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Active, not recruitingNCT05896124Updated Mar 13, 2026

CS0159 in Chinese Patients With PBC (Primary Biliary Cholangitis)

A Phase 2 interventional study of 2mg CS0159 and Placebo in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), sponsored by Cascade Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Active, not recruiting at 16 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-13.

Sponsored by Cascade Pharmaceuticals, Inc · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
75
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A phase II study to evaluate safety, tolerability and efficacy of CS0159 in patients with PBC (Primary Biliary Cholangitis).

Read the detailed description

This is a phase II study to evaluate safety, tolerability and efficacy of CS0159 in patients with PBC (Primary Biliary Cholangitis). The study has been designed to have two parts, the first part of the study will be double-blinded for 12 weeks. The second part of the study will be an open-label trail lasting 40 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
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In context

Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary

208 studies on the registry are indexed under Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary; 44 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 75 is above the median of 60 across 150 interventional studies indexed under Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary.

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Lead sponsor

Cascade Pharmaceuticals, Inc is the lead sponsor of 13 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. When signing ICF age≥18 years≤75 years, male or female
  2. Meets the diagnostic criteria of PBC, such as elevation ALP, positive AMA or AMA-M2, If negative for AMA, positive for PBC specific antibody and Liver biopsy meeting PBC criteria six months before screening
  3. 1.67 × ULN ≤ALP ≤ 10 × ULN and TBil≤ 3 × ULN
  4. UDCA≥6 months before randomization and a stable dose (no less than 13-15 mg/kg/d in principle) ≥3 months after the efficacy was poor (meeting inclusion criteria 3), or UDCA was not tolerated, and stop taking UDCA (no UDCA use for ≥3 months before randomization)
  5. Understand the study content, comply with the study protocol, and sign the ICF voluntarily

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Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. ALT or AST>5×ULN;
  2. OCA(Obercholic acid) in the 3 months prior to randomization
  3. Known concomitant hepatobiliary disease or history
  4. Significant hepatic impairment as defined by Child-Pugh classification of B or C, history of liver transplantation, current placement on a liver transplant list or current Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score ≥15.
  5. Patients were screened for HBsAg positive, HCVAb positive, HIV Ab positive, or TPAb positive.
  6. (creatinine, Cr) ≥1.5×ULN and Cr clearance rate \<60 mL/min
  7. Platelet\<80×10\^9/L;
  8. INR>1.3
  9. ALB\<3.5 g/dL
  10. Severe pruritus or systemic medication was required within 2 months prior to randomization
  11. Arrhythmia, Or during screening the QTc interval was ≥450 ms for male and 470 ms for female
  12. History or presence of any disease or condition known to interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs including bile salt metabolism in the large intestine, eg, inflammatory bowel disease, prior or planned (during the study period) bariatric surgery (such as gastroplasty, roux-en-Y gastric bypass).
  13. Concomitant use of medications, food, and drinks that are strong or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers within 14 days prior to the first dose of study drug and throughout the study duration.
  14. Diseases that may cause non-hepatic elevation of ALP (such as Paget's disease) or may result in a life expectancy of less than 2 years
  15. A history of malignant tumor within 5 years prior to randomization
  16. Perazathioprine, colchicine, cyclosporine, methotrexate, mycophenolate, and pentoxifylline were administered from 28 days before randomization to the entire clinical study period. Fenofibrate or other Bates; Budesonide and other systemic corticosteroid hormones; Hepatotoxic drugs; Liver protection Drugs and other hepatoprotective drugs were given a stable dose \<28 days before randomization or could not be maintained during the trial; cholagogue
  17. The administration of interleukin or other cytokine antibodies, as well as chemical factors or immunotherapy, was prohibited from 12 months prior to randomization throughout the clinical study period
  18. Substance abuse or alcoholism from 6 months prior to randomization throughout the entire clinical study period
  19. Poor blood pressure control is indicated by a systolic pressure greater than 160 mmHg or diastolic pressure greater than 100 mmHg during screening
  20. Poor blood glucose control, that is, HBA1c >9.0% at screening
  21. Pregnancy, planned pregnancy, lactation
  22. Use of other investigational drugs within 3 months
  23. Any other condition(s) that would compromise the safety of the patient or compromise the quality of the clinical study, as judged by the investigator
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
75 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    2mg CS0159

    QD for 12 weeks

    Drug: 2mg CS0159 · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    4mg CS0159

    QD for 12 weeks

    Drug: 2mg CS0159

  • Experimental
    Placebo

    QD for 12 weeks

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • Drug2mg CS0159

    Oral QD

  • DrugPlacebo

    Oral QD

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. AE incidence

    AE incidence in three arms

    Time frame: baseline to 12 weeks

  2. relative changes from baseline in ALP at week 12

    Compared with placebo ,Percentage change of CS0159 to ALP relative to baseline

    Time frame: baseline to 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Absulute changes from baseline in ALP at week 12

    Compared with placebo, CS0159 changes in serum ALP relative to baseline

    Time frame: baseline to 12 weeks

  2. ALP and TBil

    Compared with placebo, the rate of subjects to achive the lelve of ALP\< 1.67 ULN and (total bilirubin) TBil ≤ULN

    Time frame: baseline to 12 weeks

  3. Pruritus

    the changes from baseline in Pruritus to week 40

    Time frame: from basline to 40 weeks

  4. Liver function: ALT, AST, ALB, LDL-C, HDL-C, TBA, GGT, TC, TG

    The reduction of ALT, AST, ALB, LDL-C, HDL-C, TBA, GGT, TC, and TG from baseline to week 40.

    Time frame: from baseline to week 40.

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Study locations

16 sites
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC Anhui Provincial Hospital
    Hefei, Anhui 230001, China
  • Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capitai Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100050, China
  • Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100069, China
  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100730, China
  • The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China
  • The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
    Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
  • Henan Provincial People's Hospital
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
  • Wuhan Union Hospital of China
    Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
  • The Seconed Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
    Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
  • The Third People's Hospital of Zhenjiang
    Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
  • The First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin, China
  • Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
    Jinan, Shandong, China
  • Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200120, China
  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
  • Shaoyifu Hospital of Zhejiang University Medical
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital,Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 13, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05896124
Lead sponsor
Cascade Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 9, 2023
Start date
Aug 7, 2023
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025
Completion
Mar 15, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 13, 2026

Study contacts

Rong Deng
study director · Cascade Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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