Experimental enzyme shot aims to rescue kidneys in sepsis patients
NCT ID NCT05996835
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested a single intravenous dose of TIN816, an enzyme that breaks down ATP to reduce inflammation, in 316 ICU patients with sepsis-related acute kidney injury. The goal was to see if it improves kidney function over 8 days and reduces major kidney problems by day 90. The trial is completed, but results are not yet reported.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TIN816 (a lab-made enzyme that breaks down ATP to reduce inflammation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment to help ICU patients with sepsis recover kidney function faster and reduce the need for dialysis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2b dose-finding study, so it is still early. The treatment may not improve kidney outcomes or could cause unexpected side effects. Results may not apply to all sepsis patients.
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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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316 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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May 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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18 to 85 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: 1. Signed informed consent must be obtained in accordance with local regulations. 2. ≥ 18 to ≤ 85 years of age 3. Admitted to ICU or intermediate care unit/ high dependency care unit (HDU) 4. Diagnosis of sepsis according to criteria defined by The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) based on: * Suspected or confirmed infection AND * Acute increase of SOFA score of 2 or more (excluding renal component). The baseline SOFA score should be assumed to be zero unless the participant is known to have pre-existing (acute or chronic) organ dysfunction before the onset of infection 5. Diagnosis of AKI Stage 1 or greater per the following criterion at randomization: An absolute increase in serum or plasma creatinine by ≥ 0.3 mg/dL (≥ 26.5 µmol/L) within 48 hours or presumed to have occurred in the previous 48 hours as compared to the reference serum creatinine. * For participants with hospital-acquired AKI, a stable serum creatinine obtained in the hospital prior to AKI diagnosis should be used as the reference serum creatinine. * For participants presenting from community, the reference serum creatinine should be estimated using the following order of preference: 1. The most recent value within 3 months of the hospital admission. If not available: 2. The most recent value between 3 and 12 months prior to hospital admission. If not available: 3. At hospital admission Exclusion criteria 1. Not expected to survive for 24 hours 2. Not expected to survive for 30 days due to medical conditions other than SA-AKI 3. History of CKD with a documented estimated GFR \<30 mL/min prior to admission to hospital 4. eGFR \<45mL/min at admission without any other reference serum eGFR within last 12-months 5. Receiving RRT or a decision has been made to initiate RRT within 24 hours after randomization 6. Weight is less than 40 kg or more than 125 kg. 7. Limitations to the use of mechanical ventilation, RRT or vasopressors/inotropes (N.B. limitations on Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)e.g., do-not-resuscitate orders are not an exclusion criterion unless associated with likely poor outcome in next 24 hours) 8. Sepsis diagnosis according to sepsis inclusion criteria for a period longer than 72 hours prior to ICU admission 9. AKI diagnosis according to AKI inclusion criteria over 48 hours after admission to ICU 10. Inability to administer study drug within 24 hours of diagnosis of AKI according to AKI inclusion criteria 11. Presence of AKI, in the Investigator's opinion, as suggested by clinical manifestation, e.g., prolonged oliguria or severe renal dysfunction on admission without a history of CKD, for a period longer than 24 hours prior to study drug administration 12. Evidence of recovery from AKI based on the investigator's clinical judgement prior to randomization 13. AKI is most likely attributable to other causes than sepsis, such as nephrotoxic drugs (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), contrast, aminoglycosides, etc.) or renal perfusion-related (acute abdominal aortic aneurysm, dissection, renal artery stenosis), urinary obstruction 14. Documented (biopsy proven) or suspected history of acute or sub-acute kidney diseases such as rapidly progressive glomerular nephritis (RPGN) and acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) 15. Patients who are post-nephrectomy 16. Patients with permanent incapacitation 17. Patients who are thrombocytopenic at screening (platelet count \<50,000 per microliter) who have active/uncontrolled bleeding or who present current or past conditions indicating high risk for bleeding in the opinion of the investigator (e.g. coagulopathies, previous history of major non-traumatic bleeding etc.) 18. Immunosuppressed patients * History of immunodeficiency diseases * Receiving immunosuppressant treatment or on chronic high doses (high-dose therapy exceeding 2 weeks of treatment) of steroids equivalent to prednisone/prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg/day, including solid organ transplant patients. Patients with septic shock treated with corticosteroids (as per the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines) can be included. 19. Patients with known or presumed latent or active TB based on clinical history or imaging e.g. patients on TB preventive therapy or close/household contacts of pulmonary TB patients 20. Known active hepatitis B or C infection (clinical diagnosis or positive infection serology), or advanced chronic liver disease, confirmed by a Child-Pugh score of 10-15 (Class C) 21. Acute pancreatitis with no established source of infection 22. Active hematological malignancy (previous hematological malignancies that are not actively treated are allowable) 23. Burns requiring ICU treatment 24. Sepsis attributed to confirmed COVID-19 25. Use of other investigational drugs within 5 half-lives of enrollment, within 30 days (e.g., small molecules) or until the expected pharmacodynamic effect has returned to baseline (e.g., biologics), whichever is longer; or longer if required by local regulations 26. History of hypersensitivity to the study treatment or its excipients or to drugs of similar chemical classes 27. Any medical conditions that could significantly increase risk of participants' safety by participating in this study according to investigator's judgement 28. Women with a positive pregnancy test, pregnancy or breast feeding 29. Women of childbearing potential, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception for the entire duration of the trial.
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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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Baylor Scott and White
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
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Beth Israel Deaconess Med Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097, United States
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Corvallis, Oregon, 97330, United States
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Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Evanston, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
CABA, Buenos Aires, C1118AAT, Argentina
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Novartis Investigative Site
Pilar, Buenos Aires, B1629AHJ, Argentina
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Novartis Investigative Site
CABA, C1181ACH, Argentina
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Novartis Investigative Site
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria
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Genk, Limburg, 3600, Belgium
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Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Novartis Investigative Site
Ottignies, 1340, Belgium
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São Paulo, São Paulo, 01327 001, Brazil
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Salvador, 40323-010, Brazil
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Montreal, Quebec, H2X 1R9, Canada
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Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5, Canada
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Québec, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050011, China
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Beijing, 100730, China
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Guangzhou, 510260, China
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Wuhan, 430022, China
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Limoges, Haute Vienne, 87000, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Argenteuil, 95107, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Garches, 92380, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94275, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Nantes, 44093, France
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Pessac, 33604, France
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Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Toulouse, 31054, France
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Munich, Bavaria, 81377, Germany
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Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany
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Jena, Thuringia, 07740, Germany
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Kiel, 24105, Germany
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Münster, 48149, Germany
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Győr, H-9024, Hungary
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380060, India
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Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110001, India
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Hyderabad, Telangana, 500034, India
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Rozzano, MI, 20089, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
Padova, PD, 35128, Italy
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Roma, RM, 00168, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
Kamogawa, Chiba, 296-8602, Japan
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Yokohama, Kanagawa, 245-8575, Japan
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Kumamoto, Kumamoto, 860-0008, Japan
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Izumisano, Osaka, 5988577, Japan
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Osaka, Osaka, 5340021, Japan
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Ureshino, Saga-ken, 843-0393, Japan
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Izumo, Shimane, 693-8555, Japan
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Hachiōji, Tokyo, 193-0998, Japan
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Novartis Investigative Site
Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 1738610, Japan
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Novartis Investigative Site
Sabadell, Barcelona, 08208, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 08041, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Novartis Investigative Site
Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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Novartis Investigative Site
Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Novartis Investigative Site
Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Novartis Investigative Site
London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Stanford Healthcare
Stanford, California, 94305 5152, United States
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U Of Pittsburgh Med Ctr
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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UC San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, California, 94143-0116, United States
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Univ Of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University Of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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Utah Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, Utah, 84107, United States
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Wake Forest Univ School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1071, United States
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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- New drug TIN816 tested for sepsis kidney damage