New pill shows promise for rare kidney disease in early trial
NCT ID NCT05213624
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new medicine, BI 764198, in 67 adults with a kidney disease called FSGS. Participants took different doses of the medicine or a placebo daily for 12 weeks. The goal was to see if the medicine could reduce protein in the urine, a sign of better kidney health. The results help researchers understand if this treatment is safe and effective for controlling the disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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67 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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 75 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: * Male and female patients 18 years to 75 years (both inclusive) of age on the day of signing informed consent. * Patients diagnosed with biopsy proven primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) or documented Transient Receptor Potential Cation subfamily C Member 6 (TRPC6) gene mutation causing FSGS prior to screening visit. * Urine Protein-Creatinine Ratio (UPCR) ≥ 1000 mg/g based on first morning void urine sample during screening. * Patients treated with corticosteroids must be on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to screening visit with no plan to change the dose until end of trial treatment. * Patients treated with Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs), finerenone, aldosterone inhibitors, or Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors should be on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to screening visit with no plan to change the dose until end of trial treatment. * Body Mass Index (BMI) of ≤ 40 kg/m² at screening visit. * Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be willing and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly. A list of contraception methods meeting these criteria is provided in the informed consent form (ICF) and in the study protocol. Further inclusion criteria apply. Exclusion criteria: * Known monogenic (with the exception of TRPC6 gene mutations) or clinical or histologic evidence of secondary FSGS. * Documented Alport syndrome, Nail Patella syndrome, diabetic nephropathy, Immunoglobulin A (IgA)-nephropathy, lupus nephritis, or monoclonal gammopathy (e.g., multiple myeloma). * Concomitant use of calcineurin inhibitors. * Concomitant treatment with cytotoxic agents (cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil), or CD20 monoclonal antibody, e.g., rituximab, within 5 half-lives before screening visit. Note: use of other immunosuppression therapies considered as standard of care may be allowed as long as the patient remains on stable dose throughout the study. * Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m² at screening visit. * Time between start of the Q-wave and end of the T-wave in an electrocardiogram interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) intervals (QT interval corrected for heart rate using the method of Fridericia - QTcF) greater than 450 ms in males or greater than 470 ms in females, or any other clinically relevant electrocardiogram (ECG) findings (at the investigator's discretion) at screening visit. * Detection of graded cataract by Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III) higher than NC1/NO1, C0, P0 in the slit lamp eye examination at screening visit. Planned cataract surgery during participation in the study. Patients with cataract who have undergone lens replacement are not excluded. * Women who are pregnant, nursing, or who plan to become pregnant while in the study. Further exclusion criteria apply.
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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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A.O. Policlinico Giovanni XXIII di Bari
Bari, 70124, Italy
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Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Dallas Nephrology Associates Medical Clinic
DeSoto, Texas, 75115-2011, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
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Elixia Fort Lauderdale, LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308, United States
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Emory Children's Center
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Fu Yang people's Hospital
Fuyang, 236000, China
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Fundació Puigvert
Barcelona, 08025, Spain
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Griffith Health
Southport, Queensland, 4125, Australia
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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Guangzhou, 510080, China
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HOP Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France
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HOP Hôtel-Dieu
Nantes, 44093, France
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HOP Pellegrin
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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Jacobi Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Liverpool Hospital
Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Hanover, 30625, Germany
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NANI Research, LLC
Oak Brook, Illinois, 60523, United States
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Nephrology Consultants, LLC
Huntsville, Alabama, 35805, United States
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New Zealand Clinical Research (ChristChurch)
Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
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Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Prolato Clinical Research Center-Houston-68087
Houston, Texas, 77054, United States
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia
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Salford Royal
Salford, M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, 200240, China
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South Florida Research Institute
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, 33313, United States
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St Luke's Hospital
Bradford, BD5 0NA, United Kingdom
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Sunshine Hospital
AT Albans, Victoria, 3021, Australia
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Amarillo-63885
Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Nanchang, 330006, China
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The First Afiliated Hospital, Sun Yet-sen University
Guangzhou, 510080, China
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The First People's Hospital of Nanning
Nanning, 530000, China
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The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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Tongren hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, 200051, China
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Total Research Group, LLC
Miami, Florida, 33126, United States
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UZ Leuven
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94121, United States
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University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Köln (AöR)
Cologne, 50937, Germany
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Valiance Clinical Research-South Gate-67878
South Gate, California, 90280-5219, United States
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Valiance Clinical Research-Tarzana-68237
Tarzana, California, 91356, United States
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Westmead Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Zhejiang Province People's Hospital
Hangzhou, 310014, China
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