New antibody cocktail takes on tough lupus kidney disease
NCT ID NCT06975787
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing two experimental drugs, vonsetamig and odronextamab, in people with lupus nephritis that has not responded to standard treatments. The main goal is to check safety and side effects over the long term. Researchers will also see if the drugs can help reduce steroid use and improve kidney function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bispecific antibodies (vonsetamig and odronextamab)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with hard-to-treat lupus nephritis, potentially reducing the need for steroids.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 90 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The drugs may cause side effects or fail to control 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 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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.
- Ages
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18 to 60 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.
Key General Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and LN, as described in the protocol 2. Participant must have refractory or relapsed disease, as described in the protocol Key General Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of or active severe or unstable lupus-associated neuropsychiatric disease that is likely to require acute or emergent medical treatment or hospitalization 2. Active overlap syndrome with mixed connective tissue disease or systemic sclerosis within 12 months prior to screening or during screening 3. Catastrophic or severe antiphospholipid syndrome within 12 months prior to screening or during screening NOTE: Other protocol defined inclusion/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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
19 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Bordeaux
RECRUITINGBordeaux, New Aquitaine, 33076, France
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Changhua Christian Hospital
RECRUITINGChanghua, 500, Taiwan
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra
RECRUITINGPamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
RECRUITINGAnyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 14068, South Korea
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Hospital Gregorio Maranon
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga
RECRUITINGMálaga, 290090, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
RECRUITINGSeville, Andalusia, 41013, Spain
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 106, Taiwan
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Taichung General Veterans Hospital
RECRUITINGTaichung, 40705, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 112, Taiwan
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University Hospital Regensburg
RECRUITINGRegensburg, Bavaria, D-93053, Germany
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University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
RECRUITINGMainz, 55131, Germany
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University of California San Francisco - Zuckerberg San Francisco General
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94110, United States
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Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 3722, South Korea
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