Dose-finding Study of YMI024 to Assess Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability in Adults With Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Elevated hsCRP

October 14, 2026 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

A Phase 2b, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Dose-finding Study of YMI024 to Assess Efficacy in Reducing Inflammatory Markers, Safety, and Tolerability in Adults With Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Elevated hsCRP

The purpose of this Phase 2b study is to investigate the efficacy in reducing systemic inflammation, safety, tolerability, and dose response of five doses of YMI024, as compared to placebo in adult participants with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and residual inflammatory risk defined by elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) (≥2 mg/L)

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Participants are randomized in a 1:1:1:1:1:1 ratio to one of the six arms, with stratification by comorbidity status at randomization: CAD-only, CAD+ (Heart Failure) HF, and CAD+Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), and receive study medication on top of stable standard-of-care therapies. The study employs double-blinding, concealing treatment allocation from participants, Investigators, Sponsor, and study staff, with identical packaging and labelling, schedule of administration and appearance for all study drugs.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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180

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
  • Phone Number: +41613241111

Study Locations

  • Australia
    • South Australia
      • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Victoria
      • Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 3199
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8008
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia, 3170
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany, 10787
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Mannheim, Germany, 68165
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Pirna, Germany, 01796
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Baden-Wurttemberg
      • Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 70376
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 67655
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
  • Japan
    • Aichi-ken
      • Kasugai, Aichi-ken, Japan, 4870016
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Chiba
      • Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, 2702251
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Kanagawa
      • Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, 2478533
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Osaka
      • Matsubara, Osaka, Japan, 5800032
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
  • United Kingdom
      • London, United Kingdom, EC1A 7BE
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigative Site
  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Fairhope, Alabama, United States, 36532
        • Recruiting
        • Eastern Shore Research Institute
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michael S Pursley
        • Contact:
      • Foley, Alabama, United States, 36535
        • Recruiting
        • G and L Research LLC
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Nidal Morrar
        • Contact:
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90035
        • Recruiting
        • Biopharma Informatic LLC
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Christian Assad-Kottner
        • Contact:
    • Florida
      • Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33134
    • Kansas
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67207
        • Recruiting
        • Alliance for Multispecialty Research
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Saifullah Nasir
        • Contact:
    • Maryland
      • Ft. Washington, Maryland, United States, 20744
      • Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States, 20745
    • Texas
      • Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
        • Recruiting
        • Pharma Tex Research
        • Principal Investigator:
          • David Brabham
        • Contact:
    • Virginia
      • Winchester, Virginia, United States, 22601
        • Recruiting
        • Selma Medical Associates
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Philip O Donnell

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to any study specific procedures, and participant able to understand and comply with study requirements.

  2. Male and female participants aged between 18-80 years (inclusive) at Screening.

  3. Documented stable CAD as evidenced by presence of at least one of the following criteria:

    1. Documented history of spontaneous (Type 1) myocardial infarction (MI) of presumed atherosclerotic origin that occurred at least 30 days before the start of Screening. If a Pre-screening visit is conducted, the MI must have occurred at least 30 days before that visit.

      Diagnosis of the qualifying MI should be based on medical records and Investigator's judgment.

    2. Prior coronary revascularization (i.e. percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at least 30 days prior, or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), at least 6 months prior to Screening).

      • Any prior PCI must have occurred at least 30 days prior to the Screening Visit (or if conducted, prior to the Pre screening visit).
      • Any prior CABG must have occurred at least 6 months (i.e. 26 weeks) prior to the Screening (or if conducted, prior to the Pre-screening) Visit.

    3. Angiographic or CT-imaging (e.g., Multi Detector Computed Tomography/ Computed Tomography Angiography (MDCT/CTA)) evidence of coronary atherosclerosis: ≥50% stenosis in at least one major epicardial coronary artery.

    4. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of ≥300 AU by computed tomography.

    To ensure adequate representation of patients with clinically relevant comorbidities and to enable prespecified subgroup analyses, the trial will include participants with key comorbidities as follows:

    i. Moderate CKD Participants with moderate (Stage 3a/3b) kidney disease (CKD) defined as: Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) ≥30 and ≤60 mL/min/1.73 m² (CKD EPI formula) at Screening.

    ii. Chronic HF

    Participants with a history of chronic heart failure (HF) defined as:

    • NYHA Class II-III symptoms of HF requiring ongoing treatment with diuretics (loop diuretics, thiazide diuretics, and/or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists) for ≥30 days prior to Screening, AND
    • LVEF ≤40%, assessed by any standard modality (e.g., echocardiography, cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), CT, MUGA, or ventricular angiography) on the most recent assessment within 12 months prior to Screening.

  4. Participants must have hsCRP levels ≥2 mg/L at two timepoints during Screening. Screening values must be separated by a minimum of 7 days. The initial hsCRP value must be a minimum of 30 days after a qualifying MI or after any PCI performed separately from the qualifying MI, or 6 months after CABG.

Note: Participants who choose to enter the optional Pre-screening period must have an hsCRP level, measured at a local laboratory, that is considered by the Investigator to be ≥2 mg/L. This Pre-screening hsCRP value (measured at the local laboratory) must be obtained at least 30 days after a qualifying MI or after any PCI performed separately from the qualifying MI, or 6 months after a CABG.

Irrespective of any Pre-screening hsCRP value, all participants must have two central laboratory hsCRP levels ≥2 mg/L at the two Screening visits to be eligible for randomization into the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants with recent major cardiovascular events or procedures, including:

    • myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or percutaneous coronary intervention within 30 days prior to Screening (or Pre-screening, if conducted), or
    • coronary artery bypass grafting or other cardiac surgery within 6 months prior to Screening (or Pre-screening, if conducted).

  2. Any major (cardiac or non-cardiac) surgical, interventional or endoscopic procedure (e.g: Percutaneous carotid intervention, carotid or peripheral arterial revascularization), or stroke, Transient ischemic attack (TIA), or acute limb ischemia within 12 weeks prior to Screening or Pre-screening, where applicable).

  3. Participants with a known systemic autoimmune or inflammatory disease (e.g., Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)); clinically active diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease within 12 months prior to Screening; or a history of gastrointestinal perforation.

  4. Patients with suspected or proven immunocompromised state at Screening (e.g., clinical diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or on antiretroviral therapy, absolute neutrophil count ≤1000/mm3) or any other medical condition in the opinion of the Investigator places the patient at unacceptable risk by receiving immunomodulatory therapy.

  5. Known or suspected active infection, or chronic or recurrent infectious disease, including but not limited to:

    • Hepatitis B / Hepatitis C: Positive HBsAg, positive anti-HBc, positive anti-HBs, or positive anti-Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) at Screening.
    • Note: Participants positive for anti-HBs after HBV vaccination but negative for HBsAg and anti-HBc are eligible per local guidelines and Sponsor agreement.
    • Note: Participants positive for anti-HBc but negative for HBV Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) receiving prophylactic HBV antiviral treatment (e.g., entecavir, lamivudine) are eligible per local guidelines and Sponsor agreement.
    • Note: Participants positive for anti-HCV but consistently negative for HCV RNA >6 months after HCV antiviral treatment are eligible per local guidelines and Sponsor agreement.
    • Tuberculosis (TB): Active or latent TB as indicated by a positive QuantiFERON® TB Gold Plus test or T-SPOT® TB test at Screening.
    • Any other known active or suspected active infection, or chronic infection, or history of ongoing, chronic, or major recurrent infectious disease.

  6. Participants with any of the following renal or hepatic abnormalities at Screening are excluded:

    1. Renal dysfunction with Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) <30 mL/min/1.73 m² (using CKD-EPI formula; s://.kidney.org/professionals/gfr_calculator).
    2. Evidence of hepatic disease as determined by any one of the following: Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) (Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT)) or Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) (Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (SGPT)) >3× ULN, or bilirubin >1.5 mg/dL at Screening (for patients with Gilbert's syndrome, total bilirubin <2× ULN is allowed).

  7. Current or prior history of severe heart failure of New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: YMI024 Dose 1

Participants receive YMI024 Dose 1 in addition to standard-of-care therapies.
Drug: YMI024

YMI024 in different doses
Experimental: YMI024 Dose 2

Participants receive YMI024 Dose 2 in addition to standard-of-care therapies.
Drug: YMI024

YMI024 in different doses
Experimental: YMI024 Dose 3

Participants receive YMI024 Dose 3 in addition to standard-of-care therapies.
Drug: YMI024

YMI024 in different doses
Experimental: YMI024 Dose 4

Participants receive YMI024 Dose 4 in addition to standard-of-care therapies.
Drug: YMI024

YMI024 in different doses
Experimental: YMI024 Dose 5

Participants receive YMI024 Dose 5 in addition to standard-of-care therapies.
Drug: YMI024

YMI024 in different doses
Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Participants receive a matching placebo in addition to standard-of-care therapies
Drug: Placebo

matching placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in log-transformed IL-6
Time Frame: Baseline and approximately 3 months

Change from baseline in log-transformed Interleukin-6 (IL-6) to evaluate the dose-response relationship using the Multiple Comparison Procedures (MCP) component of the Multiple Comparison Procedure-Modelling (MCP-Mod) methodology
Baseline and approximately 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in log-transformed IL-6
Time Frame: Baseline and approximately 3 months

Change from baseline in log-transformed IL-6 to characterize the dose-response relationship for YMI024 in IL-6 using the model-based (Mod) component of the MCP-Mod methodology
Baseline and approximately 3 months
Change from baseline in log-transformed hsCRP
Time Frame: Baseline and approximately 3 months

Change from baseline in log-transformed high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)
Baseline and approximately 3 months
Responder status - hsCRP <2 mg/L
Time Frame: Approximately 3 months

Responder status (Yes/No), defined as hsCRP <2 mg/L
Approximately 3 months
Responder status - hsCRP <1 mg/L
Time Frame: Approximately 3 months

Responder status (Yes/No), defined as hsCRP <1 mg/L
Approximately 3 months
Number of participants with adverse events
Time Frame: Approximately 4 months

Number of participants with adverse events, including abnormal vital signs, ECGs, and laboratory assessments
Approximately 4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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September 18, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
August 15, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
August 15, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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September 15, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 15, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 21, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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October 15, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
October 14, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • CYMI024A12202
  • U1111-1339-3893 (Other Identifier: UTN number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations.

This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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