New drug zigakibart aims to slow kidney disease in IgA nephropathy patients
NCT ID NCT07146906
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called zigakibart in 32 adults with IgA nephropathy, a kidney disease. The goal is to see if it can reduce signs of kidney damage and slow disease progression. Participants must have a recent kidney biopsy and persistent protein in their urine despite standard care.
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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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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
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 100 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: * Primary IgAN, confirmed by kidney biopsy, within 5 years prior to Screening * eGFR ≥45 mL/min/1.73 m2, based on the 2021 CKD-EPI equation, at Screening * Persistent proteinuria, defined as either * Total Urine Protein ≥0.5 g/day or UPCR ≥0.5 g/g in a 24-hour urine collection, at Screening, despite maximally tolerated dose or poorly tolerated supportive therapy or * IgAN diagnosis \<6 months prior to Screening with Total Urine Protein \>1.5 g/day or UPCR \>1.5 g/g in a 24-hour urine collection, at the time of clinical presentation or diagnosis * Body weight ≥45 kg and body mass index (BMI) ≤35.0 kg/m2, at Screening Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary forms of IgAN, as determined by the Investigator, diagnosis of IgA vasculitis, or any other nephropathy or chronic urinary tract disorder * Total IgG \<6.0 g/L at screening * Any chronic urinary tract disorder, including but not limited to retention, incontinence, and/or recurrent urinary tract infections * An average systolic blood pressure \>150 mmHg or average diastolic blood pressure \>90 mmHg based on three measurements at Screening * Treatment with complement pathway inhibitors, mycophenolic acids, systemic calcineurin inhibitors or corticosteroids, immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory agents within 12 months prior to screening * Acute kidney injury (AKI), defined by AKI network criteria, within 4 weeks prior to screening * Current treatment with anti-APRIL monoclonal antibodies or dual APRIL/BAFF inhibitors or past treatment of the same at any time for \>3 consecutive months prior to screening * Planned initiation of, or recently (within 24 weeks) initiated, treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists at screening Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
29 sites in 11 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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American Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGAcworth, Georgia, 30101, United States
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Colorado Kidney Care Nephrology
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80230, United States
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Inter Med Consultants
RECRUITINGEdina, Minnesota, 55435, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSerra, Espírito Santo, 29160-750, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRecife, Pernambuco, 50740-900, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGNatal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012 300, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBotucatu, São Paulo, 3880-1001, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100034, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200025, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGPrague, 128 08, Czechia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMunich, Bavaria, 81377, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGHanover, 30625, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMainz, 55131, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRanica, BG, 24020, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBrescia, BS, 25123, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGPavia, PV, 27100, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGKawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMiyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGLodz, 92-213, Poland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGOpole, 45-401, Poland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGPamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGValencia, Valencia, 46017, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSeville, 41013, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGTaipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Univ Of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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