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MAS825

Phase 2

COVID-19 Pneumonia, Impaired Respiratory Function | Small molecule | Infectious Disease |Novartis AG|Last Updated: Aug 19, 2026

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Trial Design

RandomizedDouble-BlindPLACEBO_CONTROLLEDDMC
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment140

FDA Designations

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Clinical trial landscape

MAS825 · 5 trials · 6 indications

Phase 2 4Phase 1 1
NCT07203001A Phase II Trial to Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of MAS825 in Pediatric and Adult Participants With Still's DiseaseStill´s Disease
RECRUITING30 Analytics
NCT06097663A Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of DFV890 and MAS825 for Inflammatory Marker Reduction in Adult Participants With Coronary Heart Disease and Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP)Coronary Heart Disease
COMPLETED31 Analytics
NCT04641442Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of MAS825 in Patients With Monogenic IL-18 Driven Autoinflammatory Diseases, Including NLRC4-GOF, XIAP Deficiency, or CDC42 MutationsNLRC4-GOF, AIFEC (Autoinflammation With Infantile Enterocolitis), XIAP Deficiency, CDC42 Mutations
ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING17 Analytics
NCT04382651Study of Efficacy and Safety of MAS825 in Patients With COVID-19COVID-19 Pneumonia, Impaired Respiratory Function
COMPLETED140 Analytics
PHASE2RECRUITING
A Phase II Trial to Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of MAS825 in Pediatric and Adult Participants With Still's Disease
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PHASE2COMPLETED
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of DFV890 and MAS825 for Inflammatory Marker Reduction in Adult Participants With Coronary Heart Disease and Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP)
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PHASE2ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of MAS825 in Patients With Monogenic IL-18 Driven Autoinflammatory Diseases, Including NLRC4-GOF, XIAP Deficiency, or CDC42 Mutations
NLRC4-GOF, AIFEC (Autoinflammation With Infantile Enterocolitis), XIAP Deficiency, CDC42 MutationsUnlock trial analytics
PHASE2COMPLETED
Study of Efficacy and Safety of MAS825 in Patients With COVID-19
COVID-19 Pneumonia, Impaired Respiratory FunctionUnlock trial analytics

Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Number of participants with clinical response based on one set of response criteria
Day 85

Established measure for efficacy of treatments in the rheumatologic conditions taking into account self-assessment, function and survival.

Ratio to Baseline Serum Levels of IL-6 for DFV890 Based on an Emax Model
Baseline (before first dose of study drug), 3 weeks after the start of a dosing period for DFV890 (between Day 22 and Day 85, depending on treatment sequence assignment)

Serum levels of IL-6 at 3 weeks after the start of a dosing period for DFV890. The circulating serum levels of the cytokine IL-6 were measured by a validated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay at a qualified vendor. The Emax model selected for IL-6 analysis was a model with 2 covariates (IL-6 baseline and bodyweight) and 1 random effect.

Ratio to Baseline Serum Levels of IL-18 for DFV890 Based on an Emax Model
Baseline (before first dose of study drug), 3 weeks after the start of a dosing period for DFV890 (between Day 22 and Day 85, depending on treatment sequence assignment)

Serum levels of IL-18 at 3 weeks after the start of a dosing period for DFV890. The circulating serum levels of the cytokine IL-18 were measured by a validated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay at a qualified vendor. The Emax model selected for IL-18 was a model with one covariate (IL-18 baseline) and 1 random effect.

Ratio to Baseline Serum Levels of IL-6 for MAS825 Based on a Traditional Linear Regression Model
Baseline (before first dose of study drug), 3 weeks after a single MAS825 dose on Day 1.

Serum level of IL-6 at Week 3 for MAS825. The circulating serum levels of the cytokine IL-6 was measured by a validated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay at a qualified vendor. Data was analyzed with a a traditional linear regression model including treatment as a fixed categorical effect, a random intercept effect for participant, and the baseline value of the biomarker and baseline body weight as covariates.

Cohort 1: Occurrence of disease flare in patients with MAS825 treated patients compared with placebo during Period 2 assessed by Physician's Global Assessment and inflammatory markers
Period 2 (during the randomized, placebo-controlled period of up to 6 months)

To determine the efficacy of MAS825 in prevention of flares in patients with monogenic IL-18 driven autoinflammatory diseases, including NLRC4-GOF, XIAP deficiency or CDC42 mutations

APACHE II Severity of Disease Score on Day 15 or on the Day of Discharge (Whichever is Earlier)
up to Day 15

The APACHE II ("Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation II") is a severity-of-disease classification system. An integer score from 0 to 71 is computed based on several measurements; higher scores correspond to more severe disease and a higher risk of death. In practice, it is rare for any participant to accumulate more than 55 points. APACHE II score was measured on Day 15 or on the day of discharge (whichever was earlier). Participants who died on Day 15 or earlier were assigned the highest observed APACHE II score of any of the participants at any time during the trial (worst case imputation for deaths). Missing data values of the parameters required for the derivation of the APACHE II score were replaced by the last available assessment.

Number of Adverse Events
up to day 253

To assess the safety and tolerability of single i.v./s.c. doses of MAS825

Secondary Endpoints

Number of participants with clinical response based on another set of response criteria
Day 85
Response based on a biomarker level
Baseline, Day 85
Change in physician assessment based on laboratory features of MAS825
Baseline, 15 months
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationNA
MaskingNONE
ModelSINGLE_GROUP
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
MAS825EXPERIMENTALExperimental drug
Treatment Sequence 1EXPERIMENTALOn Day 1, participants received the single s.c. dose of MAS825 and DFV890 oral placebo QD. Participants continued receiving DFV890 oral placebo QD until Day 84.
Treatment Sequence 2EXPERIMENTALOn Day 1, participants received the single s.c. dose of MAS825 placebo and DFV890 oral placebo QD. Participants continued receiving DFV890 oral placebo QD until Day 22 when participants started receiving DFV890 10mg QD. The dose of DFV890 was uptitrated to 25mg on Day 43 and to 100mg on Day 64.
Treatment Sequence 3EXPERIMENTALOn Day 1, participants received the single s.c. dose of MAS825 placebo and DFV890 oral placebo QD. Participants continued receiving DFV890 oral placebo QD until Day 22 when participants started receiving DFV890 25mg QD. The dose of DFV890 was uptitrated to 50mg on Day 43 and to 100mg on Day 64.
Treatment Sequence 4EXPERIMENTALOn Day 1, participants received the single s.c. dose of MAS825 placebo and DFV890 10 mg QD. Participants continued receiving DFV890 10 mg QD until Day 22 when the dose of DFV890 was uptitrated to 25mg QD. On Day 43 the dose of DFV890 was uptitrated to 50mg and on Day 64 to 100mg.
Treatment Sequence 5PLACEBO_COMPARATOROn Day 1, participants received the single s.c. dose of MAS825 placebo and DFV890 oral placebo QD. Participants continued receiving DFV890 oral placebo QD until Day 84.
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORmatching placebo
MAS825 + SoCEXPERIMENTALSingle dose of MAS825 10 mg/kg by intravenous infusion in addition to SoC
Placebo + SoCPLACEBO_COMPARATORSingle dose of matching Placebo by intravenous infusion in addition to SoC
MAS825 dose AEXPERIMENTALsingle i.v. dose
MAS825 dose BEXPERIMENTALsingle s.c. dose
Placebo dose APLACEBO_COMPARATORsingle i.v. dose
Placebo dose BPLACEBO_COMPARATORsingle s.c. dose

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
MAS825DRUGExperimental drug
MAS825 PlaceboDRUGMAS825 placebo single dose
DFV890DRUGOral tablet of DFV890 active once daily
DFV890 placeboDRUGOral tablet of DFV890 placebo once daily
PlaceboBIOLOGICALmatching placebo
Standard of Care (SoC)DRUGSoC included a variety of supportive therapies that ranged from the administration of supplementary oxygen to full intensive care support, alongside the use of antiviral treatment, convalescent plasma, corticosteroids, antibiotics or other agents.
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range1 Year to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites23

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 1 with a diagnosis of Still's Disease * Active diseases defined as: * CRP or ferritin levels greater than ULN, and any of: * Fever ≥ 38°C attributed to Still's Disease activity and documented for a number of days prior to Day 1 or * Rash attributed to Still's Diseas...

Countries:United StatesCanadaFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsSpainTurkey (Türkiye)CzechiaJapanUnited Kingdom
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Recent Changes (Last 90 Days)

LOWAug 20, 2026NCT07203001lastUpdatePostDate: changed
LOWAug 20, 2026NCT07203001lastUpdatePostDate: changed
LOWAug 20, 2026NCT07203001lastUpdatePostDate: changed
LOWAug 20, 2026NCT07203001lastUpdatePostDate: changed
MEDIUMJul 31, 2026NCT04641442Completion: 2032-04-07 → 2032-11-23
MEDIUMJul 31, 2026NCT04641442Completion: 2032-04-07 → 2032-11-23
LOWJul 10, 2026NCT07203001lastUpdatePostDate: changed
LOWJul 10, 2026NCT07203001lastUpdatePostDate: changed
LOWJun 23, 2026NCT07203001Enrollment: 20 → 30
LOWJun 23, 2026NCT07203001Enrollment: 20 → 30

Frequently asked questions about MAS825

What is MAS825 used for?

MAS825 is an investigational small molecule being developed by Novartis for several inflammatory and infectious conditions. In clinical trials, it is being studied for COVID-19 pneumonia, impaired respiratory function, monogenic IL-18 driven autoinflammatory diseases including NLRC4-GOF, AIFEC, XIAP deficiency, and CDC42 mutations, as well as coronary heart disease with clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential.

What does MAS825 target?

MAS825 targets the IL-18 pathway, as it is being studied in diseases driven by IL-18, such as NLRC4-GOF, XIAP deficiency, and CDC42 mutations. The drug is designed to modulate this inflammatory signaling pathway to reduce disease activity.

Who makes MAS825?

MAS825 is developed by Novartis AG, a global healthcare company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker NVS. Novartis is conducting multiple clinical trials to evaluate the drug's safety and efficacy across different patient populations.

What phase is MAS825 in?

MAS825 is in Phase 2 clinical development. It has completed Phase 1 studies in healthy volunteers and is currently being evaluated in Phase 2 trials for COVID-19 pneumonia, autoinflammatory diseases, and coronary heart disease. It remains investigational and has not been approved by regulatory authorities.

What clinical trials is MAS825 in?

MAS825 has been studied in several clinical trials. NCT04382651 evaluated its efficacy and safety in COVID-19 patients with pneumonia and impaired respiratory function. NCT04641442 is an active Phase 2 study in patients with monogenic IL-18 driven autoinflammatory diseases. NCT04665154 was a first-in-human study in healthy volunteers, and NCT06097663 investigated its effects in coronary heart disease with CHIP.

Is MAS825 the same as DFV890?

MAS825 is not the same as DFV890. They are distinct investigational drugs being studied by Novartis. In clinical trial NCT06097663, both MAS825 and DFV890 are being evaluated separately for their ability to reduce inflammatory markers in adult participants with coronary heart disease and clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential.