Linerixibat in patients with primary biliary cholangitis and cholestatic pruritus (GLISTEN): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Aspirin after completion of standard adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer (ASCOLT): an international, multicentre, phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol

Chia JWK, Segelov E, Deng Y, Ho GF, Wang W, Han S, Sharma A, Ding K, Chen G, Jeffery MG, Tham CK, Ahn JB, Nott L, Zielinski R, Chao TY, van Hagen T, Wei PL, Day F, Mehta S, Yau T, Peng J, Hayes TM, Li Y, Gandhi M, Foo EMJ, Rahman N, Rothwell P, Ali R, Simes J, Toh HC

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00387-X

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Etrasimod as induction and maintenance treatment for patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in East Asia (ENLIGHT UC): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, phase 3 study

Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol

Wu K, Zheng C, Cao Q, Ding Y, Gao X, Zhong J, Chiu CT, Zhang H, Wang X, Wang B, Liang J, Liu X, Zhou Y, Xu B, Kim TO, Shen X, Chen D, Chen W, Liu Y, Shen J, Liu F, Ding X, Zhan Q, Chou JW, Zeng S, Lin Y, Ying L, Chen X, ENLIGHT UC Study Group

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00198-0

RECOMMENDED

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Anti-TL1A antibody, afimkibart, in moderately-to-severely active ulcerative colitis (TUSCANY-2): a multicentre, double-blind, treat-through, multi-dose, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial

★ 3 Recommended by Prof. Dr Stephan Vavricka, Faculty Member

Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol

Danese S, Allegretti JR, Schreiber S, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Jairath V, D'Haens G, Kierkuś J, Leong RW, Yarur AJ, Vincent MS, Banerjee A, Chandra DE, Peeva E, Neelakantan S, Hung KE, McBride JM, Bojic D, Lasch K, Schiffman C, Feagan BG

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00129-3

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Transarterial chemoembolisation combined with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus dual placebo for unresectable, non-metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (LEAP-012): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 study

Lancet

Kudo M, Ren Z, Guo Y, Han G, Lin H, Zheng J, Ogasawara S, Kim JH, Zhao H, Li C, Madoff DC, Ghobrial RM, Kawaoka T, Gerolami R, Ikeda M, Kumada H, El-Khoueiry AB, Vogel A, Peng X, Mody K, Dutcus C, Dubrovsky L, Siegel AB, Finn RS, Llovet JM, LEAP-012 investigators

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02575-3

Esophagus Diseases

Thoracoscopic versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer (JCOG1409 MONET): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial

Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol

Takeuchi H, Machida R, Ando M, Tsubosa Y, Kikuchi H, Kawakubo H, Noma K, Ueno M, Tsushima T, Bamba T, Fujita T, Hamai Y, Kakishita T, Daiko H, Koyanagi K, Matsuda S, Kato K, Sasaki K, Kita R, Kitagawa Y, JCOG1409 investigators

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00207-9

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Adjuvant Aspirin Treatment in PIK3CA Mutated Colon Cancer Patients: The SAKK 41/13 - Prospective Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Trial

Clin Cancer Res

Güller U, Hayoz S, Horber D, Jochum W, De Dosso S, Koeberle D, Schacher S, Inauen R, Stahl M, Delaunoit T, Ettrich T, Bodoky G, Michel P, Koessler T, Rothgiesser K, Calmonte S, Joerger M

doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-4048

Hepatitis

Safety and efficacy of weekly pemvidutide versus placebo for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (IMPACT): 24-week results from a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 2b study

Lancet

Noureddin M, Harrison SA, Loomba R, Alkhouri N, Chalasani N, Sheikh MY, Tomah S, Gutierrez JA, Urbina S, Suschak JJ, Brown R, Odili O, Yang J, Keeton S, Neff G, Mena E, Roberts MS, Browne SK, Harris MS

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02114-2

HepatologyFurther Publications

Efficacy and safety of ervogastat alone and in combination with clesacostat in patients with biopsy-confirmed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and F2-F3 fibrosis (MIRNA): results from a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy study

Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol

Wong VW, Amin NB, Takahashi H, Darekar A, Tacke F, Kiszko J, Rodriguez H, Nakajima A, Alkhouri N, Charlton M, Anstee QM

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00128-1

Hepatology

Safety and efficacy of elafibranor in primary sclerosing cholangitis: The ELMWOOD phase II randomized-controlled trial

J Hepatol

Levy C, Abouda GF, Bilir BM, Bonder A, Bowlus CL, Campos-Varela I, Cazzagon N, Chandok N, Cheent K, Cortez-Pinto H, Demir M, Dill MT, Eksteen B, Fenkel JM, Gilroy R, Ko HH, Jacobson IM, Kallis Y, Kugelmas M, Luketic V, Mangia A, Montano-Loza AJ, Mukhopadhya A, Olveira A, Patel BC, Pietrangelo A, Pradhan F, Salcedo M, Shiffman ML, Sprinzl K, Swann R, Thorburn D, Thuluvath PJ, Trivedi PJ, Turnes J, Zein CO, Gomes da Silva H, Jaitly S, Miller B, Milligan C, Tavenard A, Kowdley KV

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2025.04.025

Related content

Aspirin after completion of standard adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer (ASCOLT): an international, multicentre, phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Etrasimod as induction and maintenance treatment for patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in East Asia (ENLIGHT UC): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, phase 3 study

Anti-TL1A antibody, afimkibart, in moderately-to-severely active ulcerative colitis (TUSCANY-2): a multicentre, double-blind, treat-through, multi-dose, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial

Transarterial chemoembolisation combined with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus dual placebo for unresectable, non-metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (LEAP-012): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 study

Thoracoscopic versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer (JCOG1409 MONET): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial

Adjuvant Aspirin Treatment in PIK3CA Mutated Colon Cancer Patients: The SAKK 41/13 - Prospective Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Trial

Safety and efficacy of weekly pemvidutide versus placebo for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (IMPACT): 24-week results from a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 2b study

Efficacy and safety of ervogastat alone and in combination with clesacostat in patients with biopsy-confirmed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and F2-F3 fibrosis (MIRNA): results from a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy study

Safety and efficacy of elafibranor in primary sclerosing cholangitis: The ELMWOOD phase II randomized-controlled trial