Numerous clinical trials evaluate bosentan across Phase 1 through Phase 4 interventions, investigating primary therapeutic efficacy and drug interactions for conditions including pulmonary arterial hypertension, resistant arterial hypertension, congenital heart defects, ischemic optic neuropathy, and advanced solid tumors. Sponsored by pharmaceutical companies such as PharmaMar and Bial alongside academic institutions like Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and University Hospital Rouen, these registered studies encompass active, completed, and withdrawn or terminated recruitment statuses.
| NCT Number | Recruitment | Conditions | Sponsor/Collaborators | Start Date | Phases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT06957002 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) |
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris |
2026-06 | PHASE2 |
| NCT06887062 | RECRUITING | Large Vessel Vasculitis; Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA); Takayasu Arteritis |
University of Edinburgh |
2025-03-21 | PHASE2 |
| NCT04158635 | SUSPENDED | Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8; Unresectable Pancreatic Carcinoma |
City of Hope Medical Center |
2021-09-01 | PHASE1 |
| NCT04388124 | RECRUITING | Resistant Hypertension |
University Hospital, Rouen |
2021-10-20 | PHASE2 |
| NCT07649941 | COMPLETED | Healthy |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
2026-06-22 | PHASE1 |
| NCT04039464 | COMPLETED | Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension |
Johns Hopkins University |
2022-08-01 | PHASE3 |
| NCT02116335 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Hypertension |
Augusta University |
2015-06 | |
| NCT07081932 | COMPLETED | Healthy |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
2025-08-26 | PHASE1 |
| NCT06484673 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Humanis Saglık Anonim Sirketi |
2024-04-21 | PHASE1 |
| NCT02377271 | UNKNOWN | Ischemic Optic Neuropathy |
University Hospital, Grenoble |
2015-08 | PHASE3 |
| NCT03841734 | COMPLETED | Arteritis, Giant Cell; Blindness and Low Vision |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice |
2020-02-04 | PHASE3 |
| NCT05657613 | COMPLETED | Drug Interactions |
CTI BioPharma |
2023-01-03 | PHASE1 |
| NCT05723874 | COMPLETED | Healthy |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
2023-03-06 | PHASE1 |
| NCT04068272 | COMPLETED | Diabetes Mellitus |
Retinset SL |
2019-09-07 | PHASE1 |
| NCT05072106 | COMPLETED | Advanced Solid Tumor |
PharmaMar |
2021-01-14 | PHASE1 |
| NCT04770155 | TERMINATED | Vascular Function; Racial Disparity |
University of Mississippi Medical Center |
2021-05-27 | EARLY_PHASE1 |
| NCT05072106 | Unknown status | Advanced Solid Tumor |
PharmaMar |
2021-01-14 | Phase 1 |
| NCT05146089 | COMPLETED | Sleep Apnea; Healthy; Vasoconstriction; Vasodilation |
University of Missouri-Columbia |
2016-12-20 | EARLY_PHASE1 |
| NCT02480335 | COMPLETED | Scleroderma, Systemic |
University Medical Center Groningen |
2015-06-26 | PHASE4 |
| NCT04101370 | COMPLETED | Bioequivalence |
Geropharm |
2018-05-24 | PHASE1 |
| NCT04991207 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Bial - Portela C S.A. |
2018-02-06 | PHASE1 |
| NCT04991207 | Completed | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Bial - Portela C S.A. |
2018-02-06 | Phase 1 |
| NCT01827059 | UNKNOWN | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Congenital Heart Disease |
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) |
2013-10 | PHASE2 |
| NCT03053739 | UNKNOWN | Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh |
2016-12 | PHASE4 |
| NCT03236818 | UNKNOWN | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc |
2013-05 | PHASE4 |
| NCT02885012 | TERMINATED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Medical University of South Carolina |
2016-06 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00223717 | COMPLETED | Hypertension |
Vanderbilt University |
2001-01 | PHASE1 |
| NCT01184404 | UNKNOWN | Congenital Heart Disease |
Berto J Bouma |
2011-09 | |
| NCT02667704 | COMPLETED | Healthy |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
2016-02 | PHASE1 |
| NCT02093195 | UNKNOWN | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
Air Force Military Medical University, China |
2013-12 | PHASE2 |
| NCT01241383 | COMPLETED | Scleroderma Renal Crisis |
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris |
2010-12-06 | PHASE2 |
| NCT02389426 | COMPLETED | Multiple Sclerosis |
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel |
2014-12 | |
| NCT02317679 | COMPLETED | Port-wine Stains |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice |
2014-04 | PHASE2 |
| NCT01712997 | UNKNOWN | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Air Force Military Medical University, China |
2012-09 | PHASE3 |
| NCT01338415 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Actelion |
2011-03-08 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00820352 | COMPLETED | Heart Failure, Diastolic; Hypertension, Pulmonary |
University Teaching Hospital Hall in Tirol |
2009-01 | PHASE3 |
| NCT01617746 | UNKNOWN | Asthma |
University of Glasgow |
2012-11 | PHASE2 |
| NCT01518595 | TERMINATED | Hepatopulmonary Syndrome; Liver Cirrhosis |
Medical University of Vienna |
2011-10 | PHASE2 |
| NCT01218607 | COMPLETED | Heart Septal Defects, Atrial |
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven |
2010-10 | PHASE3 |
| NCT01508780 | WITHDRAWN | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
2012-05 | PHASE4 |
| NCT01548950 | COMPLETED | Congenital Heart Disease; Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital |
2011-09 | |
| NCT01779596 | COMPLETED | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Radboud University Medical Center |
2011-05 | PHASE4 |
| NCT01389856 | TERMINATED | Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn |
Actelion |
2011-12 | PHASE3 |
| NCT01779609 | COMPLETED | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Radboud University Medical Center |
2010-04 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00303459 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Actelion |
2006-05 | PHASE4 |
| NCT01929213 | UNKNOWN | Healthy Volunteers |
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
2013-08 | PHASE1 |
| NCT01929213 | Unknown status | Healthy Volunteers |
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.|Dong-A ST Co. Ltd. |
2013-08 | Phase 1 |
| NCT00323297 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc. |
2006-09 | PHASE4 |
| NCT01449253 | UNKNOWN | Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Lung Disease and/or Hypoxia |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
2011-08 | PHASE4 |
| NCT01223352 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Actelion |
2011-03-08 | PHASE3 |
| NCT01292551 | COMPLETED | Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; Tricuspid Atresia; Other Specified Congenital Anomalies of Heart |
Rigshospitalet, Denmark |
2011-02 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00989911 | COMPLETED | Congenital Heart Disease |
University of California, Los Angeles |
2010-05 | |
| NCT01352065 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Hypertension |
Center for Health Sciences, Serbia |
2011-01 | PHASE2; PHASE3 |
| NCT00679068 | TERMINATED | Pulmonary Hypertension |
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna |
2008-05 | PHASE4 |
| NCT01395732 | COMPLETED | Systemic Sclerosis; Digital Ulcers |
Actelion |
2011-03-31 | PHASE4 |
| NCT01392469 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
2011-04-20 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00581607 | COMPLETED | Sarcoidosis; Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
University of Cincinnati |
2008-04 | PHASE2; PHASE3 |
| NCT01330108 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
2011-05 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00777985 | COMPLETED | Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Hypertension |
University Hospital, Grenoble |
2007-12 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00319020 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Actelion |
2005-08-23 | PHASE3 |
| NCT01662037 | COMPLETED | Congenital Heart Defects; Functional Single Ventricle |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine |
2010-01 | PHASE2 |
| NCT01270750 | UNKNOWN | SECONDARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; MITRAL STENOSIS; CHILDHOOD RHEUMATOID FEVER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
General Hospital of Chalkida |
2010-12 | PHASE1; PHASE2 |
| NCT01738542 | COMPLETED | Peripheral Arterial Disease |
Hospital Universitario Getafe |
2009-04 | |
| NCT00815347 | TERMINATED | Asthma |
UConn Health |
2008-12 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00909337 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Hypertension; Systemic Sclerosis |
Medical University of Graz |
2008-01 | |
| NCT00825266 | TERMINATED | Hypertension, Pulmonary |
Stanford University |
2008-09 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00433329 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Actelion |
2007-03 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00637065 | UNKNOWN | Pulmonary Hypertension; Interstitial Lung Disease; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia |
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust |
2008-04 | PHASE4 |
| NCT01357109 | COMPLETED | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Karolinska Institutet |
2007-11 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00864201 | UNKNOWN | Hypertension, Pulmonary; Connective Tissue Disease |
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation |
2009-04 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00631475 | COMPLETED | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
Actelion |
2008-04 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00926627 | TERMINATED | Sarcoidosis; Pulmonary Hypertension |
Daniel Doberer |
2009-04 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00638131 | TERMINATED | Type 2 Diabetes |
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) |
2009-01 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00391443 | COMPLETED | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
Actelion |
2007-02 | PHASE3 |
| NCT01100736 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Vasodilation; Vasoconstriction |
University of Edinburgh |
2009-01 | EARLY_PHASE1 |
| NCT00377455 | TERMINATED | Systemic Scleroderma; Pulmonary Hypertension |
Georgetown University |
2006-09 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00625469 | WITHDRAWN | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
Rajan Saggar |
2007-10 | PHASE4 |
| NCT01721564 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Prof David S Celermajer |
2006-04 | |
| NCT00319111 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Hypertension |
Actelion |
2006-01 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00319696 | COMPLETED | Digital Ulcers |
Actelion |
2004-07-08 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00226889 | TERMINATED | Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) |
Rikshospitalet University Hospital |
2005-01 | PHASE1; PHASE2 |
| NCT00595049 | COMPLETED | Hypertension, Pulmonary |
Actelion |
2006-05-31 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00260819 | COMPLETED | Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Artery Hypertension |
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris |
2006-01 | PHASE1 |
| NCT01009177 | COMPLETED | Melanoma |
Actelion |
2005-09-30 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00266162 | COMPLETED | Eisenmenger Syndrome |
Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects |
2004-08 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00303004 | COMPLETED | Eisenmenger Syndrome |
Rigshospitalet, Denmark |
2006-03 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00302211 | TERMINATED | Pulmonary Hypertension |
Actelion |
2006-02-01 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00701597 | COMPLETED | Glaucoma; Blood Flow Velocity |
Medical University of Vienna |
2007-04 | PHASE1 |
| NCT00310830 | TERMINATED | Pulmonary Hypertension |
Actelion |
2006-03 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00313196 | TERMINATED | Pulmonary Hypertension |
Actelion |
2006-04 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00360087 | TERMINATED | Pulmonary Hypertension; Sickle Cell Anemia |
Actelion |
2006-03 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00082186 | COMPLETED | Hypertension, Pulmonary |
Actelion |
2003-07 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00313222 | COMPLETED | Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension |
Actelion |
2005-10 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00319267 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Actelion |
2005-05 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00091715 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Hypertension |
Actelion |
2004-04 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00120380 | TERMINATED | Hypertension |
Hannover Medical School |
2004-09 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00319033 | COMPLETED | Interstitial Lung Disease; Scleroderma |
Actelion |
2004-07 | PHASE2; PHASE3 |
| NCT00086463 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Ayerza Syndrome; Pulmonary Hypertension |
Actelion |
2004-06 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00367770 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Actelion |
2004-01 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00070590 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Fibrosis; Scleroderma, Systemic |
Actelion |
2003-07 | PHASE2; PHASE3 |
| NCT00071461 | COMPLETED | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
Actelion |
2003-08 | PHASE2; PHASE3 |
| NCT00317486 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Eisenmenger Physiology |
Actelion |
2003-09 | PHASE4 |
| NCT00077584 | COMPLETED | Digital Ulcers; Systemic Sclerosis |
Actelion |
2003-10 | PHASE3 |
| NCT00318175 | COMPLETED | Systemic Scleroderma; Skin Fibrosis; Hand Functionality |
Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf |
2006-06 | PHASE2 |
| NCT00432978 | COMPLETED | Altitude; Pulmonary Hypertension |
VA Loma Linda Health Care System |
2006-07 | PHASE1 |
| NCT00780728 | WITHDRAWN | Hypertension, Pulmonary |
University Health Network, Toronto |
PHASE3 | |
| NCT00080457 | COMPLETED | Pulmonary Hypertension |
Encysive Pharmaceuticals |
2003-05 | PHASE3 |
(data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2026-05-06)
Mechanism and Biochemical Profile
Appendix RUO and cGMP Quality Standards
| Quality Dimension | RUO (Research Use Only) | cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Applicability | Prohibited in human clinical trials or medical diagnostics. | Mandatory for human clinical trials (Phase I–III) and therapies. |
| Regulatory Status | Non-regulated grade; exempt from drug manufacturing laws. | Legally enforced by health authorities (e.g., FDA, EMA, NMPA). |
| Facility Environment | Unclassified analytical or research laboratories. | Validated Cleanrooms (ISO Class 5–8) with continuous monitoring. |
| Quality Control | Basic purity and activity testing. | Rigorous safety release testing (Sterility, Endotoxin, Mycoplasma). |
| Process Validation | Basic equipment calibration; no process validation required. | Full qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and complete batch records. |
| Quality Assurance | Vendor self-declared without required formal QMS. | Mandatory QA/QC unit, Change Control, CAPA, and vendor audits. |
| Regulatory Impact | High risk of IND rejection if used as a critical raw material. | Required for IND/NDA filings, supported by Drug Master Files (DMF). |
Footnotes
Regulatory Note: Governed by FDA (21 CFR Parts 210/211/312), EMA (EudraLex Vol 4), ICH Guidelines (E6/Q7/Q9/Q10), and compendial standards (USP <71>/<85>/<1043>).