New pill aims to tame dangerous phosphate in kidney patients
NCT ID NCT07285304
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 study tests a new drug called TS-172 in 300 adults on hemodialysis who have high phosphate levels. Participants take the pill daily for up to a year to see if it safely and effectively controls phosphate. The goal is to offer a better treatment option for a common complication of kidney failure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TS-172 (a phosphate binder taken orally)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new option to help dialysis patients better manage high phosphate levels, reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a long-term safety study, so it may not show clear benefit. Side effects or lack of effectiveness could limit its use.
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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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About 300 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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Jul 2027
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 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. Hyperphosphatemia patients (outpatients) with chronic kidney disease receiving hemodialysis (HD or HDF) 3 times a week for at least 12 weeks prior to Visit 1 (Week -2) 2. Patients aged ≥18 years at the time of obtaining informed consent 3. Patients who have been prescribed at least one phosphate binder within the approved dosage, and the prescribed drug and dosage regimen should have been unchanged during the last 2 weeks prior to Visit 1 (Week -2) 4. Patients with a serum phosphorus concentration of ≥ 3.5 mg/dL and ≤ 7.0 mg/dL at Visit 1 (Week -2) or Visit 2 (Week -1) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with confirmed serum intact PTH concentration \>500 pg/mL at Visit 1 (Week -2) 2. Patients who have undergone previous parathyroid intervention (PTx, PEIT, etc.)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd selected site
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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