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CompletedNCT06959888Updated Jul 9, 2025

A Phase 1 Study in Healthy Volunteers to Evaluate the Relative Bioavailability of ALG-055009 Formulations

A Phase 1 interventional study of ALG-055009 in Healthy Volunteer Study, sponsored by Aligos Therapeutics. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-09.

Sponsored by Aligos Therapeutics · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was May 2025, 1 year 6 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a phase 1 single dose, open-label, randomized, two-period, two-sequence, crossover study of ALG-055009 conducted in 1 cohort of healthy volunteers. The primary purpose of this study is to compare the single-dose pharmacokinetics of the 0.7 mg dose level of 2 types of soft gelatin capsule formulations of ALG-055009, Formulation 1 and Formulation 2, in approximately 8 healthy volunteers.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Volunteer Study
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In context

Lead sponsor

Aligos Therapeutics is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (29%) 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 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Subject must sign an form (ICF) indicating that he or she understands that risks of purpose of and procedures required for, the study and is willing to participate in the study.
  2. In the investigator's opinion, the subject is able to understand and comply with protocol requirements, instructions, and protocol stated restrictions and is likely to complete the study as planned.
  3. Male or female between 18 and 65 years of age, extremes included.
  4. Subjects must have a bod mass index () of 18.0 to 32.0 kg/m2, extremes included.
  5. Female subjects must be either:

    1. Post menopausal: A state is defined as no menses for at least 12 months without an alternative medical explanation . A high follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level in the postmenopausal range of >40 IU may be used to confirm a postmenopausal state in women not using hormonal or hormonal replacement therapy (HRT).

      OR

    2. Permanently Sterile : Permanent sterilization methods include hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, and bilateral oophorectomy.

      OR

    3. Woman of : They are only eligible if they and any non-sterile male sexual partners agree to use highly effective contraceptive therapy from the screening visit until at least 60 days after the last dose of study drug
  6. Female subjects must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and Day-1.
  7. Female subjects must not be pregnant, or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant or donate eggs from screening onward until 60 days after the last dose of study drug (or longer if dictated by local regulation).
  8. Male subjects must agree to wear a condom during sexual intercourse and their female sexual partners should agree to use effective means of contraception. These contraceptive measures must be implemented, at a minimum, from the start of dosing until at least 90 days after the last dose.
  9. Male subjects must have no plans to father a child or donate sperm while enrolled in this study or within 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
  10. Subjects must have a 12-lead that meets the following inclusion criteria

    1. Heart rate between 40 and 100 beats per minute (bpm), extremes included;
    2. corrected for heart rate (QTc) according to Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≤450 ms (males) or ≤470 ms (females);
    3. QRS interval ≤120 ms;
    4. PR interval ≤110 to ≤220 ms;
    5. In addition to fulfilling the above ECG criteria, ECG morphology must have no abnormalities observed in the opinion of the Investigator.
  11. Subjects must be deemed to be in good overall health by the investigator on the basis of a medical evaluation that reveals the absence of any clinically significant abnormality and includes a physical examination, medical history, vital signs, and the results of blood chemistry, blood coagulation and hematology tests, and a urinalysis performed at screening.
  12. Subjects must be willing and able to adhere to the prior and concomitant medications requirements

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Any potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participating in the study.

  1. Subjects with any current or previous illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, might confound the results of the study or pose an additional risk in administering study drug to the subject or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol specified assessments or study results' interpretation. This may include, but is not limited to renal, cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatologic, endocrine, neurologic, dermatologic, hematologic, rheumatologic, psychiatric, neoplastic, or metabolic disturbances.
  2. Subjects with medical history or current evidence of a pituitary disorder or thyroid disorder.
  3. Subjects with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (T4) or total triiodothyronine
  4. Subjects with known sensitivity to thyroid medications
  5. The laboratory values at screening are exclusionary:

    1. or AST >
    2. Total > 1.2xULN, unless Gilbert's syndrome is suspected
  6. Subjects with a past history of cardiac arrhythmias, risk factors for Torsade de Pointes syndrome (e.g., hypokalemia, family history of long syndrome ) or history or clinical evidence at screening of significant or unstable cardiac disease, such as: angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, diastolic dysfunction, significant arrhythmia.
  7. History of unexplained syncope.
  8. Subjects with current:

    1. Hepatitis A virus infection (confirmed by hepatitis A antibody immunoglobulin M [IgM]).
    2. infection defined as presence of HBsAg or HBV core antibody.
    3. virus (HCV) infection (confirmed by HCV antibody and/or HCV RNA). Subjects who have been treated and achieved sustained virologic response ≥6 months prior to screening with HCV RNA \<LLOQ, target not detected, remain eligible.
    4. type 1 (HIV-1) or HIV-2 infection (confirmed by antibodies) at screening.
    5. Acute infection at the time of enrollment. If an acute infection is considered resolved prior to enrollment, the subject remains eligible.
  9. Subjects who had major surgery (e.g., requiring general anesthesia) within 12 weeks before randomization, or will not have fully recovered from surgery, or have surgery planned during the time the subjects is expected to participate in the study, or within 4 weeks after the last dose of study drug
  10. Subjects with a recent (within 1 year of randomization/enrollment) history of use of amphetamines, barbiturates, narcotic or other drugs of abuse/recreational drug use. Use of these drugs under physician supervision (e.g., prescription narcotics for known pain disorder) are not exclusionary. Cannabis use within 4 weeks of screening and during the study is exclusionary.
  11. Excessive use of alcohol defined as regular consumption of ≥14 standard drinks/week for women and ≥21 standard drinks/week for men (Chalasani et al. 2018). For current definition of a standard drink, please refer to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism website (https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/what-standard-drink).
  12. Unwilling to abstain from alcohol use for 48 hours prior to Day -1 through end of study follow up.
  13. Positive results for urine drug screen or alcohol test at screening or Day -1.
  14. Any laboratory result considered by the Investigator at screening. Values of ALT and AST >ULN, and total bilirubin >1.2×ULN (see Exclusion Criteria 6), and values of TSH, free T4, and total T3 >1.1×ULN and \<0.9×LLN (see Exclusion Criteria 4) are exclusionary regardless of any clinical significance assessment by the Investigator.
  15. Clinically significant abnormal vital signs (evaluated in the semi-recumbent [i.e., elevation of the head-to-bed at 30-45 degrees] or supine position after 5 minutes of rest), confirmed with retesting after at least 5 minutes of additional rest. Vital sign reference ranges to assess eligibility are as follows:

    1. Systolic blood pressure: ≥90 to ≤140 mmHg
    2. Diastolic blood pressure: ≥40 to ≤90 mmHg
    3. Pulse rate: ≥40 to ≤100 beats per minute
  16. Physical examination findings that are considered clinically significant and likely to adversely impact study conduct and/or interpretation are exclusionary.
  17. Renal dysfunction [e.g., estimated \<90 mL/min/1.73 m2 at screening, calculated by the 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration () formula (without correction for African ancestry)].
  18. History of clinically significant drug allergy such as, but not limited to, sulfonamides or drug allergy witnessed in previous studies with experimental drugs.
  19. Has taken or requires treatment with: any therapies as noted in Prior and Concomitant Medications (Section 6.10) and Special Precautions (Section 6.11) within 1 week or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the planned first dose of study drug or during dosing; any Prohibited Medications (Appendix B) within 28 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the planned first dose of study drug or during dosing.
  20. Consumption of grapefruit, grapefruit juice, and Seville oranges within 14 days prior to study drug administration.
  21. Consumption of apple or orange juice, citrus fruits, vegetables from the mustard green family (e.g., kale, broccoli, watercress, collard greens, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, mustard), and charbroiled meats within 7 days prior to study drug administration.
  22. Consumption of any food or drink/beverage containing quinine (e.g., tonic, bitter lemon, bitter alcoholic beverages containing quinine) within 24 hours prior to study drug administration.
  23. Received an unapproved agent within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to enrollment.
  24. Currently participating in another clinical or medical interventional research study.
  25. Employee of the Sponsor, the Investigator or study site, with direct involvement in the proposed study or other studies under the direction of that Investigator or study site, as well as family members of the employees or the Investigator.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(17)

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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.

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.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

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.

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.

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.

QT and QTc

On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.

The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.

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.

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.

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.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

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.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

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.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

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.

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.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
8 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Sequence A

    Single dose PO administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 (Formulation 1; Day 1), then a washout period of at least 7 days, followed by single dose PO administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 (Formulation 2; Day 8)

    Drug: ALG-055009

  • Experimental
    Sequence B

    Single dose PO administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 (Formulation 2; Day 1), then a washout period of at least 7 days, followed by single dose PO administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 (Formulation 1; Day 8)

    Drug: ALG-055009

Interventions

  • Single PO dose of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 softgel capsule (formulation 1) Single PO dose of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 softgel capsule (formulation 2)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. AUC0-24 of ALG-055009 in Plasma

    AUC0-24, of ALG-055009 in plasma following single dose administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 Formulation 1 and Formulation 2

    Time frame: 12 days

  2. AUClast of ALG-055009 in Plasma

    AUClast of ALG-055009 in plasma following single dose administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 Formulation 1 and Formulation 2

    Time frame: 12 days

  3. AUCinf of ALG-055009 in Plasma

    AUCinf of ALG-055009 in plasma following single dose administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 Formulation 1 and Formulation 2

    Time frame: 12 days

  4. Tmax of ALG-055009 in Plasma

    Tmax of ALG-055009 in plasma following single dose administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 Formulation 1 and Formulation 2

    Time frame: 12 days

  5. Cmax of ALG-055009 in Plasma

    Cmax of ALG-055009 in plasma following single dose administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 Formulation 1 and Formulation 2

    Time frame: 12 days

  6. C24 of ALG-055009 in Plasma

    C24 of ALG-055009 in plasma following single dose administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 Formulation 1 and Formulation 2

    Time frame: 12 days

  7. C0 (predose) of ALG-055009 in Plasma

    C0 (predose) of ALG-055009 in plasma following single dose administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 Formulation 1 and Formulation 2

    Time frame: 12 days

  8. t½ of ALG-055009 in Plasma

    t½ of ALG-055009 in plasma following single dose administration of 0.7 mg ALG-055009 Formulation 1 and Formulation 2

    Time frame: 12 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Safety Data

    The number and severity of treatment emergent adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    Time frame: 22 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • PPD Austin CRU
    Austin, Texas 78744, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 9, 2025, 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
NCT06959888
Lead sponsor
Aligos Therapeutics
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 7, 2025
Start date
Mar 25, 2025
Primary completion
May 8, 2025
Completion
May 16, 2025
Last update
Jul 9, 2025

Oversight

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