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Acute Coronary SyndromesPhase 2FORTIFYNCT06927739

Focused Orticumab Research for Treating Inflammation in Coronary Arteries

A Phase 2 study testing Orticumab in people with Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD), run by Abcentra at 41 sites in 9 countries.

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Looking for participants now. Contact the study team or a site below to ask about taking part.

Sites and contacts
Official record
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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical effect of orticumab treatment on inflammation in study participants with prior myocardial infarction who have elevated coronary inflammation based on CCTA. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Orticumab
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
240 participants
Where
41 sitesin 9 countries
Study dates
11 Aug 2025to 1 Jun 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participant must provide informed consent before any study specific activities are performed, must be able and willing to meet all requirements for randomization and must adhere to the schedules of activities.
  • Participant must be >180 days after presumed type-1 myocardial infarction (i.e., due to plaque rupture or erosion, either STEMI or NSTEMI) without subsequent unstable or severe angina (Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class 3 or 4) at the time of enrollment. Participants who have undergone PCI are allowed.
  • Participant must be on a stable cardiovascular treatment regimen consistent with local treatment guidelines for post-AMI patients (such as maximally tolerated statin and/or PCSK9 inhibitor medication for LDL reduction, antiplatelet medication, and hypertension treatment).
  • Participant must have an evaluable, pre-randomization CCTA with one of the following:
  • A quantifiable Fat Attenuation Index (FAI) Score greater than or equal to the 50th centile (per reference standard) for their age group in at least two coronary arteries or
  • A quantifiable Fat Attenuation Index (FAI) Score greater than or equal to the 75th centile (per reference standard) for their age group in at least one coronary artery
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  • Participant must have body mass index (BMI) ≤ 40 kg/m2.
  • Adult male and female participants ≥18 years of age at the Screening Visit:
  • For female participants, the participant must not be pregnant or lactating and must be one of the following:
  • Postmenopausal, defined as amenorrhea for ≥ 12 months following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments; follicle stimulating hormone levels may be obtained at the investigator's discretion to confirm the participant is postmenopausal.
  • Documentation of irreversible surgical sterilization by hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral salpingectomy. Tubal ligation is not considered as irreversible surgical sterilization.
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test prior to the start of study drug. In the case of positive urine pregnancy testing, a negative serum sample for pregnancy testing, to confirm that the participant is not pregnant, must be obtained prior to start of study. They must also agree to use an adequate method of contraception from Baseline through the End of the study or for 30 days after the last dose of study drug (whichever is longer), which include the following: sexual abstinence (if preferred and usual lifestyle of the participant), condom with spermicidal gel, diaphragm with spermicidal gel, coil (intrauterine device), surgical sterilization, vasectomy, oral contraceptive pill, depo progesterone injections, progesterone implant (i.e., Implanon®), NuvaRing®, Ortho Evra®.
  • For male participants - Nonsterile male participants with sexual partners of childbearing potential must agree to use an adequate method of contraception, including sexual abstinence (if preferred and usual lifestyle of the participant), from Baseline through the End of the study.

Who cannot join

  • History of any clinically important disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the participant at risk because of participation in the study, or influence the results or the participant's ability to participate in the study.
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention or invasive diagnostic coronary angiogram planned after screening. Eligible participants who have an invasive diagnostic coronary angiogram performed in the absence of undergoing a new PCI may continue screening after the diagnostic angiogram has been performed or may be rescreened.
  • History of or planned coronary artery bypass grafting.
  • Documented episode of post-MI pericarditis in the 3 months before enrollment.
  • Presence of unstable or uncontrolled angina. Canadian CV society (CCS) angina class > 2.
  • Ongoing New York Heart Association Class IV HF.
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  • Poorly controlled type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1c >8.0%).
  • Increased risk of bleeding:
  • With history or presence of any bleeding disorder.
  • Signs of ongoing bleeding at screening (e.g., identified macroscopic bleeding, low hemoglobin presumed to be caused by bleeding) or high risk for major bleeding in accordance with the Investigator's assessment (participants taking clinically indicated antiplatelet and antithrombotic agents are acceptable).
  • Known severe liver disease (e.g., >5´ upper limit of normal elevations in ALT and/or AST and other evidence of grade 3 or higher criteria applies such as from the CTCAE 5.0 guidelines).
  • History or presence of any of the following:
  • Ongoing infection or febrile illness.
  • Ongoing persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation or flutter.
  • Cancer within 5 years before randomization, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • Alcohol or substance abuse within 6 months before randomization, as judged by the investigator.
  • Known history of hypersensitivity reactions to other biologics, to human IgG preparations, or to any component of orticumab, or ongoing severe allergy as judged by the investigator.
  • Active positive results on screening for serum hepatitis C core antibody.
  • Clinically documented hepatitis B or HIV.
  • Any clinically important abnormalities in clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation parameters, as judged by the investigator.
  • Blood pressure values at screening (taken as the average of triplicate measurements):
  • Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg or > 180 mmHg.
  • Diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg.
  • One triplicate retest (repeat of all 3) will be allowed during the same visit, at which point if the retest result is no longer exclusionary, the participant may be randomized
  • Participants who are excluded based on elevated blood pressure may be rescreened following adequate treatment.
  • Participants with any of the following contraindications to CCTA.
  • eGFR < 40 mL/min/1.73 m2 by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation, or end stage renal disease treated with kidney transplant or renal replacement therapy.
  • Allergy to iodinated contrast.
  • History of contrast-induced nephropathy.
  • Contraindication to nitroglycerin.
  • Rapid heart rate that is uncontrolled by medical therapy.
  • Inability to hold breath for at least 6 seconds.
  • Use of any of the following in the 180 days before randomization: IL-17 inhibitor, TNF inhibitor, IL-6 inhibitor, IL-1β inhibitor, methotrexate, cyclosporine, apremilast, colchicine, systemic steroids (topical steroid use is allowed).
  • COVID-19 vaccine within 90 days of screening CCTA.
  • Participants with a confirmed positive COVID-19 test within 90 days of screening CCTA.
  • Receipt of any investigational device or therapy within 6 months or 5 half-lives before screening (whichever is longer).
  • Planned participation in an additional investigational study of an intervention or biologic before the end of the follow-up period. Participation in observational studies or studies without investigational drugs or devices is allowed.
  • Participants who have previously been exposed to orticumab.
  • Participants who are legally institutionalized.
  • An employee or close relative of an employee of the sponsor, the CRO, or the study site, regardless of the employee or close relative's role.

Trial locations and contacts

41 sites in 9 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

41 sites in 9 countries

United States7 sites, 7 recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21215

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Boca Raton, Florida, 33434

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Los Angeles, California, 90048

    Not yet recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

    Not yet recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Midland, Michigan, 48670

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Richmond, Indiana, 47374

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Torrance, California, 90502

    Recruiting

Other trials in United States

Czechia5 sites, 5 recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Brno, South Moravian, 602 00

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, 728 80

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Pilsen, Plzeň Region, 323 00

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Prague, Praha 2, 128 08

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Prague, Praha 4, 140 21

    Recruiting

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Hungary5 sites, 5 recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Budapest, Central Hungary, 1036

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Budapest, Central Hungary, 1094

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Budapest, Central Hungary, 1132

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, 4400

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Pécs, Baranya, 7635

    Recruiting

Other trials in Hungary

Italy5 sites, 5 recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Brescia, Lombardy, 25123

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Caserta, Campania, 81100

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Ferrara, Ferrara, 44124

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Milan, Lombardy, 20162

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Pavia, Lombardy, 27100

    Recruiting

Other trials in Italy

Spain5 sites, 5 recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Córdoba, Andalusia, 14004

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    El Palmar, Murcia, 30120

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Madrid, Madrid, 28034

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Madrid, Madrid, 28046

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Seville, Sevilla, 41009

    Recruiting

Other trials in Spain

United Kingdom5 sites, 5 recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Bath, Somerset, BA1 3NG

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    London, Greater London, EC1M 6BQ

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Manchester, Greater Manchester, M23 9LT

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S57AU

    Recruiting

Other trials in United Kingdom

Poland3 sites, 3 recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30-082

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 03-505

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 50-556

    Recruiting

Other trials in Poland

Romania3 sites, 3 recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Baia Mare, Maramureş, 430031

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Târgu Mureş, Mureș County, 540124

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Timișoara, Timiș County, 300060

    Recruiting

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Sweden3 sites, 3 recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Danderyd, Stockholm County, 182 88

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, 413 45

    Recruiting
  • Abcentra Investigational Site

    Solna, Stockholm County, 171 76

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Orticumab in Participants With Prior Myocardial Infarction Who Have Elevated Coronary Inflammation Based on FAI Score Assessed by CCTA

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical effect of orticumab treatment on inflammation in study participants with prior myocardial infarction who have elevated coronary inflammation based on CCTA. The main question it aims to answer is:

Clinical effects of orticumab treatment on inflammation of the coronary artery parameters measured with CCTA

Read more

Researchers will compare the effects with placebo group after 6 months of treatment

Participants will Keep the planned study visit appointments Provide complete information about medical and medical history Speak to the study doctor before changing any of non-study treatments, including starting new medications, receiving any vaccinations, or setting out to join any other clinical studies

Read the detailed description

Participants will have the opportunity to participate in a Day 14 sub study. Participants who enroll in this optional sub study will have safety assessment (AE monitoring) and a blood sample obtained for serum orticumab concentration measurement, ADA titer, clinical safety labs and cardiometabolic and inflammation biomarkers.

Being tested
Orticumab, Placebo
Medical subject headings
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Inflammation, Heart Diseases, Myocardial Infarction

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • OrticumabDrug

    Also called MLDL1278a, BI204

    Orticumab treatment for 24 weeks for post MI population

  • PlaceboDrug

    Placebo for 24 weeks for the post MI population

Study groups in NCT06927739
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Orticumab High DoseActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Orticumab
Orticumab Low DoseActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Orticumab
Placebo High DosePlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo
Placebo Low DosePlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percent change from baseline of the mean Fat Attenuation Index (FAI) score for the 3 coronary arteries (RCA, LAD and LCX) for orticumab compared to placebo at 24 weeks

    Analysis of the mean FAI score around the coronary arteries will be performed from baseline and 6-month Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) procedures.

    FAI-score is a standardized measurement of coronary inflammation for each coronary artery (adjusted for age, sex as well as technical, biological, and anatomical characteristics) to allow individualized interpretation of the degree of coronary inflammation. FAI-Score is given at a scale of 0-100 with arbitrary unit.

    A higher FAI-score indicates an increase coronary inflammation.

    Measured: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Change from baseline for coronary artery inflammation

    Change from baseline for Fat Attenuation Index (FAI) parameters for orticumab compared to placebo after 24 weeks of treatment assessed by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)

    Measured: 24 weeks

  2. Change from baseline for CaRi-Heart score for orticumab compared to placebo at 24 weeks of treatment

    CaRi-Heart Risk score represents the individualized patient risk of a fatal cardiac event at 8 years which incorporates the FAI score values into a prognostic model that includes information about CCTA-derived plaque metrics and clinical cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes, smoking, hypertension, hyperlipidemia).

    Measured: 24 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Apr 2025
  2. Study start11 Aug 2025
  3. Primary completion8 Feb 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
240 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06927739
Sponsor's protocol ID
ORT-2024-02
Acronym
FORTIFY
Status last verified
Oct 2025
First submitted
25 Mar 2025
Last updated
27 Jan 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Orticumab in people with Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD), run by Abcentra at 41 sites in 9 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 13 inclusion and 40 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 41 sites in United States, Czechia, Hungary, Italy, Spain and 4 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Abcentra (424-369-4401, info@abcentra.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percent change from baseline of the mean Fat Attenuation Index (FAI) score for the 3 coronary arteries (RCA, LAD and LCX) for orticumab compared to placebo at 24 weeks (time frame: 24 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jan 2026.

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