A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PHASE 2 STUDY OF SIRNA GENE SILENCING FOR THE TREATMENT OF NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS (NASH) IN PARTICIPANTS WITH GENETIC RISK FACTORS
INCLUSION
- Males or females females aged between 18 and 75 years
- A diagnosis of NASH with fibrosis (F) stage 2 or 3
o High triglycerides
o High cholesterolExclusion criteria:
- NO Chronic liver diseases other than NASH
- NO eGFR < 45
- NO alcohol/substance abuse within the last year
- NO HbA1c ≥9.5%
- NO Type 1 diabetes
- NO bariatric surgery within last 5 years
- NO Prior exposure to any investigational drug targeting HSD17B13 or PNPLA3 (eg, ALN-HSD or ARO-HSD, AZD2693).