New drug combo aims to slow kidney failure in High-Risk patients
NCT ID NCT07624305
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether a combination of two drugs (balcinrenone and dapagliflozin) works better than dapagliflozin alone for people with advanced chronic kidney disease (stages 3b and 4). About 2,800 participants will take the combination or a placebo daily, alongside standard care. The goal is to see if the combo can delay kidney failure, reduce heart-related deaths, and prevent hospitalizations for heart failure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Balcinrenone and dapagliflozin combination pill
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option to slow kidney disease progression and reduce heart complications in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large phase 3 trial, but it hasn't started yet. The benefits over existing treatment may be modest, and there are risks like high potassium levels or side effects from the new drug combination.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 2,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Diagnosis of CKD and at least one of the following: 1. eGFR ≥ 15 to \< 45 mL/min/1.73 m2 AND: UACR ≥ 30 mg/g (central laboratory) or UACR ≥ 100 mg/g (local laboratory ) or UPCR ≥ 200 mg/g (local laboratory). 2. eGFR ≥ 15 to \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 and UACR \< 30 mg/g (local or central laboratory UACR value). * Serum/plasma K+ ≤ 5.0 mmol/L * Maximum tolerated dose of an ACEi or an ARB, unless contraindicated or not tolerated. The dose should be stable for at least 4 weeks before screening. Exclusion Criteria: * Recent (within 90 days prior to screening) or ongoing dialysis, or likely to require dialysis within 3 months following randomisation * UACR ≥ 5000 mg/g or UPCR ≥ 7000 mg/g at screening. * SBP \> 180 mmHg or DBP \> 110 mmHg at screening. * SBP \< 90 mmHg at screening. * HbA1c \> 9% at screening * T1DM, except: 1. For US only: patients with T1DM treated with SGLT2i for at least 4 months prior to screening, without DKA during that period, and who have experience with ketone monitoring are eligible. 2. For Japan only: patients with T1DM treated with dapagliflozin 10 mg for at least 4 months prior to Screening, without DKA during the period of dapagliflozin treatment are eligible for inclusion. * Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. * Major cardiac or valvular surgery, acute coronary syndrome (myocardial infarction or unstable angina), stroke, transient ischaemic attack within 12 weeks prior to screening. * Severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C). * Adrenal insufficiency. * Clinically significant acute kidney injury within 12 weeks prior to the screening. * New York Heart Association functional HF class IV at screening, or hospitalisation for heart failure within 4 weeks prior to screening. * Any clinical condition requiring systemic immunosuppression therapy other than maintenance therapy (stable for at least 3 months) prior to screening. * Solid organ or bone marrow transplant or a plan for transplant within 6 months following randomisation. * Any use of the following medications and supplements: 1. MRAs 2. Aldosterone analogues 3. Aldosterone synthase inhibitors 4. Any use of potassium binders within 2 weeks prior to screening. Use is allowed after randomisation. 5. Strong or moderate inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4, prohibited at least one week prior to randomisation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
45 sites in 8 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Ciudad de Buenos Aires, C1425AGC, Argentina
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Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P4, Canada
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2V 3M3, Canada
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London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, M4G 3E8, Canada
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Waterloo, Ontario, N2T 0C1, Canada
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Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9, Canada
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Magdeburg, 39120, Germany
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Kita-ku, 144-0001, Japan
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Osaka, 553-0003, Japan
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Olsztyn, 10-561, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-507, Poland
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Warsaw, 04-141, Poland
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Węgrów, 07-100, Poland
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Wroclaw, 50-981, Poland
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Żywiec, 34-300, Poland
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Anyang, 14068, South Korea
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Cheonan-si, 31151, South Korea
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Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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Seoul, 03312, South Korea
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Seoul, 04401, South Korea
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Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul, 08308, South Korea
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Changhua, 500, Taiwan
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Hualien City, 970473, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung City, 813, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan
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New Taipei City, 220216, Taiwan
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Taichung, 40201, Taiwan
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Taichung, 404, Taiwan
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Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
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Taichung, 433004, Taiwan
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Tainan, 70403, Taiwan
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Tainan, 710, Taiwan
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Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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Taipei, 116, Taiwan
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Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Zhubei, 302, Taiwan
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Da Nang, 55000, Vietnam
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Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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Hà Nội, 100000, Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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Hochiminh City, 700000, Vietnam
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