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Vonoprazan

Phase 4FDA approved

Erosive Esophagitis | Small molecule | Infectious Disease |Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Trials Updated: Oct 13, 2026

Vonoprazan development status

FDA approval on record Nov 1, 2023 as Voquezna
Approval holderPhathom
ApplicationNDA215151
Highest phase Phase 4 run by Takeda (NCT03116841)
Phase scored for PHATPhase 3
Registered trials 27 across 2 sponsors since Jan 2014

Label indication VOQUEZNA is indicated: for healing of all grades of erosive esophagitis and relief of heartburn associated with erosive esophagitis in adults. to maintain healing of all grades of erosive esophagitis and relief of heartburn associated with erosive esophagitis in adults. for the relief of heartburn associated with non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease in adults. FDA label

Vonoprazan target and mechanism

Molecular targetATP4A, ATP4B
Target classInhibitor
ModalitySmall molecule

Also known as Vonoprazan (Reference)

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Trial Design

RandomizedDouble-BlindCONTROLLED
Total Trials9
Total Enrollment3,963

FDA Designations

No designations recorded

Vonoprazan clinical trials

Vonoprazan · 9 trials · 9 indications

Phase 3 4Phase 2 2Phase 1 3
NCT07752407A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan 10 mg Compared to Placebo for Relief of Episodic Heartburn in Participants With Symptomatic Non-Erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Through 24 WeeksSymptomatic Non-erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
RECRUITING500 Analytics
NCT05195528A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan Compared to Placebo for Relief of Heartburn in Participants With Symptomatic Non-Erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (NERD)Non-Erosive Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease
COMPLETED776 Analytics
NCT04167670Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan Compared to Lansoprazole in Participants With Helicobacter Pylori InfectionHelicobacter Pylori Infection
COMPLETED1,046 Analytics
NCT04124926Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan Compared to Lansoprazole in Participants With Erosive EsophagitisErosive Esophagitis
COMPLETED1,027 Analytics
PHASE3RECRUITING
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan 10 mg Compared to Placebo for Relief of Episodic Heartburn in Participants With Symptomatic Non-Erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Through 24 Weeks
Symptomatic Non-erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan Compared to Placebo for Relief of Heartburn in Participants With Symptomatic Non-Erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (NERD)
Non-Erosive Gastro-Esophageal Reflux DiseaseUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan Compared to Lansoprazole in Participants With Helicobacter Pylori Infection
Helicobacter Pylori InfectionUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan Compared to Lansoprazole in Participants With Erosive Esophagitis
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Percentage of Treated Heartburn Episodes Achieving Complete Relief at 2 Hours and Sustained Relief for 24 Hours up to Week 12
Up to Week 12
Percentage of Days Without Daytime or Nighttime Heartburn
Day 1 to Day 28

Participants were assigned an electronic diary to complete twice daily, in the morning and evening. Diary day was considered heartburn-free if both morning and evening diary entries were heartburn-free and there was no reported use of rescue antacid, H2RAs, or PPIs.

Percentage of Participants With Successful Helicobacter Pylori (H Pylori) Eradication in Participants Without a Clarithromycin- or Amoxicillin-resistant Strain of H Pylori at Baseline
Baseline to 4 weeks after the last dose of study drugs (maximum duration of treatment was 2 weeks)

H pylori eradication was determined by the \^13C-UBT test.

Healing Phase: Percentage of Participants Who Had Complete Healing of EE by Week 8
Week 8

A participant was considered to have complete healing of EE if healing was demonstrated during endoscopy.

Maintenance Phase: Percentage of Participants Who Maintained Complete Healing of EE at Week 24
Week 24

A participant was considered to have complete healing of EE if healing was demonstrated during endoscopy.

Number of Participants at Week 12 Achieving Peak Esophageal Intraepithelial Eosinophil Count <15 eos/hpf.
Week 12
Percentage of Evaluable Heartburn Episodes Completely Relieved Within 3 Hours and With No Further Heartburn Reported for 24 Hours After Taking Study Drug
On-Demand Treatment Period: Day 1 to Day 42

An evaluable heartburn episode was an episode for which study drug was taken and for which the participant completed at least one entry in the heartburn episode diary. For a heartburn episode to be considered completely relieved, a participant must not have taken rescue antacid within 3 hours of taking study drug. For sustained relief, complete relief must have been accompanied by 24 hours without another heartburn episode after taking study drug.

Area Under Drug Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to 24 Hours (AUC0-24) Following the Morning Dose of Vonoprazan in Breast Milk
Pre-dose on Day 4, and at regularly scheduled intervals through 24 hours after the morning dosing (0-4 hours, 4-8 hours, 8-12 hours, 12-18 hours, and 18-24 hours).

AUC from time 0 to 24 hours post-dose, calculated as: the sum of the product of the concentration of the interval and the width of the interval.

Maximum Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Vonoprazan in Breast Milk
Pre-dose on Day 4, and at regularly scheduled intervals through 24 hours after the morning dosing (0-4 hours, 4-8 hours, 8-12 hours, 12-18 hours, and 18-24 hours).

Maximum observed concentration after dosing.

Minimum Drug Concentration (Cmin) of Vonoprazan in Breast Milk
Pre-dose on Day 4, and at regularly scheduled intervals through 24 hours after the morning dosing (0-4 hours, 4-8 hours, 8-12 hours, 12-18 hours, and 18-24 hours).

Minimum observed concentration after dosing.

Average Drug Concentration (Cavg) of Vonoprazan in Breast Milk
Pre-dose on Day 4, and at regularly scheduled intervals through 24 hours after the morning dosing (0-4 hours, 4-8 hours, 8-12 hours, 12-18 hours, and 18-24 hours).

Average concentration, calculated as: AUC0-24/tau (tau=the difference between the end time of the last interval and dosing time).

Time to Cmax (Tmax) of Vonoprazan in Breast Milk
Pre-dose on Day 4, and at regularly scheduled intervals through 24 hours after the morning dosing (0-4 hours, 4-8 hours, 8-12 hours, 12-18 hours, and 18-24 hours).

Time to maximum observed concentration (actual midpoint of the interval in which Cmax was observed).

Maximum Drug Concentration at Steady-state (Cmax,ss) of Vonoprazan
Day 7: pre-dose, 0.5 to 1.5 hour and 2.5 to 3.5 hours post dose; Day 14: pre-dose, 1 to 2 hours and 3 to 4 hours post dose

Plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were estimated using a non-linear mixed effects model and were determined from the concentration-time data for all evaluable participants. Actual sampling times, rather than scheduled or nominal sampling times, were used in all computations using sampling time. Data presented based on collections on both Day 7 and Day 14.

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve During the Dosing Interval τ at Steady State (AUCτ,ss) of Vonoprazan
Day 7: pre-dose, 0.5 to 1.5 hour and 2.5 to 3.5 hours post dose; Day 14: pre-dose, 1 to 2 hours and 3 to 4 hours post dose

Plasma PK parameters were estimated using a non-linear mixed effects model and were determined from the concentration-time data for all evaluable participants. Actual sampling times, rather than scheduled or nominal sampling times, were used in all computations using sampling time. Data presented based on collections on both Day 7 and Day 14.

Apparent Oral Clearance (CL/F) at Steady State of Vonoprazan
Day 7: pre-dose, 0.5 to 1.5 hour and 2.5 to 3.5 hours post dose; Day 14: pre-dose, 1 to 2 hours and 3 to 4 hours post dose

Oral PK parameters were estimated using a non-linear mixed effects model and were determined from the concentration-time data for all evaluable participants. Actual sampling times, rather than scheduled or nominal sampling times, were used in all computations using sampling time. Data presented based on collections on both Day 7 and Day 14.

Apparent Central Volume of Distribution (Vz/F) at Steady State of Vonoprazan
Day 7: pre-dose, 0.5 to 1.5 hour and 2.5 to 3.5 hours post dose; Day 14: pre-dose, 1 to 2 hours and 3 to 4 hours post dose

Plasma PK parameters were estimated using a non-linear mixed effects model and were determined from the concentration-time data for all evaluable participants. Actual sampling times, rather than scheduled or nominal sampling times, were used in all computations using sampling time. Data presented based on collections on both Day 7 and Day 14.

Maximum Observed Drug Concentration at Steady State (Cmax-ss) of Vonoprazan
Blood samples were collected predose, once between 0.5 and 2 hours, and once between 2.5 and 4 hours post-dose on Days 7 and 14

Plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were estimated using a non-linear mixed effects model and were determined from the concentration-time data for all evaluable participants. Actual sampling times, rather than scheduled or nominal sampling times, were used in all computations using sampling time.

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve During the Dosing Interval τ (AUCτ) of Vonoprazan
Blood samples were collected predose, once between 0.5 and 2 hours, and once between 2.5 and 4 hours post-dose on Days 7 and 14

PK parameters were estimated using a non-linear mixed effects model and were determined from the concentration-time data for all evaluable participants. Actual sampling times, rather than scheduled or nominal sampling times, were used in all computations using sampling time.

Apparent Oral Clearance (CL/F) of Vonoprazan
Blood samples were collected predose, once between 0.5 and 2 hours, and once between 2.5 and 4 hours post-dose on Days 7 and 14

PK parameters were estimated using a non-linear mixed effects model and were determined from the concentration-time data for all evaluable participants. Actual sampling times, rather than scheduled or nominal sampling times, were used in all computations using sampling time.

Apparent Central Volume of Distribution (Vc/F) of Vonoprazan
Blood samples were collected predose, once between 0.5 and 2 hours, and once between 2.5 and 4 hours post-dose on Days 7 and 14

PK parameters were estimated using a non-linear mixed effects model and were determined from the concentration-time data for all evaluable participants. Actual sampling times, rather than scheduled or nominal sampling times, were used in all computations using sampling time.

Secondary Endpoints

Percentage of Treated Heartburn Episodes Improved at 2 Hours With Sustained Relief for 24 Hours up to Week 12
Up to Week 12
Percentage of Treated Heartburn Episodes Improved at 1 Hour With Sustained Relief for 24 Hours up to Week 12
Up to Week 12
Percentage of Treated Heartburn Episodes Improved at 2 Hours up to Week 12
Up to Week 12
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingDOUBLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
Vonoprazan 10 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants will be administered open-label vonoprazan 10 mg once daily (QD) to be taken orally for 4 weeks during the 4-week run-in period. Participants will be administered vonoprazan 10 mg to be taken orally as needed at the onset of each heartburn episode (maximum of once in a 24-hour period) during the 12-week placebo-controlled timed assessment period and the subsequent 12-week placebo-controlled extension period.
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORParticipants will be administered open-label vonoprazan 10 mg QD to be taken orally for 4 weeks during the 4-week run-in period. Participants will be administered placebo to be taken orally as needed at the onset of each heartburn episode (maximum of once in a 24-hour period) during the 12-week placebo-controlled timed assessment period and the subsequent 12-week placebo-controlled extension period.
Vonoprazan 20 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants will be administered vonoprazan at a dose of 20 mg QD in the 4 week Placebo-controlled Treatment Period. Participants randomized to vonoprazan 20 mg in the Placebo-controlled Treatment Period will continue to take the same dose in the 20 week Extension Period.
Vonoprazan dual therapyEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive vonoprazan 20 mg twice daily (BID) in conjunction with amoxicillin 1 g, three times daily, for 14 days.
Vonoprazan triple therapyEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive vonoprazan 20 mg twice daily (BID) in conjunction with amoxicillin 1 g BID and clarithromycin 500 mg, BID, for 14 days.
Lansoprazole triple therapyACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants will receive lansoprazole 30 mg twice daily (BID) in conjunction with amoxicillin 1 g BID and clarithromycin 500 mg BID, for 14 days.
Healing Phase: Vonoprazan 20 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive oral vonoprazan 20 mg once per day (QD) for a maximum of 8 weeks.
Healing Phase: Lansoprazole 30 mgACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants will receive oral lansoprazole 30 mg once per day (QD) for a maximum of 8 weeks.
Maintenance Phase: Vonoprazan 10 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive oral vonoprazan 10 mg once per day (QD) for a maximum of 24 weeks.
Maintenance Phase: Vonoprazan 20 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive oral vonoprazan 20 mg once per day (QD) for a maximum of 24 weeks.
Maintenance Phase: Lansoprazole 15 mgACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants will receive oral lansoprazole 15 mg once per day (QD) for a maximum of 24 weeks.
Run-In PeriodEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive vonoprazan 20 mg once daily for up to 4 weeks.
Vonoprazan 10 mg: On-Demand Treatment PeriodEXPERIMENTALParticipants who have stable disease (no heartburn on the last 7 days of the Run-In Period) will take vonoprazan 10 mg when heartburn occurs during the 6 week On-Demand Treatment Period. Participants can take no more than one dose in a 24 hour period.
Vonoprazan 20 mg: On-Demand Treatment PeriodEXPERIMENTALParticipants who have stable disease (no heartburn on the last 7 days of the Run-In Period) will take vonoprazan 20 mg when heartburn occurs during the 6 week On-Demand Treatment Period. Participants can take no more than one dose in a 24 hour period.
Vonoprazan 40 mg: On-Demand Treatment PeriodEXPERIMENTALParticipants who have stable disease (no heartburn on the last 7 days of the Run-In Period) will take vonoprazan 40 mg when heartburn occurs during the 6 week On-Demand Treatment Period. Participants can take no more than one dose in a 24 hour period.
Placebo: On-Demand Treatment PeriodPLACEBO_COMPARATORParticipants who have stable disease (no heartburn on the last 7 days of the Run-In Period) will take a placebo when heartburn occurs during the 6 week On-Demand Treatment Period. Participants can take no more than one dose in a 24 hour period.
Vonoprazan 20 mg Once DailyEXPERIMENTALParticipants will be administered once-daily doses of vonoprazan 20 mg for 4 consecutive days (Days 1 through 4).
Vonoprazan 20 mg Twice DailyEXPERIMENTALParticipants will be administered twice-daily doses of vonoprazan 20 mg for 4 consecutive days (Days 1 through 4).
Vonoprazan 10mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive vonoprazan 10mg QD for 14 days.
Vonoprazan 20mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive vonoprazan 20mg QD for 14 days.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
VonoprazanDRUGOral tablet.
PlaceboDRUGOral tablet.
AmoxicillinDRUGCapsules administered orally.
ClarithromycinDRUGTablets administered orally.
LansoprazoleDRUGOver-encapsulated capsules administered orally.
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites1

Inclusion Criteria for Run-in Period: * The participant is ≥18 years of age at the time of informed consent signing. * In the opinion of the Investigator or Sub-investigators, the participant is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements, including compliance with the electro...

Countries:United StatesBulgariaCzechiaHungaryPolandUnited Kingdom
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Recent Changes (Last 90 Days)

LOWOct 13, 2026NCT06851559primaryCompletionDate: changed
LOWOct 13, 2026NCT06851559primaryCompletionDate: changed
LOWOct 7, 2026NCT07752407Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING → RECRUITING
LOWOct 7, 2026NCT07752407Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING → RECRUITING
LOWAug 7, 2026NCT07752407NEW_TRIAL: changed
LOWAug 7, 2026NCT07752407NEW_TRIAL: changed

Frequently asked questions about Vonoprazan

What is Vonoprazan?

Vonoprazan is a small molecule drug being developed by Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ticker PHAT) for gastrointestinal conditions. Its development spans eosinophilic esophagitis, erosive esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, non-erosive gastro-esophageal reflux disease, and Helicobacter pylori infection. It is an investigational therapy rather than an approved product.

What does Vonoprazan target?

Vonoprazan targets ATP4A and ATP4B and acts as an inhibitor of these targets. This mechanism underlies its development across acid-related gastrointestinal conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, erosive esophagitis, and Helicobacter pylori infection.

Who makes Vonoprazan?

Vonoprazan is developed by Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which trades under the ticker PHAT. The company is running clinical studies of the drug in gastrointestinal indications including eosinophilic esophagitis and symptomatic non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease.

What phase is Vonoprazan in?

Vonoprazan is in clinical development and is not an approved therapy. Its recorded development stage is Phase 2, and its clinical program includes Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 studies. The Phase 3 study NCT07752407 is currently recruiting participants.

What clinical trials is Vonoprazan in?

Vonoprazan trials include NCT07752407, a recruiting Phase 3 study in symptomatic non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease, and NCT06851559, an active Phase 2 study in eosinophilic esophagitis. Completed studies include NCT06391177 in lactating women and NCT06106022 in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Is Vonoprazan the same as Vonoprazan (Reference)?

Yes, Vonoprazan (Reference) is an alternative name for Vonoprazan. Both names refer to the same small molecule drug candidate developed by Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ticker PHAT) for gastrointestinal indications.