Kidney drug trial halted: venglustat fails to slow disease

NCT ID NCT04705051

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether taking venglustat earlier versus later could help people with a fast-progressing form of polycystic kidney disease. The trial was stopped early because the main study found the drug did not work well enough. Only 24 people took part, so no clear conclusions could be drawn about its long-term effects.

What this could mean

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Active substance
venglustat (a drug taken orally as a capsule)
What this could lead to
If it had worked, this could have pointed toward a treatment to slow kidney growth and preserve kidney function in people with rapidly progressive ADPKD.
What could go wrong
The trial was terminated early because the parent study showed venglustat was not effective for ADPKD. Only 24 people enrolled, so results are very limited.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 3

Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.

Participants

24 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2021

Finished

Jul 2021

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion criteria : * Male or female adult with ADPKD who had completed the treatment period in Stage 1 or Stage 2 of Study EFC15392 (NCT03523728). * The participants who had an eGFR \>30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2: 1. Measured at Visit 11 of the EFC15392 study for participant enrolled in the LTS15823 study at the time of Visit 12 (Month 24; end-of treatment visit) of the EFC15392 study. 2. Measured at Screening visit for participant enrolled in the LTS15823 study not concomitantly to the Visit 12 (Month 24; end-of treatment visit) of the EFC15392 study. * Contraceptive used by men and women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies. 1. Male participants who agreed to practice true abstinence in line with their preferred and usual lifestyle or to use double-contraceptive methods for the entire duration of the study and for at least 90 days following their last dose of IMP. 2. Female participants who had a negative urine pregnancy test at the Baseline visit and agreed to practice true abstinence in line with their preferred and usual lifestyle or to use double contraceptive methods (including a highly effective method of contraception) for the entire duration of the study and for at least 6 weeks following their last dose of IMP. * Capable of giving signed informed consent before performance of any study related procedures not part of standard medical care. * Able to read, comprehend, and respond to the study questionnaires. Exclusion criteria: * For participants who had lag phase between the end of the EFC15392 study and Screening visit (Visit 0) in the LTS15823 study. * The participant had a new clinically significant, uncontrolled medical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would put the safety of the participant at risk through participation, or which would affect the efficacy or safety analysis if the condition exacerbated during the study, or that might significantly interfere with study compliance, including all prescribed evaluations and follow-up activities. * A history of drug abuse and/or alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence during the lag phase between the end of the EFC15392 study and Screening visit (Visit 0) in the LTS15823 study when applicable. * Administration of tolvaptan or other polycystic kidney disease-modifying agents (somatostatin analogues) within 3 months prior to the Screening visit (Visit 0) in the LTS15823 study when applicable. * The participant was currently receiving potentially cataractogenic medications, including a chronic regimen (more frequently than every 2 weeks) of any route of corticosteroids (including medium and high potency topical steroids), or any medication that may cause cataract, according to the Prescribing Information. * The participant had received strong or moderate inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 within 14 days or 5 half lives, whichever was longer, prior to the Baseline visit (including consumption of grapefruit-containing products within 72 hours of starting venglustat administration). * Participation in another investigational interventional study or use of IMP, within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever was longer, before the Baseline visit (Visit 1) except participation in the EFC15392 study when applicable. * Liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase /aspartate aminotransferase) or total bilirubin \>2 times the upper limit of normal unless the participant had the diagnosis of Gilbert syndrome. Participants with the Gilbert syndrome should had no additional symptoms or signs which suggest hepatobiliary disease and serum total bilirubin level no more than 3 milligrams per decilitre (mg/dL) (51 micromoles per litre \[μmol/L\]) with conjugated bilirubin less than 20 percent (%) of the total bilirubin fraction. For participants with or without lag phase between the end of EFC15392 study and entry into LTS15823 study: * The participant was pregnant or lactating. * Presence of severe depression as measured by BDI-II \>28 at Visit 1 (for participants enrolled in the LTS15823 study at the time of the end of treatment visit of the EFC15392 study) or at Visit 0 (for participants enrolled in the LTS15823 study after the end-of-treatment visit of the EFC15392 study). * Sensitivity to any of the study interventions, or components thereof, or drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, contraindicates participation in the study. The above information was not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Investigational Site Number :0360001

    Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

  • Investigational Site Number :0560002

    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

  • Investigational Site Number :2760001

    Berlin, 10117, Germany

  • Investigational Site Number :3920001

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan

  • Investigational Site Number :3920002

    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan

  • Investigational Site Number :3920004

    Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan

  • Investigational Site Number :3920007

    Osaka, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan

  • Investigational Site Number :4100002

    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi, 07061, South Korea

  • Investigational Site Number :5280002

    Nijmegen, 6525GA, Netherlands

  • Investigational Site Number :7240003

    Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08003, Spain

  • Investigational Site Number :8400019

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506-9180, United States

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