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Liver Failure Clinical Trial Landscape

Data updated: May 20, 2026

78 clinical trials tracked since 2008

Liver Failure is being studied across 78 clinical trials registered since 2008, with 29 programs currently active. The competitive pipeline includes 5 active Phase 3 trials, 16 active Phase 2 trials, and 16 active Phase 1 trials. Top industry sponsors include Yaqrit Ltd, eGenesis, INC, Quell Therapeutics Limited.

29 active
/
78 total (since 2008)
16
Phase 1 Active
35 total
16
Phase 2 Active
40 total
5
Phase 3 Active
14 total
1
Phase 4 Active
8 total

Top Industry Sponsors

Sorted by active Active Done Failed
Yaqrit Ltd 2 0 0
eGenesis, INC 1 0 0
Quell Therapeutics Limited 1 0 0
Gilead 1 0 0
Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. 1 0 0

+ 4 more sponsors — see full table below

Featured Phase 3 Trials

NCT03627013 RECRUITING
Custodiol-N Solution Compared With Custodiol Solution in Organ Transplantation (Kidney, Liver and Pancreas)
Dr. F. Köhler Chemie GmbH n=362
NCT02584283 COMPLETED
Dual Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion of DCD Liver Grafts in Preventing Biliary Complications After Transplantation
Robert J. Porte n=157
NCT02786836 COMPLETED
13C-Methacetin Breath Test for the Prediction of Outcome in in ALI or ALF
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center n=76
NCT01785082 COMPLETED
Fast-track LiveR: Study for the Early Identification of Low-risk Patients After Partial Liver Resection by the LiMAx-test
Humedics GmbH n=149
NCT01160978 COMPLETED
Donor Simvastatin Treatment in Organ Transplantation
Helsinki University Central Hospital n=84

+ 9 more Phase 3 trials — see full database below

Liver Failure — Trials Started by Year (last 10 years)

2016
6
2017
0
2018
3
2019
4
2020
2
2021
3
2022
4
2023
9
2024
4
2025
11
2026
3

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Top Sponsors (all-time)

Yaqrit Ltd
2
eGenesis, INC
1
Quell Therapeutics Limited
1
Gilead
1
Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd.
1
Dr. F. Köhler Chemie GmbH
1
Hexaell Biotech Co., Ltd.
1
Genfit
3
Vital Therapies, Inc.
3
Cellaion SA
2

Active Trials by Phase

Phase 1
16
Phase 2
16
Phase 3
5
Phase 4
1

Enrollment Size Distribution

1-50
32
51-200
33
201-500
3
501-1k
0
1k+
0

All Industry Sponsors

Sorted by active Active Done Failed
Yaqrit Ltd 2 0 0
eGenesis, INC 1 0 0
Quell Therapeutics Limited 1 0 0
Gilead 1 0 0
Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. 1 0 0
Dr. F. Köhler Chemie GmbH 1 0 0
Hexaell Biotech Co., Ltd. 1 0 0
Genfit 0 1 2
Vital Therapies, Inc. 0 0 3
NCT07347275 NOT YET RECRUITING
A Novel Extracorporeal Liver Support Therapy In ALCF and to Evaluate the Efficacy of DIALIVE 2.0, a Liver Dialysis Device.
Yaqrit Ltd n=72
NCT03627013 RECRUITING
Custodiol-N Solution Compared With Custodiol Solution in Organ Transplantation (Kidney, Liver and Pancreas)
Dr. F. Köhler Chemie GmbH n=362
NCT07075315 NOT YET RECRUITING
National Collaborative Centre for Hepatic Regenerative Medicine (NC-CHRM): Evaluating Mesenchymal Stem-Cell (MSC) Therapy in Non-viral Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Patients - Phase-III Trial
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India n=100
NCT06884904 NOT YET RECRUITING
Umbilical Cord-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Infusion for Treating ACLF
National Engineering Center of Cell Products n=96
NCT06815770 NOT YET RECRUITING
Efficacy and Safety of Continuous Infusion of Terlipressin vs Bolus Terlipressin in ACLF Patients With Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleed
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India n=60
NCT03702920 TERMINATED
Short-term Survival of Subjects With Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure After Plasma Exchange With Human Serum Albumin 5%
Grifols Therapeutics LLC n=275
NCT02837939 WITHDRAWN
Transfer Factor Efficacy in the Management of Cirrhosis-associated Immune Dysfunction
Martin Janičko
NCT02584283 COMPLETED
Dual Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion of DCD Liver Grafts in Preventing Biliary Complications After Transplantation
Robert J. Porte n=157
NCT02786836 COMPLETED
13C-Methacetin Breath Test for the Prediction of Outcome in in ALI or ALF
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center n=76
NCT01785082 COMPLETED
Fast-track LiveR: Study for the Early Identification of Low-risk Patients After Partial Liver Resection by the LiMAx-test
Humedics GmbH n=149
NCT01160978 COMPLETED
Donor Simvastatin Treatment in Organ Transplantation
Helsinki University Central Hospital n=84
NCT01383460 COMPLETED
Efficacy of Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factor and Erythropoetin for Patients With Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India n=55
NCT02552901 WITHDRAWN
Cardiox Liver Function Test Pivotal Trial
Cardiox Corporation
NCT01452295 WITHDRAWN
Registry Protocol for Tracking Trial Subjects After VTI-206 Study Completion
Vital Therapies, Inc.

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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · Trials registered 2008 onwards · Industry sponsors only