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LIVERAGE™: A Study to Test Whether Survodutide Helps People With a Liver Disease Called NASH/MASH Who Have Moderate or Advanced Liver Fibrosis
A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicentre, Phase III Trial Evaluating Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Survodutide Weekly Injections in Adult Participants With Noncirrhotic Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis/Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH) and (F2) - (F3) Stage of Liver Fibrosis
Lead sponsor
Asset
Survodutide
Subcutaneous · GLP-1 / glucagon dual
Listed sites
526
Recruiting sites
414
Enrollment
1,800
estimated
Study population
MASH / NAFLD / liver fibrosis, Obesity / overweight
Key I/E criterion
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Primary endpoints
•MASH resolution, no fibrosis worsening•Fibrosis ≥1-stage improvement, no MASH worsening•Hepatic-decompensation composite (Progression to cirrhosis, All-cause death, Hepatic-decompensation composite)
Footprint
Where this trial recruits
Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.
Identifiers
Registered as
Timeline
Milestones
Assets
Investigational agents
Study populations
Who this study enrolls
Eligibility
Who can enroll
Inclusion criteria
1. Male or female participants ≥18 years (or who are of legal age in countries where that is greater than 18 years) of age at time of consent
2. Diagnosis of MASH (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)) activity score [NAS] ≥4
3. Stable body weight defined as less than 5% self-reported change in body weight 3 months prior to the screening or during the period between the historical biopsy and randomisation, if a historical biopsy is used
4. Be willing to maintain a stable diet and physical activity levels throughout the entire trial Further inclusion criteria apply
Exclusion criteria
1. Any of the following liver laboratory test abnormalities at screening:
2. Any history or evidence of acute or chronic liver disease other than MASH
3. Histologically documented liver cirrhosis (fibrosis stage F4), either at screening or in a historical biopsy
4. History of or current diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
5. History of or planned liver transplant
6. Inability or unwillingness to undergo a liver biopsy at screening (if a suitable historical biopsy is unavailable for central review), or during trial conduct.
7. History of portal hypertension or presence of decompensated liver disease
8. Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score ≥12 due to liver disease. Further exclusion criteria apply
Endpoints (32)
What's being measured
Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.
Coverage by outcome category
Cardiovascular outcomes
2 endpointsKey secondary endpoint part 2: Occurrence of all-cause hospitalisation (first and recurrent)
Time frame:Up to 7 years.
All-cause hospitalization
event count, event
Key secondary endpoint part 2: Time to first occurrence of any of the adjudicated components of the composite endpoint 5-point major adverse cardiac event (5P-MACE)5-point major adverse cardiac event (5P-MACE)
Time frame:Up to 7 years.
5-point MACE
time to event, event
componentsAll-cause death, Non-fatal MI, Non-fatal stroke, Coronary revascularization, Heart-failure hospitalization
Weight & body composition
2 endpointsKey secondary endpoint part 1: Percentage change from baseline in body weight [kg]
Time frame:Baseline and at Week 52.
Body weight, % change
percent change from baseline, improvement
Key secondary endpoint part 2: Percentage change from baseline in body weight [kg]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114
Body weight, % change
percent change from baseline, improvement
Glycemic / diabetes
2 endpointsKey secondary endpoint part 1: Absolute change from baseline in glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) [%]
Time frame:Baseline and at Week 52.
HbA1c, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 4548-4
Key secondary endpoint part 2: Absolute change from baseline in HbA1c [%]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114
HbA1c, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 4548-4
MASH / liver
18 endpointsPart 1: Resolution of MASH without worsening of liver fibrosis on MASH Clinical Research Network (CRN) fibrosis score
Time frame:Baseline and at Week 52.
MASH resolution, no fibrosis worsening
categorical status, improvement
SNOMED 442685003
Part 1: At least a 1-point improvement in fibrosis stage with no worsening of MASH
Time frame:Baseline and at Week 52.
Fibrosis ≥1-stage improvement, no MASH worsening
categorical status, improvement
Part 2: Time to first occurrence of any of components of the composite endpoint consisting of progression to cirrhosis, all-cause mortality, liver transplant, hepatic decompensation event(s), worsening of MELD score to ≥15, progression to CSPH
Time frame:Up to 7 years.
Hepatic-decompensation composite
time to event, event
componentsProgression to cirrhosis, All-cause death, Hepatic-decompensation composite
Key secondary endpoint part 1: Absolute change from baseline in enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF) score
Time frame:Baseline and at Week 52.
ELF score, change
change from baseline, improvement
Key secondary endpoint part 1: Absolute change from baseline in liver stiffness [kPa] assessed by vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE)
Time frame:Baseline and at Week 52.
Liver stiffness (VCTE), change
change from baseline, improvement
Key secondary endpoint part 1: Achievement of no progression of fibrosis assessed by central pathology (yes/no)
Time frame:Baseline and at Week 52.
Fibrosis, no progression
categorical status, improvement
Key secondary endpoint part 2: Absolute change from baseline in ELF score
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
ELF score, change
change from baseline, improvement
Key secondary endpoint part 2: Absolute change from baseline in liver stiffness [kPa] assessed by VCTE
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
Liver stiffness (VCTE), change
change from baseline, improvement
Key secondary endpoint part 2: Achievement of no progression of fibrosis assessed by central pathology (yes/no)
Time frame:At baseline and at 7 years.
Fibrosis, no progression
categorical status, improvement
Part 1: Improvement of liver fat content (LFC)
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 52.
MRI-PDFF ≥30% responders
threshold achievement, improvement
Part 2: Improvement of LFC
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
MRI-PDFF ≥30% responders
threshold achievement, improvement
Part 1: Absolute change from baseline in LFC [%] in MRI-PDFF
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 52.
Liver fat content, change
change from baseline, improvement
Part 2: Absolute change from baseline in LFC [%] in MRI-PDFF
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
Liver fat content, change
change from baseline, improvement
Part 1: Absolute change from baseline in alanine aminotransferase (ALT) [U/L]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 52.
ALT, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 1742-6
Part 2: Absolute change from baseline in alanine aminotransferase (ALT) [U/L]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
ALT, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 1742-6
Part 1: Absolute change from baseline in aspartate aminotransferase (AST) [U/L]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 52.
AST, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 1920-8
Part 2: Absolute change from baseline in aspartate aminotransferase (AST) [U/L]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
AST, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 1920-8
Part 1: Progression to cirrhosis (defined as histological fibrosis score CRN F4) (yes/no)
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 52.
Progression to cirrhosis
categorical status, improvement
Cardiometabolic biomarkers
8 endpointsPart 1: Absolute change from baseline in systolic blood pressure (SBP) [mmHg]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 52.
Systolic BP, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 8480-6
Part 2: Absolute change from baseline in systolic blood pressure (SBP) [mmHg]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
Systolic BP, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 8480-6
Part 1: Absolute change from baseline in diastolic blood pressure (DBP) [mmHg]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 52.
Diastolic BP, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 8462-4
Part 2: Absolute change from baseline in diastolic blood pressure (DBP) [mmHg]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
Diastolic BP, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 8462-4
Part 1: Absolute changes from baseline in lipids [mg/dL] (including but not limited to: total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, very low-density lipoprotein [VLDL] cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, triglycerides)
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 52.
change from baseline, improvement
Part 2: Absolute changes from baseline in lipids [mg/dL] (including but not limited to: total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, very low-density lipoprotein [VLDL] cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, triglycerides)
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
change from baseline, improvement
Part 1: Absolute change from baseline in free fatty acids [mg/dL]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 52.
Free fatty acids, change
change from baseline, improvement
Part 2: Absolute change from baseline in free fatty acids [mg/dL]
Time frame:At baseline and at Week 114.
Free fatty acids, change
change from baseline, improvement
Provenance
Sources
Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 1, 2026 snapshot.