ≥8% by MRI-PDFF
  • Cohort 2: Liver transplant for non-MASH etiology with de novo hepatic steatosis ≥8% by MRI-PDFF
2. Presence of at least one metabolic risk factor, including overweight/obesity, dysglycemia or type 2 diabetes, hypertension or antihypertensive treatment, hypertriglyceridemia or low HDL cholesterol, or lipid-lowering therapy.
3. MASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (F2-F3), confirmed by noninvasive fibrosis assessment (FibroScan and/or MRE) and a liver biopsy consistent with Stage F2/F3 MASH and no evidence of other liver pathology or graft rejection.
4. Stable renal function with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m² prior to and during screening.
5. Stable liver enzymes at screening, without clinically significant worsening compared with recent historical values.
6. Stable immunosuppressive regimen for at least 3 months prior to screening.
7. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test, not be breastfeeding, and agree to use effective contraception during the study and for at least 30 days after the last dose; females not of childbearing potential are eligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participation in another interventional clinical trial with investigational drug exposure within 30 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to screening.
2. Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) value of ≥20 ng/mL measured at screening or clinically significant alcohol use within 1 year prior to screening.
3. FibroScan VCTE >20 kPa, a baseline biopsy demonstrating fibrosis consistent with F4, or MRE > 5 kPa.
4. Uncontrolled or clinically significant thyroid disease, including active hyperthyroidism or untreated hypothyroidism.
5. Evidence of active liver disease other than MASH.
6. History of liver transplantation for an inborn error of metabolism.
7. Evidence of hepatic impairment or decompensation at screening.
8. Steroid resistant rejection of the transplanted liver or kidney, or a history of a rejection treated with high dose steroid within 3 months of screening.
9. Chronic rejection or chronic plasma-cell hepatitis.
10. Significant post-transplant vascular or biliary complications.
11. Significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease within 6 months prior to randomization.
12. Uncontrolled hypertension at screening or randomization.
13. Current hepatocellular carcinoma.
14. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or other clinically significant immunocompromised state.
15. Any serious medical condition with a life expectancy of less than 5 years.
16. Current substance abuse or drug addiction.
17. Significant psychiatric, cognitive, or social conditions that would interfere with study participation or compliance, in the Investigator's judgment.
18. Known hypersensitivity to study drug or any of its excipients.
19. Use of prohibited concomitant medications that may affect liver function, steatosis, thyroid function, or study outcomes, or unstable doses of allowed metabolic therapies prior to randomization.
20. Use of statins above protocol-allowed doses or unstable lipid-lowering therapy prior to randomization.
21. Contraindications to MRI, including implanted devices incompatible with MRI, severe claustrophobia, or inability to undergo MRI procedures.

Study Design

Enrollment

120 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Arm 1: Resmetirom 80 or 100 mg daily - Cohort 1

active comparator: Arm 2: Resmetirom 80 or 100 mg daily - Cohort 2

placebo comparator: Arm 3: Placebo - Cohort 1

placebo comparator: Arm 4: Placebo - Cohort 2

Interventions

Resmetirom

Randomized 80 or 100 mg

Placebo

Placebo

Primary outcome measure

  • Percent change from baseline in liver fat content (LFC) as assessed by MRI-PDFF at Week 28 [ Time Frame: 28 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

University of California San Diego

Recruiting

La Jolla, California, United States, 92037

University of California, San Francisco

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

University of Colorado

Recruiting

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Northwestern University

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60208

Contacts

Mayo Clinic

Recruiting

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Northwell Health Inc, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation

Recruiting

Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030

NY Presbyterian- Weill Cornell Medicine

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

Recruiting

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212

Dallas Methodist

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75203

Houston Methodist Hospital

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Intermountain Medical Center

Recruiting

Murray, Utah, United States, 84107

University of Virginia Health System

Recruiting

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22903

More Information

Sponsor

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Last update posted

Aug 26, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Post-Liver Transplant
  • Cirrhosis
  • Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)
  • MASLD
  • MASH
  • Liver

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on 2026-08-26.