Type 2 DiabetesPhase 1NCT07146347
Comparison Study of Insulin GZR4 With Insulin Degludec
A Phase 1 study testing GZR4 injection in people with Type 2 Diabetes, run by Gan and Lee Pharmaceuticals, USA at 1 site in Germany.
Trial summary
In this study, the investigational product will be compared with insulin degludec (Tresiba®) and insulin icodec (Awiqli®). The comparator products are approved for the treatment of T2DM in the European Union. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Type 2 Diabetes
- What is being tested?
- GZR4 injection
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 14 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGermany
- Study dates
- 15 Aug 2025to 1 Jun 2026
- Phase
- Phase 1
- 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 to 70 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Signed and dated informed consent obtained before any trial-related activities. Trial-related activities are any procedures that would not have been done during normal management of the participant. 2. Male or female person with type 2 diabetes mellitus. 3. Age between 18 and 70 years, both inclusive. 4. Body Mass Index (BMI) between 27.0 and 38.0 kg/m^2, both inclusive. 5. Diabetes duration of at least 12 months. 6. Stable basal insulin regimen for at least 3 months. 7. Total daily basal insulin dose between 0.2-0.7 (I)U/kg/day, both inclusive. 8. HbA1c <= 9.0%. 9. Have venous access sufficient to allow cannulation for blood sampling as required by the protocol.
Who cannot join
- Known or suspected hypersensitivity to IMPs or any of the excipients or to any component of the IMP formulations. 2. Previous participation in this trial. Participation is defined as randomized at Visit 2.
- 3. Receipt of any medicinal product in clinical development within 30 days or at least 5 half-lives of the related substances and their metabolites (whichever is longer) before randomization in this trial. 4. Use of insulin icodec as basal insulin. 5. History of multiple and/or severe allergies to drugs or foods or a history of severe anaphylactic reaction. 6. Any history or presence of cancer except basal cell skin cancer or squamous cell skin cancer as judged by the investigator during the last 5 years prior to screening. 7. Clinically relevant comorbidity, capable of constituting a risk for the participant when participating in the trial or of interfering with the interpretation of data. Signs of acute illness as judged by the investigator. 9. Any serious systemic infectious disease during four weeks before randomization in this trial, as judged by the investigator. 10. Clinically significant abnormal values for hematology, biochemistry, coagulation, or urinalysis as judged by the investigator. 11. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60.0 mL/min/1.73m2. 12. Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg or >159 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure < 50 mmHg or > 99 mmHg at screening (one repeat test will be acceptable in case of suspected white-coat hypertension). 13. Heart rate at rest (as measured in vital sign assessment at screening) outside the range of 50-90 beats per minute at screening. This exclusion criterion also applies to participants who are on anti-hypertensives. 14. Clinically significant abnormal standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) after 5 minutes resting in a supine position at screening, as judged by the investigator. 15. Proliferative retinopathy or maculopathy as judged by the investigator based on a recent (<1.5 years) ophthalmologic examination. 16. Severe neuropathy, in particular autonomic neuropathy, as judged by the investigator.
- 17. Recurrent severe hypoglycemia (more than 1 severe hypoglycemic episode requiring assistance from another person within 180 days before screening). 18. Hypoglycemic unawareness as judged by the investigator. 19. Hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis during the previous 6 months. 20. Use of oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) within 1 month or 5 half-times (whichever is longer) prior to screening with the exception of stable doses (for at least 3 months prior to screening) of metformin, DPP4, SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists. 21. Increased risk of thrombosis, e.g. participants with a history of deep leg vein thrombosis or family history of deep leg vein thrombosis, as judged by the investigator. 22. Significant history of alcoholism or drug abuse as judged by the investigator or consuming more than 24.0 grams alcohol/day (for males), 12.0 grams alcohol/day (for females) on average. 23. A positive result in the alcohol and/or urine drug screen at the screening visit.
- 24. Smoking more than 5 cigarettes or the equivalent per day. 25. Inability or unwillingness to refrain from smoking and use of nicotine substitute products during the inpatient period Tested positive for hepatitis Bs antigen. 27. Tested positive for hepatitis C antibodies. (Presence of hepatitis C antibodies will not lead to exclusion if liver function tests are normal, and a hepatitis C polymerase chain reaction is negative). 28. Positive result to the test for HIV-1/2 antibodies or HIV-1 antigen. 29. Current treatment with systemically effective corticosteroids, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, systemic non-selective beta-blockers, growth hormone, non-routine vitamins or herbal products. 30. Use of non-prescription medication, including herbal products and non-routine vitamins, within 2 weeks prior screening that will interfere with PK of GZR4, insulin degludec or insulin icodec, as judged by the investigator. 31. Blood donation or blood loss of more than 500 mL within the last 3 months before screening.
- 32. Mental incapacity, unwillingness or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or co-operation. 33. Committed to an institution by virtue of an order issued either by the judicial or the administrative authorities. 34. If female, pregnancy or breast-feeding. 35. Women of childbearing potential who are not using a highly effective contraceptive method.
- 36. Men with non-pregnant partner(s) of childbearing potential not willing to use male contraception (condom) in addition to a highly effective contraceptive method during trial participation. 37. The investigator considers a person as unsuitable for inclusion in the trial for any other reason.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: A Trial to Evaluate Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Insulin GZR4 Compared With Insulin Degludec and Insulin Icodec in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes
In this study, the investigational product will be compared with insulin degludec (Tresiba®) and insulin icodec (Awiqli®). The comparator products are approved for the treatment of T2DM in the European Union.
Read the detailed description
This trial intends to investigate the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of insulin GZR4 (hereafter referred to as GZR4) and estimate its potency in comparison with insulin degludec.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Being tested
- GZR4 injection
- Medical subject headings
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
GZR4 injectionDrug
Also called Degludec, Icodec
GZR4 is a new ultra-long-acting insulin analog
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| All participants will receive all three treatments in a fixed-sequence design. | Experimental | Each participant will undergo 3 treatment periods in a fixed-sequence design. In treatment Period 1, participants will receive insulin degludec once-daily for 7 days.
In treatment Period 2, participants will receive GZR4, in treatment Period 3, participants will receive insulin icodec. Both GZR4 insulin and insulin icodec will be given once weekly over 6 weeks during two treatment periods. Receives: Drug: GZR4 injection |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To investigate the PD of GZR4 compared to insulin degludec at steady state
AUCGIR.0-24h.ss, area under the glucose infusion rate curve over one dosing interval from 0 to 24 hours at steady state for insulin degludec
AUCGIR.0-168h.ss, area under the glucose infusion rate curve over one dosing interval from 0 to 168 hours at steady state for GZR4
Measured: 0 - 24 hours for Degulec 0-168 hours for GZR4
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Aug 2025
- Study start15 Aug 2025
- Primary completion1 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Jun 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Type 2 DiabetesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 14 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Gan and Lee Pharmaceuticals, USA
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07146347
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- GL-ULI-1001
- Status last verified
- Aug 2025
- First submitted
- 18 Aug 2025
- Last updated
- 28 Aug 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Trial to Evaluate Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Insulin GZR4 Compared With Insulin Degludec and Insulin Icodec in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07146347
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- GL-ULI-1001
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 14 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Gan and Lee Pharmaceuticals, USAIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH
- Study start
- 15 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 28 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In this study, the investigational product will be compared with insulin degludec (Tresiba®) and insulin icodec (Awiqli®). The comparator products are approved for the treatment of T2DM in the European Union.
Detailed description
This trial intends to investigate the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of insulin GZR4 (hereafter referred to as GZR4) and estimate its potency in comparison with insulin degludec.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| All participants will receive all three treatments in a fixed-sequence design. | Experimental | Drug: GZR4 injectionEach participant will undergo 3 treatment periods in a fixed-sequence design. In treatment Period 1, participants will receive insulin degludec once-daily for 7 days. In treatment Period 2, participants will receive GZR4, in treatment Period 3, participants will receive insulin icodec. Both GZR4 insulin and insulin icodec will be given once weekly over 6 weeks during two treatment periods. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Signed and dated informed consent obtained before any trial-related activities. Trial-related activities are any procedures that would not have been done during normal management of the participant. 2. Male or female person with type 2 diabetes mellitus. 3. Age between 18 and 70 years, both inclusive. 4. Body Mass Index (BMI) between 27.0 and 38.0 kg/m^2, both inclusive. 5. Diabetes duration of at least 12 months. 6. Stable basal insulin regimen for at least 3 months. 7. Total daily basal insulin dose between 0.2-0.7 (I)U/kg/day, both inclusive. 8. HbA1c <= 9.0%. 9. Have venous access sufficient to allow cannulation for blood sampling as required by the protocol.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Known or suspected hypersensitivity to IMPs or any of the excipients or to any component of the IMP formulations. 2. Previous participation in this trial. Participation is defined as randomized at Visit 2.
- 3. Receipt of any medicinal product in clinical development within 30 days or at least 5 half-lives of the related substances and their metabolites (whichever is longer) before randomization in this trial. 4. Use of insulin icodec as basal insulin. 5. History of multiple and/or severe allergies to drugs or foods or a history of severe anaphylactic reaction. 6. Any history or presence of cancer except basal cell skin cancer or squamous cell skin cancer as judged by the investigator during the last 5 years prior to screening. 7. Clinically relevant comorbidity, capable of constituting a risk for the participant when participating in the trial or of interfering with the interpretation of data. Signs of acute illness as judged by the investigator. 9. Any serious systemic infectious disease during four weeks before randomization in this trial, as judged by the investigator. 10. Clinically significant abnormal values for hematology, biochemistry, coagulation, or urinalysis as judged by the investigator. 11. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60.0 mL/min/1.73m2. 12. Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg or >159 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure < 50 mmHg or > 99 mmHg at screening (one repeat test will be acceptable in case of suspected white-coat hypertension). 13. Heart rate at rest (as measured in vital sign assessment at screening) outside the range of 50-90 beats per minute at screening. This exclusion criterion also applies to participants who are on anti-hypertensives. 14. Clinically significant abnormal standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) after 5 minutes resting in a supine position at screening, as judged by the investigator. 15. Proliferative retinopathy or maculopathy as judged by the investigator based on a recent (<1.5 years) ophthalmologic examination. 16. Severe neuropathy, in particular autonomic neuropathy, as judged by the investigator.
- 17. Recurrent severe hypoglycemia (more than 1 severe hypoglycemic episode requiring assistance from another person within 180 days before screening). 18. Hypoglycemic unawareness as judged by the investigator. 19. Hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis during the previous 6 months. 20. Use of oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) within 1 month or 5 half-times (whichever is longer) prior to screening with the exception of stable doses (for at least 3 months prior to screening) of metformin, DPP4, SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists. 21. Increased risk of thrombosis, e.g. participants with a history of deep leg vein thrombosis or family history of deep leg vein thrombosis, as judged by the investigator. 22. Significant history of alcoholism or drug abuse as judged by the investigator or consuming more than 24.0 grams alcohol/day (for males), 12.0 grams alcohol/day (for females) on average. 23. A positive result in the alcohol and/or urine drug screen at the screening visit.
- 24. Smoking more than 5 cigarettes or the equivalent per day. 25. Inability or unwillingness to refrain from smoking and use of nicotine substitute products during the inpatient period Tested positive for hepatitis Bs antigen. 27. Tested positive for hepatitis C antibodies. (Presence of hepatitis C antibodies will not lead to exclusion if liver function tests are normal, and a hepatitis C polymerase chain reaction is negative). 28. Positive result to the test for HIV-1/2 antibodies or HIV-1 antigen. 29. Current treatment with systemically effective corticosteroids, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, systemic non-selective beta-blockers, growth hormone, non-routine vitamins or herbal products. 30. Use of non-prescription medication, including herbal products and non-routine vitamins, within 2 weeks prior screening that will interfere with PK of GZR4, insulin degludec or insulin icodec, as judged by the investigator. 31. Blood donation or blood loss of more than 500 mL within the last 3 months before screening.
- 32. Mental incapacity, unwillingness or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or co-operation. 33. Committed to an institution by virtue of an order issued either by the judicial or the administrative authorities. 34. If female, pregnancy or breast-feeding. 35. Women of childbearing potential who are not using a highly effective contraceptive method.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| GZR4 injectionAlso: Degludec, IcodecGZR4 is a new ultra-long-acting insulin analog | Drug | All participants will receive all three treatments in a fixed-sequence design. |
Primary outcome
To investigate the PD of GZR4 compared to insulin degludec at steady state
Time frame: 0 - 24 hours for Degulec 0-168 hours for GZR4
AUCGIR.0-24h.ss, area under the glucose infusion rate curve over one dosing interval from 0 to 24 hours at steady state for insulin degludec AUCGIR.0-168h.ss, area under the glucose infusion rate curve over one dosing interval from 0 to 168 hours at steady state for GZR4
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Aug 2025.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing GZR4 injection in people with Type 2 Diabetes, run by Gan and Lee Pharmaceuticals, USA at 1 site in Germany.
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 1 inclusion and 6 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 28 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Germany. 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. 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
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 Andre Feldmann (+49 (0) 2131 4018 409, Andre.Feldmann@profil.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
To investigate the PD of GZR4 compared to insulin degludec at steady state (time frame: 0 - 24 hours for Degulec 0-168 hours for GZR4). 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 28 Aug 2025.