New drug aims to calm immune attack on kidneys
NCT ID NCT06209177
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tested a drug called ARO-CFB in 49 healthy volunteers and people with IgA nephropathy, a kidney disease where the immune system damages the kidneys. The main goal was to check safety and how the drug moves through the body. Participants received either one or two doses of the drug or a placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ARO-CFB
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment for IgA nephropathy by targeting a part of the immune system that damages kidneys.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase 1/2a trial with only 49 participants, so safety and dosing are still being figured out. It may not lead to an effective treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Willing to provide written informed consent and to comply with study requirements * Female participants must be non-pregnant/non-lactating * Healthy volunteers must be willing to be vaccinated with a meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccine. IgAN participants must have been vaccinated or willing to undergo vaccination * All participants must be willing to be vaccinated or have a history of vaccination for Haemophilus influenzae type B * Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.0 and 35.0 kg/m2 * Participants of childbearing potential must agree to use highly effective contraception in addition to a condom during the study and for at least 90 days following the end of the study or the last dose of study drug, whichever is later. Participants must not donate sperm or eggs during the study and for at least 90 days following the end of the study or last dose of study drug, whichever is later. * No abnormal finding of clinical relevance at the Screening evaluation that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could adversely impact participant safety or adversely impact study results. Exclusion Criteria: * History of recurrent or chronic infections including infections caused by encapsulated bacterial organisms or viruses * History of active bacterial, viral, or fungal infection within 14 days prior to treatment administrations * Seropositive for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) * History of meningococcal infection * History of asplenia * History of severe aplastic anemia or concurrent severe aplastic anemia * Known or suspected hereditary complement deficiency or other primary immunodeficiency syndrome * History of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2) * Uncontrolled hypertension Note: Additional Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply per protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Site
Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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