Efficacy And Safety Evaluation of Glepaglutide in Treatment of SBS

The purpose of the present Phase 3 trial is to confirm the efficacy and safety of glepaglutide 10 mg twice weekly in a patient population with SBS-IF and generate additional long-term safety data. Glepaglutide is the International Nonproprietary Name and United States Adopted Name (USAN) for ZP1848.

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent; * Age of 18 to 90 years; * A diagnosis of SBS, defined as having a small bowel with an estimated length of less than 200 cm (equal to 79 inches) in continuity (latest intestinal resection ≥6 months before screening); * Stable PS need of ≥3 days per week; * No restorative surgery planned during the trial period; * Having a stoma or colon in continuity. Key Exclusion Criteria: * More than 2 SBS- or PS-related hospitalizations within 6 months before screening; * Poorly controlled Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) that is moderately or severely active or a fistula that can interfere with the measurements or examinations required in the trial; * History of colorectal cancer or any other type of cancer (except for margin-free resected cutaneous basal, squamous cell carcinoma or adequately treated in situ cervical cancer) unless the patient has been disease-free for at least 5 years; ongoing bowel obstruction; * BMI \