A Phase 2a Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MORF-057 in Adults With UC

NCT ID: NCT05291689

Last Updated: 2025-08-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

39 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-24

Study Completion Date

2025-02-19

Brief Summary

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This is an open-label, single arm, multicenter, Phase 2a study evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of MORF-057 in adult patients with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Detailed Description

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The main part of this Phase 2a study will consist of 3 study periods: a Screening Period, a Treatment Period and a Safety Follow-up Period. All participants who complete the open-label Treatment Period will have the opportunity to continue their treatment in an optional 26-week Long-term Extension study after completing the Week 52 assessments.

Conditions

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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Colitis, Ulcerative

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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MORF-057

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MORF-057

Intervention Type DRUG

MORF-057 is a small molecule that is designed to selectively inhibit integrin α4β7 and is administered orally.

Interventions

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MORF-057

MORF-057 is a small molecule that is designed to selectively inhibit integrin α4β7 and is administered orally.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Has signs/symptoms of moderately to severely active UC for at least 3 months prior to Screening
* Has evidence of UC extending at least 15 cm from the anal verge
* Is bio-naïve or had an inadequate response, loss of response, or intolerance to other UC drugs
* Agrees to abide by the study guidelines and requirements
* Capable of giving signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with indeterminate colitis, microscopic colitis, ischemic colitis, radiation colitis, or Crohn's disease or has clinical findings suggestive of Crohn's disease
* Has positive findings on a subjective neurological screening questionnaire
* Has a concurrent, clinically significant, serious, unstable comorbidity
* Primary non-responder to vedolizumab or other integrin inhibitors
* Participation in any other interventional study or received any investigational therapy within 30 days
* Previous exposure to MORF-057 and/or a known hypersensitivity to drugs with a similar mechanism to MORF-057
* Unable to attend study visits or comply with study procedures
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Morphic Therapeutic, Inc. (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company)

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Clinical Study Site

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

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Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

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Freehold, New Jersey, United States

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Elblag, , Poland

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Katowice, , Poland

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Lodz, , Poland

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Lodz, , Poland

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Oświęcim, , Poland

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Sopot, , Poland

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Sosnowiec, , Poland

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Staszów, , Poland

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Tychy, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Countries

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United States Poland

References

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Sands BE, Schreiber S, Danese S, Kierkus J, Abhyankar B, Choi MY, Soo C, Wu Y, Sun F, Lee D, Cui D, Mangada M, Singhal P, Hussain A, Rogers BN, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Feagan BG. A Phase 2 Study of MORF-057, an Oral alpha4beta7 Integrin Inhibitor in Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Aug 6:S1542-3565(25)00648-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.07.030. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40769468 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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J6E-MC-KWAL

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MORF-057-201

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

27506

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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