Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
This Phase 1b multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study evaluates the safety, tolerability and hepatic pharmacodynamic effects of resmetirom in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Participants are randomized 2:1 to resmetirom or placebo for 24 weeks.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Must be willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent. 2. Male and female adults ≥18 years of age. 3. Suspected or confirmed diagnosis of fibrotic MASH suggested by the historical data and meets at least 1 criteria for fibrotic MASH 4. Confirmed diagnosis of HFpEF 5. Structural and/or functional heart disease based on echocardiographic evaluation. 6. eGFR ≥45 mL/min/1.73 m2 7. Female patients of reproductive potential are eligible if they have a negative serum pregnancy test (beta human chorionic gonadotropin), are not breastfeeding, and do no…
Resmetirom (80 mg or 100 mg orally once daily based on body weight)
Matching placebo orally once daily