Kidney drug trial halted: venglustat fails to slow disease
NCT ID NCT04705051
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether taking venglustat earlier versus later could help people with a fast-progressing form of polycystic kidney disease. The trial was stopped early because the main study found the drug did not work well enough. Only 24 people took part, so no clear conclusions could be drawn about its long-term effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- venglustat (a drug taken orally as a capsule)
- What this could lead to
- If it had worked, this could have pointed toward a treatment to slow kidney growth and preserve kidney function in people with rapidly progressive ADPKD.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early because the parent study showed venglustat was not effective for ADPKD. Only 24 people enrolled, so results are very limited.
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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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2021
- 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 : * Male or female adult with ADPKD who had completed the treatment period in Stage 1 or Stage 2 of Study EFC15392 (NCT03523728). * The participants who had an eGFR \>30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2: 1. Measured at Visit 11 of the EFC15392 study for participant enrolled in the LTS15823 study at the time of Visit 12 (Month 24; end-of treatment visit) of the EFC15392 study. 2. Measured at Screening visit for participant enrolled in the LTS15823 study not concomitantly to the Visit 12 (Month 24; end-of treatment visit) of the EFC15392 study. * Contraceptive used by men and women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies. 1. Male participants who agreed to practice true abstinence in line with their preferred and usual lifestyle or to use double-contraceptive methods for the entire duration of the study and for at least 90 days following their last dose of IMP. 2. Female participants who had a negative urine pregnancy test at the Baseline visit and agreed to practice true abstinence in line with their preferred and usual lifestyle or to use double contraceptive methods (including a highly effective method of contraception) for the entire duration of the study and for at least 6 weeks following their last dose of IMP. * Capable of giving signed informed consent before performance of any study related procedures not part of standard medical care. * Able to read, comprehend, and respond to the study questionnaires. Exclusion criteria: * For participants who had lag phase between the end of the EFC15392 study and Screening visit (Visit 0) in the LTS15823 study. * The participant had a new clinically significant, uncontrolled medical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would put the safety of the participant at risk through participation, or which would affect the efficacy or safety analysis if the condition exacerbated during the study, or that might significantly interfere with study compliance, including all prescribed evaluations and follow-up activities. * A history of drug abuse and/or alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence during the lag phase between the end of the EFC15392 study and Screening visit (Visit 0) in the LTS15823 study when applicable. * Administration of tolvaptan or other polycystic kidney disease-modifying agents (somatostatin analogues) within 3 months prior to the Screening visit (Visit 0) in the LTS15823 study when applicable. * The participant was currently receiving potentially cataractogenic medications, including a chronic regimen (more frequently than every 2 weeks) of any route of corticosteroids (including medium and high potency topical steroids), or any medication that may cause cataract, according to the Prescribing Information. * The participant had received strong or moderate inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 within 14 days or 5 half lives, whichever was longer, prior to the Baseline visit (including consumption of grapefruit-containing products within 72 hours of starting venglustat administration). * Participation in another investigational interventional study or use of IMP, within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever was longer, before the Baseline visit (Visit 1) except participation in the EFC15392 study when applicable. * Liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase /aspartate aminotransferase) or total bilirubin \>2 times the upper limit of normal unless the participant had the diagnosis of Gilbert syndrome. Participants with the Gilbert syndrome should had no additional symptoms or signs which suggest hepatobiliary disease and serum total bilirubin level no more than 3 milligrams per decilitre (mg/dL) (51 micromoles per litre \[μmol/L\]) with conjugated bilirubin less than 20 percent (%) of the total bilirubin fraction. For participants with or without lag phase between the end of EFC15392 study and entry into LTS15823 study: * The participant was pregnant or lactating. * Presence of severe depression as measured by BDI-II \>28 at Visit 1 (for participants enrolled in the LTS15823 study at the time of the end of treatment visit of the EFC15392 study) or at Visit 0 (for participants enrolled in the LTS15823 study after the end-of-treatment visit of the EFC15392 study). * Sensitivity to any of the study interventions, or components thereof, or drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, contraindicates participation in the study. The above information was not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Investigational Site Number :0360001
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Investigational Site Number :0560002
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number :2760001
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Investigational Site Number :3920001
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan
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Investigational Site Number :3920002
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan
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Investigational Site Number :3920004
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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Investigational Site Number :3920007
Osaka, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
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Investigational Site Number :4100002
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi, 07061, South Korea
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Investigational Site Number :5280002
Nijmegen, 6525GA, Netherlands
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Investigational Site Number :7240003
Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08003, Spain
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Investigational Site Number :8400019
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506-9180, United States
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