Lupus nephritis
MONDO:0005556Glomerulonephritis in the context of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Also known as: SLE nephritis, lupus glomerulonephritis, lupus nephritis, Glomerulonephritides, lupus, Nephritides, lupus, glomerulonephritis, lupus, lupus Glomerulonephritides, lupus Nephritides
135 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.
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Could a diabetes drug shield kidneys from lupus damage?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether dapagliflozin, a drug already used for diabetes and chronic kidney disease, can slow kidney damage in people with lupus nephritis. Lupus nephritis is a serious complication of lupus that causes kidney inflammation and can lead to chronic kidney di…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Hospital Civil Juan I. Menchaca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immune cell therapy takes on lupus in early trial
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis early-phase study tests a new treatment called NKX019 for people with lupus, an autoimmune disease. NKX019 uses specially engineered immune cells to target and calm overactive B cells. The main goal is to check safety in about 6 participants, while also looking for signs tha…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on lupus nephritis
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests a new treatment called CHT105 for people with lupus nephritis that hasn't responded to standard therapies. CHT105 uses specially engineered immune cells from healthy donors to target and destroy the faulty immune cells causing kidney damage. Fourteen adults will …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on lupus and scleroderma in early trial
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis early-stage trial is testing a new treatment called KITE-363 for people with severe autoimmune diseases like lupus and scleroderma that haven't improved with standard treatments. KITE-363 is a type of cell therapy where a patient's own immune cells are modified in a lab to t…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Kite, A Gilead Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Could a cancer therapy tame severe lupus? early trial launches
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a new treatment called YTB323, a type of CAR T-cell therapy, in 21 adults with severe lupus that hasn't improved with standard treatments. The goal is to see if a single infusion is safe and can control the disease. Researchers will also measure …
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New shot could tame lupus kidney flares
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding ianalumab (a biologic injection) to standard therapy helps control active lupus nephritis, a serious kidney complication of lupus. About 452 adults with active lupus nephritis are receiving either ianalumab every 4 or 12 weeks or a placebo,…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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New drug shows promise for lupus kidney patients in major trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called obinutuzumab for people with lupus nephritis, a kidney disease caused by lupus. About 271 participants receive either the drug or a placebo, added to their usual treatment. The goal is to see if the drug helps achieve complete kidney response, meani…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:32 UTC
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Can freezing ovarian tissue help girls have babies later?
Disease control OngoingThis study offers girls from birth to age 17 the chance to freeze their ovarian tissue before medical treatments that could harm their fertility, such as chemotherapy or radiation. The tissue is removed surgically and stored. Later, if they want to have children, the tissue can b…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:10 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on lupus and scleroderma in early trial
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis early-phase study tests a new treatment called Prula-cel for people with autoimmune diseases like lupus, scleroderma, and vasculitis. Prula-cel uses donor immune cells engineered to target and destroy faulty immune cells that attack the body. The goal is to find a safe dose …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Adicet Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:02 UTC
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Can a common supplement shield dialysis Kids' hearts?
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study tests whether a daily dose of alpha lipoic acid, an antioxidant supplement, can lower the risk of heart problems in 50 children who are on regular hemodialysis. Participants will either take the supplement or a placebo pill for a period, and researchers will monitor fo…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Ain Shams University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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Lupus kidney drug trial pulled before it began
Disease control TerminatedThis was a planned phase 2 study testing nipocalimab, an experimental drug, in adults with active lupus nephritis (kidney inflammation caused by lupus). The trial aimed to see if adding nipocalimab to standard treatment could improve kidney function. However, the study was withdr…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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Could this IV drug tame lupus kidney flares?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 study tests anifrolumab, an IV drug, against placebo in 359 adults with active lupus nephritis (kidney inflammation from lupus). The main goal is to see if more patients achieve complete kidney response, meaning better kidney function and less protein in urine. The t…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:07 UTC
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Immune system overhaul: could CAR T-Cells tame autoimmune disease?
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new treatment called KYV-101 for people with severe autoimmune diseases like lupus, scleroderma, and vasculitis. The treatment involves taking a patient's own immune cells, modifying them to target and destroy faulty B cells, and giving them ba…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: David Porter • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on lupus and scleroderma in first human test
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study is testing a new treatment called CNTY-101 for people with severe autoimmune diseases like lupus, scleroderma, and inflammatory myopathies that haven't improved with standard therapies. CNTY-101 uses specially engineered immune cells to target and destroy f…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Century Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:09 UTC
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Pharmacists take on heart disease: new study tests community-based risk reduction
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether a pharmacist-led program can help people reduce their risk of heart disease. Over 1,000 adults with conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, or obesity are taking part. Pharmacists use a step-by-step guide to assess risk and support lifestyle change…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Alberta • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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New antibody drug targets kidney damage in lupus patients
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a drug called felzartamab in 14 people with active lupus nephritis, a kidney condition caused by lupus. The drug is a lab-made antibody designed to lower harmful antibody buildup in the kidneys. The main goal is to check safety and how the drug works …
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: HI-Bio, A Biogen Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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Immune cell therapy shows promise for tough lupus cases
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a new treatment called AB-101 for people with lupus nephritis or other hard-to-treat lupus. AB-101 uses donated natural killer cells to boost the body's ability to fight the disease. The study aims to see if this approach is safe and can help patients…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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Experimental Donor-Cell therapy takes aim at tough autoimmune diseases
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a therapy called SC291, made from donor immune cells, in 7 people with severe lupus or vasculitis that hasn't improved with standard treatments. The goal is to see if it is safe and tolerable, and to get a first look at whether it can control the dise…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Sana Biotechnology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on autoimmune disease
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new treatment for people with severe lupus or scleroderma that hasn't responded to standard therapies. The treatment involves taking a patient's own immune cells, modifying them to target and destroy faulty immune cells, and giving them back al…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Synthekine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Experimental CAR-T therapy takes on Hard-to-Treat lupus nephritis
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a personalized cell therapy called KYV-101 for people with lupus nephritis that hasn't responded to standard treatments. The therapy uses a patient's own immune cells, modified to target and destroy faulty B cells that drive the disease. Only 2 p…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Kyverna Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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Could CAR-T cells tame tough lupus kidney disease?
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a new treatment called KYV-101, which uses a patient's own modified immune cells (CAR-T cells) to target and destroy faulty B cells that drive lupus kidney inflammation. The study involves 6 adults with lupus nephritis that hasn't responded to st…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Kyverna Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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New drug shows promise for tough kidney diseases
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called povetacicept in adults with certain autoimmune kidney diseases, including lupus nephritis and IgA nephropathy. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and can help control the disease. Participants receive the drug every 4 weeks for at least 6 mo…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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Could a diabetes drug shield Kids' kidneys?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether dapagliflozin, a drug used in adults for diabetes and kidney protection, can reduce protein leakage in the urine of children with chronic kidney disease. Ten children aged 4 to 18 with persistent proteinuria despite standard therapy will take the drug, an…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Al-Quds University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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Gene-Edited cell therapy for lupus trial pulled before it started
Disease control TerminatedThis early-stage study aimed to test a single infusion of CB-010, a CRISPR-edited CAR-T cell therapy made from donor cells, in people with severe lupus that did not respond to standard treatments. The trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are availa…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Caribou Biosciences, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 18:51 UTC
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NIH launches Long-Term observation of inflammatory diseases
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study follows up to 500 people with acute or chronic inflammatory disorders, such as infections or immune problems, over time. Researchers will monitor participants with standard tests and may screen them for other studies. The goal is to better understand these conditions a…
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Scientists hunt for genetic clues in blood and urine to personalize lung cancer care
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study collects blood, urine, and tissue samples from 330 adults with advanced lung or head and neck cancer to improve precision medicine. Researchers will analyze genetic changes in these samples and grow some tumors in mice to compare DNA. The goal is to refine liquid biops…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Arkansas • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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300 volunteers help create medical image bank for science
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study gathers MRI, CT, and ultrasound images from 300 adults—some healthy, some with kidney or brain disease—to build a collection for future not-for-profit research. No new treatments are being tested; the goal is to make medical images available to scientists for advancing…
Sponsor: Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 13:28 UTC