New drug shows promise for lupus kidney patients in major trial
NCT ID NCT04221477
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called obinutuzumab for people with lupus nephritis, a kidney disease caused by lupus. About 271 participants receive either the drug or a placebo, added to their usual treatment. The goal is to see if the drug helps achieve complete kidney response, meaning less protein in urine and stable kidney function.
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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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271 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of active or active/chronic ISN/RPS 2003 Class III or IV proliferative LN as evidenced by renal biopsy performed within 6 months. Participants may co-exhibit Class V disease in addition to either Class III or Class IV disease * Urine protein to creatinine ratio greater than or equal to (\>/=) 1 on a 24-hour collection * Other inclusion criteria may apply Key Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Severe renal impairment or the need for dialysis or renal transplantation * Receipt of an excluded therapy, including any anti-CD20 therapy less than 9 months prior to screening or during screening; or cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, ciclosporin, or voclosporin during the 2 months prior to screening or during screening * Significant or uncontrolled medical disease which, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude participant participation * Known active infection of any kind or recent major episode of infection * Intolerance or contraindication to study therapies * Other exclusion criteria may 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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?Kazan (Privolzhsky) Federal University?
Kazan', Tatarstan Republic, 420043, Russia
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A.O. Spedali Civili Di Brescia-P.O. Spedali Civili
Brescia, Lombardy, 25123, Italy
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AD-CARE, University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi
Florence, Tuscany, 50141, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Padova, Veneto, 35128, Italy
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Centro Multidisciplinar de Estudos Clínicos - CEMEC*X*
Santo André, São Paulo, 09190-510, Brazil
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Centro de Investigación y Tratamiento Reumatológico S.C.
Mexico City, Mexico CITY (federal District), 11850, Mexico
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Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, 5262000, Israel
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Charité Campus Mitte, Med.Klinik, Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Clinica De La Costa
Barranquilla, Colombia
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Clínica San Juan Bautista CSJB
Lima, 15431, Peru
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Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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DOM Centro de Reumatología
Buenos Aires, C1111AAJ, Argentina
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Federal Centre of Heart, Blood and Endocrinology n.a. V.A.Almazov
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197341, Russia
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Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Research Institute of Rheumatology V.A. Nasonova
Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 115522, Russia
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Georgia Nephrology
Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30046, United States
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Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
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Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere
Paris, 75651, France
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Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard
Paris, 75877, France
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Hopital Claude Huriez
Lille, 59037, France
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Hopital Henri Mondor
Créteil, 94010, France
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Hopital Rangueil
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Hospital Clinic i Provincial
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia
San Martín de Porres, 15102, Peru
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Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe
Medellín, 050034, Colombia
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Hospital Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, Mexico
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
Bogotá, 000472, Colombia
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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital das Clinicas - FMUSP
São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil
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Hospital das Clinicas - FMUSP Ribeirao Preto
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14048-900, Brazil
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Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas Y de La Nutricion Zubirán
Mexico City, Mexico CITY (federal District), Tlalpan 14000, Mexico
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Instituto Peruano del Hueso y la Articulación
Lima, 15046, Peru
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Instituto Pro-Renal
Curitiba, Paraná, 80440-020, Brazil
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Instituto de Ginecología y Reproducción
Lima, Peru
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Instituto del Cerebro y la Columna Vertebral SAC
Lima, Lima 18, Peru
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Kaiser Permanente - Fontana
Fontana, California, 92335, United States
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Kaiser Permanente - San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, California, 94118, United States
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Medyczne Centrum Hetmanska
Poznan, 60-218, Poland
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Meir Medical Center
Kfar Saba, 4428164, Israel
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NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii, Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji im. Prof. Eleonory Reicher
Warsaw, 02-637, Poland
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North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Organizacion Medica de Investigacion
Buenos Aires, C1015ABO, Argentina
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Ortopedyczno Rehab Szpital Klinic im Wiktora Degi UM
Poznan, 61-545, Poland
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Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Genoa, Liguria, 16132, Italy
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Policlinico di Bari
Bari, Apulia, 70124, Italy
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Rabin MC- Belinson campus
Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel
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Rheuma Medicus Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej
Warsaw, 02-118, Poland
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SBEI HPE "The First St.Petersburg State Medical University n.a. acad. I.P.Pavlova"of MoH of RF
Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia
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Sanatorio Allende
Córdoba, X5000JHQ, Argentina
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Ser Servicos Especializados Em Reumatologia
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 40150-150, Brazil
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Sourasky Medical Centre
Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel
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Southwest Rheumatology
Mesquite, Texas, 75150, United States
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Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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Städtisches Klinik Dresden-Friedrichstadt
Dresden, 01067, Germany
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Szpital Kliniczny Dzieciatka Jezus
Warsaw, 02-006, Poland
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43212, United States
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Univ Colorado Health Sci Ctr
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Universitaetsmedizin Johannes Gutenberg
Mainz, 55131, Germany
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas, Texas, 75390-8897, United States
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University of Utah Health Science center
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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Universitätsklinikum "Carl Gustav Carus"
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany
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Universitätskrankenhaus Tübingen
Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego we Wroclawiu
Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny nr 4 w Lublinie
Lublin, 20-954, Poland
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Wallace Rheumatic Study Center
Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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Yale Medical Group
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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