Avacopan in Crescentic Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgAN)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMayo Clinic

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Avacopan together with low-dose glucocorticoid in the treatment of patients with crescentic Imunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgAN) and high risk of progression.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age > 18 years

Kidney biopsy showing crescentic IgA nephropathy within 6 months of enrolment (MEST-C-score =C1/C2).

Quantified creatinine clearance >20 ml/min/1.73m2

Quantified Proteinuria > 750 mg/24h based on a 24h urine collection while on maximum tolerated dose of RAS blockade

Disqualifiers

Creatinine clearance <20 ml/min/1.73 m2

Liver function tests > 2x upper limit of normal. (Serious cases of hepatotoxicity have been reported in patients with avacopan during first approval and ADVOCATE study (29) (30)

Severe interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA > 70% on renal biopsy)

Active cancer or acute non-controlled infection (including HIV, HBV, HCV)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Avacopan
  • Prednisone
  • Methylprednisolone (drug)
  • Prednisolone

Treatment groups

16 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators