Kidney shield? experimental drug aims to prevent Post-Surgery kidney damage
NCT ID NCT06602453
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested a drug called GDC-8264 to see if it could prevent acute kidney injury and major kidney problems in people having heart surgery. The study enrolled 67 participants at moderate to high risk. However, the trial was terminated early, so the full results are not available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GDC-8264 (a drug given as a pill or injection)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to prevent kidney damage after heart surgery, reducing the need for dialysis and long-term kidney problems.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. It was a small phase 2 study, and the drug may not prove effective or safe in larger groups.
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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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Jan 2025
- 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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40 years and older
- 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: 1. One of the following non-emergent cardiac surgery types that requires cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to be done in one procedure rather than separate procedures: Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG); Isolated Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR), Mitral Valve Replacement (MVR), Mitral Valve repair (MVr); Combined CABG+AVR, CABG+MVR, CABG+MVr, AVR+MVR, AVR+MVr 2. At least one or at least two of the following AKI risk factors, depending on the type of surgery: age \> 70 years, history of CKD with eGFR \< 60 milliliters/ minutes/ 1.73 meter square (ml/min/1.73 m\^2) within the last 6 months, diabetes (type 1 or type 2) requiring at least one oral hypoglycemic agent or insulin, history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring medical therapy, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 40%, preoperative anemia \[hemoglobin \<10 grams/deciliters (g/dL)\] 3. Stable kidney function with no known episodes of AKI within 2 weeks of screening Exclusion Criteria: 1. Need for renal replacement therapy (peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis) 2. Need for intra-aortic balloon pump, temporary mechanical circulatory support, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation prior to scheduled surgery 3. Presence of a durable left ventricular assist device 4. Need for concurrent aortic surgery that requires circulatory arrest and deep hypothermia or repair of congenital heart defects 5. Heart transplant 6. Transcatheter valve replacements 7. Hypotension or shock requiring hospital admission 8. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 9. eGFR \< 20 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 10. Heart failure with ejection fraction \< 20%, or episode of decompensated heart failure requiring intervention within 2 weeks prior to screening 11. History of kidney transplant or only one kidney (due to donation) 12. Renal agenesis, total nephrectomy, or partial nephrectomy of \> 50%
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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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APHP - Hopital de la Pitie Salpetriere
Paris, 75013, France
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Auckland City Hospital
Auckland, 1023, New Zealand
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Baystate Cardiac Surgery
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01107, United States
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C.H. Regional Reina Sofia - PPDS
Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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CHI Health Nebraska Heart
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68526-9437, United States
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CHU Angers
Angers, 49933, France
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CHU de Reims
Reims, 51092, France
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Fakultni nemocnice v Motole
Prague, 150 06, Czechia
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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Gold Coast University Hospital
Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia
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Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH Universitatsklinikum
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Hopital de la Citadelle
Liège, 4000, Belgium
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Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de La Princesa
Madrid, 28006, Spain
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James A Haley Veteran Affairs Medical Center - NAVREF - PPDS
Tampa, Florida, 33612-4745, United States
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John Hopkins Hospital
Lutherville, Maryland, 21093, United States
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Mayo Clinic - PPDS
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905-0001, United States
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Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Richmond VA Medical Center NAVREF PPDS
Richmond, Virginia, 99999, United States
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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
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Saint John Regional Hospital
Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L2, Canada
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Samsung Medical Center - PPDS
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System - PPDS
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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Townsville Hospital
Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia
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UZ Leuven
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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University of Stanford Medical Center
Stanford, California, 94305-2200, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390-7202, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Essen
Essen, 45147, Germany
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Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze
Prague, 12808, Czechia
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Waikato Hospital
Hamilton, 3248, New Zealand
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ZOL Genk campus Sint Jan
Genk, 3600, Belgium
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