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Blood cell clues may explain why some kidney patients relapse
NCT ID NCT06994468
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at blood samples from 48 people with membranous nephropathy, a kidney disease. Researchers used a special test to measure immune cells (B cells) that target a protein called PLA2R. The goal is to see how these cells change after treatment with B-cell depleting drugs, and whether they can predict who will stay in remission or relapse.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand why some patients relapse or don't respond to B-cell depleting therapies, potentially guiding better treatment choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study that does not test a new treatment. It only looks at stored blood samples, so results may not apply to all patients or lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Patients Inclusion Criteria: * Patients enrolled in the ORION and MONET studies who have who provided written informed consent to store their samples collected during the follow-up at the Centro di Ricerche Cliniche per le Malattie Rare "Aldo e Cele Daccò", Ranica (BG). Exclusion Criteria: * No written informed consent to store their samples collected during the follow-up at the Centro di Ricerche Cliniche per le Malattie Rare "Aldo e Cele Daccò", Ranica (BG). Volunteers Inclusion criteria: * Adult males and females. * Written informed consent. Exclusion criteria: * History of renal diseases, autoimmune disorders, diabetes mellitus, current allergies. * Subjects who have taken antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, or antihistamines within the past 7 days.
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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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Clinical Research Centre for Rare Diseases Aldo e Cele Daccò
Ranica, BG, 24020, Italy
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