A Phase 1 interventional study of Saroglitazar Magnesium 1 mg in Cholestatic Liver Disease, sponsored by Zydus Therapeutics Inc.. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-14.
Sponsored by Zydus Therapeutics Inc. (part of Zydus Lifesciences Limited) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment
Evaluating Pharmacokinetic and safety of Saroglitazar Magnesium 1 mg when dosed on alternate days in subjects having moderate hepatic impairment with cirrhosis due to cholestatic liver disease
A phase 1, open-label, single arm study to evaluate pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of Saroglitazar Magnesium dosed on alternate days in subjects having moderate hepatic impairment with cirrhosis due to cholestatic liver disease
214 studies on the registry are indexed under Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary; 48 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 6 is below the median of 60 across 151 interventional studies indexed under Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary.
Browse Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary studies →Zydus Therapeutics Inc. is the lead sponsor of 19 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.
Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 6 (50%) have results posted.
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Laboratory test values must be clinically acceptable to the investigator and meet all the following parameters at screening:
Alkaline Phosphatase > /Aspartate aminotransferase value ≤ 10 × upper limit of normal ≥ 750/mm3 ≥ 25,000/mm3 ≥ 8 g/dL α-fetoprotein \<50 ng/mL or 50-80 ng/mL with negative imaging study (Ultrasound [US], computed tomography scan [CT], Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI]). Imaging study that excluded presence of liver cancer (US in the preceding 6 months and CT or MRI in the preceding 1 year)
Exclusion Criteria:
Pregnant/lactating female (including positive pregnancy test at screening) Pregnancy should be avoided by male and female subjects either by true abstinence or the use of an acceptable effective measures for the duration of the study and for at least 1 month after the end of the study treatment.
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.
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.
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.
The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.
“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.
Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.
Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.
The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.
It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.
A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.
It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
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.
A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.
Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ULN (upper limit of normal)
The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.
“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
ALT and AST (liver enzymes)
Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.
Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.
It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Platelets
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Hemoglobin (Hb)
The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Cancer (malignancy)
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Clinically significant
Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Investigational drug or device
A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.
It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
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.
Autoimmune disease
A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.
Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.
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.
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.
Saroglitazar Magnesium 1 mg tablet orally administered on alternate days in the morning before breakfast without food, for the duration of treatment (29 days)
Drug: Saroglitazar Magnesium 1 mg
Saroglitazar Magnesium 1 mg will be assigned to all participants enrolled in this open label study
Also known as: Not any
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar: Cmax
Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar: Tmax
Time to reach maximum plasma concentration (Tmax)
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar: AUCt
The area under plasma concentration vs. time curve till the last time point
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar: AUCi
The area under plasma concentration vs. time curve extrapolated to the infinity
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar: Kel
The elimination rate constant
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar: AUCtau
The area under plasma concentration vs. time curve in a 48 hours dosing interval
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar: t1/2
The elimination half-life
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar: Vd/F
The apparent volume of distribution
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar: CL/F
The apparent clearance
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Number of participants with adverse events [Safety and Tolerability]
Number of participants with adverse events
Time frame: From baseline to End of study (35 days)
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar sulfoxide: Tmax
Time to reach maximum plasma concentration
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar sulfoxide: Cmax
Maximum plasma concentration
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar sulfoxide: CL/F
The apparent clearance
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar sulfoxide: Vd/F
The apparent volume of distribution
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar sulfoxide: t1/2
The elimination half-life
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar sulfoxide: AUCtau
The area under plasma concentration vs. time curve in a 48 hours dosing interval
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar sulfoxide: Kel
The elimination rate constant
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar sulfoxide: AUCi
The area under plasma concentration vs. time curve extrapolated to the infinity
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Pharmacokinetics of Saroglitazar sulfoxide: AUCt
The area under plasma concentration vs. time curve extrapolated to the infinity
Time frame: PK sampling timepoints: pre- dose, 20 min, 40 min, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 16.0, 24.0, 36, and 48 hours post-dose of Day 1 and Day 29
Change from baseline in alkaline phosphatase levels
Time frame: From baseline to end of treatment (29 days)
Started Aug 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2026, 16 months after the start.
Of 15 phase 1 interventional studies under Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary, half reached primary completion within 6 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 2 and three quarters within 24. This study's planned 16 months is above that.
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