A Phase 1 interventional study of PHIN-214 Subcutaneous injection in Cirrhosis, Liver, Liver Fibrosis and Ascites Hepatic, sponsored by PharmaIN. Recruiting at 9 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-05.
Sponsored by PharmaIN · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment
This 2-part study will evaluate PHIN-214 given as a single one-time dose (Part 1) and in multiple doses (given as daily doses for 28-days) (in Part 2). Specifically, this study evaluates PHIN-214, to determine the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic effects of PHIN-214, and to establish the maximum tolerated dose or optimal beneficial dose in patients with Child Pugh A and B Cirrhosis.
PHIN-214 action has similar actions as another medication called "terlipressin or TERLIVAZ®." Terlipressin has been shown to reduce portal hypertension, improve renal function, and induce natriuresis in cirrhotic patients with ascites without hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). It is approved in several countries including the US for the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices and HRS type 1 and is usually administered using multiple IV doses given by bolus injections in the hospital.
This study is an open label, first in human study of PHIN-214. PHIN-214 is a terlipressin derivative administered subcutaneously. It is a partial V1a agonist which is designed to reduce splanchnic blood pooling and portal hypertension. A resultant increase in systemic pressure and renal arterial pressure may increase kidney perfusion and creatinine clearance.
This study will evaluate a single dose of PHIN-214 (in Part 1) and in Part 2, daily doses of PHIN-214 for up to 28-days (called multiple ascending doses) of PHIN-214 to determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of PHIN-214 in subjects with advanced cirrhosis.
1,298 studies on the registry are indexed under Liver Cirrhosis; 338 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 74 is close to the median of 78 across 739 interventional studies indexed under Liver Cirrhosis.
Browse Liver Cirrhosis studies →This is the only study on the registry with PharmaIN as lead sponsor.
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Key Inclusion Criteria:
Key Exclusion Criteria:
Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
A score of how well the liver works in people with liver disease such as cirrhosis: class A is mild, B moderate and C severe.
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).
Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.
The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.
Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.
Child-Pugh class
A score of how well the liver works in people with liver disease such as cirrhosis: class A is mild, B moderate and C severe.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
BMI (body mass index)
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Childbearing potential
Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).
Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Contraception
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
ECG (electrocardiogram)
A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Hepatitis B tests
Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.
Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Participants in Part 1 will receive one dose of PHIN-214 administered subcutaneously. Dose level will be assigned in ascending doses to observe initial safety and tolerability. A Safety Committee will review information from each patient and determine the dose level for the subsequent participants.
Drug: PHIN-214 Subcutaneous injection
Participants in Part 2 will be trained to give themselves a daily dose of PHIN-214 at home by subcutaneous injection for 28-days. The dose level assigned to each participant will be determined by a Safety Committee after reviewing information from the last participants' experience and compilation of experiences on all previous participants. Dose level advancement will be guided throughout the study by the experiences and information collected from each participant.
Drug: PHIN-214 Subcutaneous injection
subcutaneous injection(s) with PHIN-214 terlipressin derivative
Also known as: Terlipressin derivative
maximum tolerated dose or optimal beneficial dose of PHIN-214 in multiple ascending dose; safety and tolerability.
Incidence of adverse effects (type and severity), incidence of dose limiting toxicities, changes in key laboratory measures
Time frame: may be up to six weeks
Pharmacokinetics of PHIN-214
plasma concentration of PHIN-214
Time frame: up to six weeks
Pharmacokinetics of PHIN-214 metabolite
plasma concentration of PHIN-214 metabolite
Time frame: up to six weeks
Immunogenicity of PHIN-214
anti-drug antibody testing
Time frame: up to six weeks
Blood pressure
Blood pressure (vital signs)
Time frame: up to six weeks
Heart rate
Heart rate (vital signs)
Time frame: up to six weeks
12-lead ECG
12-lead ECG
Time frame: up to six weeks
Oxygenation level
Oxygenation level by pulse oximeter
Time frame: up to six weeks
Plan to share: Undecided
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Started Jan 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for May 2026, 52 months after the start.
Of 32 phase 1 interventional studies under Liver Cirrhosis, half reached primary completion within 15 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 2 and three quarters within 29. This study's planned 52 months is above that.
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