New combo therapy aims to tame kidney disease without Long-Term drugs

NCT ID NCT03949855

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 13, 2026 · Updated 31 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding belimumab to rituximab works better than rituximab alone for people with membranous nephropathy, a kidney disease caused by the immune system attacking the kidneys. About 58 adults aged 18 to 75 with confirmed disease will receive either the combo or rituximab alone. The goal is to see if the combo can reduce protein in urine and improve kidney function more effectively.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cleveland Clinic

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    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

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  • Columbia University Medical Center: Division of Nephrology

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    New York, New York, 10032, United States

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  • Johns Hopkins

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    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville: Department of Nephrology and Hypertension

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    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

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  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

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    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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  • Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center: Division of Nephrology

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    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

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  • Providence Medical Research Center, Providence Health Care: Nephrology

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    Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States

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  • Stanford University School of Medicine: Division of Nephrology

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    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

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  • The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center:Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

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    Torrance, California, 90502, United States

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  • University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine: Division of Nephrology

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    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

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  • University of Arkansas

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    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

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  • University of California San Francisco

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    San Francisco, California, 94146, United States

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  • University of Colorado

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    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Div of Nephrology

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    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

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  • University of Michigan

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    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104, United States

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  • University of Minnesota Health Clinical Research Unit

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    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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  • University of Nebraska

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    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

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  • University of North Carolina School of Medicine: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kidney Center

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    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-, United States

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  • University of Pennsylvania: Department of Medicine: Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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  • Washington University in St. Louis

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    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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