Table of contents
- Trial overview
- Who was studied
- What was tested
- Main endpoint and how it was measured
- Trial design and phase
- What is known from the source data
Trial overview
The source data include one interventional study of SAROGLITAZAR HEMIMAGNESIUM in people with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a long-term liver disease.[1] The study was called EPICS-III and was designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, and efficacy.[1]
Who was studied
The trial focused on patients with PBC.[1] The source data do not give more detailed entry rules, so the available information only confirms the disease group studied.[1]
What was tested
The study compared SAROGLITAZAR HEMIMAGNESIUM with placebo, which is a look-alike tablet that does not contain the active study drug.[1] The study brief says it aimed to show superiority of Saroglitazar Magnesium Optimal Dose 1 mg once daily over placebo for biochemical response at Week 52.[1]
The trial record also lists Saroglitazar Magnesium 2 mg orally in the intervention section.[1] The source data do not explain the difference between these dose descriptions, so this article only reports that both dose information and a placebo comparator were recorded in the trial data.[1]
Main endpoint and how it was measured
The primary outcome was the proportion of subjects with a biochemical response at Week 52.[1] This response was defined by a composite endpoint, which means more than one blood test result had to meet the study rules at the same time.[1]
The blood test rules were: ALP less than 1.67 times the upper limit of normal, at least a 15% decrease in ALP from baseline, and total bilirubin at or below the upper limit of normal, or direct bilirubin at or below the upper limit of normal in people with known Gilbert’s syndrome.[1] In simple terms, the study checked whether liver-related blood tests improved enough after 52 weeks.[1]
Trial design and phase
This was a Phase 4 interventional trial.[1] Phase 4 studies are later-stage studies and are often used to learn more about a treatment in patients after earlier research has already been done.[1]
The study was completed and enrolled 196 participants.[1] The source data do not provide more details about randomization, blinding, or visit schedule, so those features are not described here.[1]
What is known from the source data
The source data provided for this article describe the study design, target condition, phase, enrollment, and main endpoint, but not the final outcome results.[1] Because of that, this article focuses on what the trial was planned to measure rather than on a reported efficacy result.[1]



