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Active, not recruitingNCT05896137Updated Mar 13, 2026

CS0159 in Chinese Patients With PSC (Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis)

A Phase 2 interventional study of CS0159 in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, sponsored by Cascade Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Active, not recruiting at 11 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
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A phase II Study of CS0159 in Chinese patients with PSC(Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis)

Read the detailed description

A phase II study to evaluate safety, tolerability and efficacy, of CS0159 in patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, this is a multicenter, randomized, 12-weeks double-blind, placebo-controlled, and 40-week open study.

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Conditions studied

  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
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In context

Cholangitis, Sclerosing

149 studies on the registry are indexed under Cholangitis, Sclerosing; 37 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 50 is above the median of 34 across 96 interventional studies indexed under Cholangitis, Sclerosing.

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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.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Male or female age≥18 or age≤75 years when sign ICF
  2. Within the last year, have a clinical diagnosis of PSC with a consistent magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) orendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Prcutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography(PTC) showing sclerosing cholangitis
  3. 1.50×ULN≤ALP≤10×ULN, and TBil≤3×ULN during screen
  4. Taken UDCA(≤25mg/kg/d)≥6 months before randomization and stable does≥ 3 months, or not used UDCA≥3 months before randomization
  5. For subject with a history of IBD

    1. Patients with Crohn's Disease (CD),Must be in remission, CDAI\<150 or CDAI of score ≤4
    2. Patients with(Ulcerative Colitis)UC,Must be in remission or only mild activity,Some Mayo scores range from 0 to 4
  6. Be able to understand and Comply with the study protocol sign a written informed consent form(ICF)voluntarily

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria,

  1. Presence of documented secondary sclerosing cholangitis when screening,or direct evidence IgG4 related sclerosing cholangitis or serum IgG4 ≥ 4 ×ULN
  2. Small duct PSC
  3. ALT or AST>5×ULN
  4. Taken( ObeticholicAcid) OCA within 3 months before randomization
  5. Acute cholangitis was suspected or confirmed within 3 months prior to randomization, Including acute cholangitis being treated during screening
  6. Presence of percutaneous drain or bile duct stent at the time of screening or during the study
  7. Known concurrent comorbidities with other hepatobiliary diseases including, but not limited to: active hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection (see Exclusion Criterion 9), primary biliary cholangitis, complete biliary obstruction, acute cholecystitis or gallstones with significant symptoms, Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) or overlap with other autoimmune liver diseases, Alcoholic Hepatitis, Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Suspected or Diagnosed Primary Hepatocellular Cancer, and Bile Duct Cancer;
  8. Child-Pugh patients with grade B or C cirrhosis,Present complications related to cirrhosis or End-stage liver disease ,Including history of liver transplantation Preparing for liver transplantation (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease)MELD≥15,Portal hypertension complications,Complications of cirrhosis
  9. Patients who are HBsAg-positive, HCVAb-positive, HIVAb-positive or TPAb-positive at screening
  10. Cr(Creatinine)≥1.5×ULN also Cr(Creatinine)clearance rate\<60 mL/min
  11. PLT(Platelet)\<80×10\^9/L
  12. INR(international normalized ratio)>1.3
  13. ALB\<3.5g/dL
  14. Severe pruritus may require systemic medication Within 2 months prior to randomization
  15. Arrhythmia,male QTc≥450 ms,female QTc≥470 ms, during screening
  16. A disease that interferes with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of a test drug,such as moderate to severe activity IBD patient, Previous gastric bypass surgery
  17. Moderate or intense inhibition of CYP3A4 was performed during 14 days prior to randomization and throughout the trial Preparation or inducer
  18. The presence of diseases that may cause non-hepatic elevation of ALP (e.g. Paget's disease) or may cause it Diseases with a life expectancy of less than 2 years
  19. History of malignancy within the past 5 years prior to randomization
  20. Immunosuppressants, budesonide, and other systemic glucocorticoids were used within 28 days before randomization and throughout the clinical study period;
  21. Use of fenofibrate or another fibrate within 28 days prior to randomization and throughout the clinical study period; Hepatotoxic drugs; Hepatoprotective drugs and other hepatoprotective drugs were given stable doses \<28 days before randomization or could not maintain stable doses during the trial; cholagogue
  22. Interleukin or other cytokines were used 12 months before randomization and throughout the trial Or antibodies to chemokines or immunotherapy
  23. Drug and/or alcohol abuse within the first six months of randomization
  24. Poor blood pressure control,systolic pressure>160 mmHg or dpb >100 mmHg
  25. Poor blood sugar control,Glycated hemoglobin>9.0%
  26. Females who are pregnant or plan to pregnant,Fertile but refusing to sign informed consent, or breastfeed
  27. Participated any other study within 30 days prior randomization,and received other experimental medications therapy
  28. It is unsuitable to participate for the study or has other diseases 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
50 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    2mg CS0159

    CS0159 tablet 2mg for 12 weeks

    Drug: CS0159

  • Experimental
    4mg CS0159

    CS0159 tablet 4mg for 12 weeks

    Drug: CS0159

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo for 12 weeks

    Drug: CS0159

Interventions

  • DrugCS0159

    Oral QD

    Also known as: Pleacbo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. AE incidence

    AE incidence in placebo, 2mg and 4mg group

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks

  2. relative changes from baseline in ALP at week 12

    The reduction of percentage of ALP level from baseline to 12 weeks

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Absulute changes from baseline in ALP at week 12

    The reduction of ALP level from baseline to 12 weeks

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks

  2. ALP and TBil changes

    Compared with placebo, ALP\< 1.50 ULN, (total bilirubin) TBil ≤ULN

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks

  3. TBA changes

    BA change from baseline

    Time frame: from basline to 12 weeks, and to 40 weeks

  4. Pruritus incidence

    changes from baseline in the study period

    Time frame: from basline to 40 weeks

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Study locations

11 sites
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC Anhui Provincial Hospital
    Hefei, Anhui, China
  • Beijing Friendship Hospital, Captail Medcial University
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100050, China
  • Beijing YouAn Hostital, Captial Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100069, China
  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100730, China
  • Wuhan Union Hospital of China
    Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
  • The Seconed Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
    Changsha, Hunan 410011, 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
  • 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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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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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
NCT05896137
Lead sponsor
Cascade Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 9, 2023
Start date
Aug 7, 2023
Primary completion
Nov 14, 2025
Completion
May 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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