Hope for rare kidney disease: drug trial targets protein leak

NCT ID NCT06295770

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether obinutuzumab, a drug used for certain blood cancers, can help people with fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN), a rare kidney condition that causes protein leakage and can lead to kidney failure. Twenty adults with confirmed FGN will receive the drug intravenously twice in the first month and again at six months. Researchers will measure changes in protein levels in urine over a year to see if the drug improves kidney health.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Mayo Clinic

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    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

obinutuzumab (Gazyva)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a treatment for fibrillary glomerulonephritis, a rare kidney disease, by reducing protein leakage and preserving kidney function.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial with only 20 people, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may cause side effects like infections or infusion reactions, and it's not yet proven to be effective.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

immunotactoid glomerulopathy non-amyloid fibrillary glomerulopathy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.