View clinical trials related to Glomerulonephritis, Membranous.
Filter by:The objective of this study was to determine the safety and therapeutic potential of BCX9930 in participants with C3G, IgAN, or PMN.
This is a randomized, open-label, two arm, parallel group, proof-of-concept, non-confirmatory study evaluating the efficacy and safety of LNP023 compared with rituximab in subjects with membranous nephropathy (MN) who are at high risk of disease progression defined on the basis of antibody anti-PLA2R titre and proteinuria.
Idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) remains a common cause of the nephrotic syndrome in adults and one of the leading known causes of end-stage renal disease. Identification of circulating autoantigens provide potential biomarkers for diagnosis and therapy of idiopathic membranous nephropathy. M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) and Thrombospondin type-I domain-containing 7A (THSD7A) were identified as the target antigen in membranous nephropathy with high specificity and the concentration of serum anti-PLA2R antibody and anti-TSHD7A antibody were helpful for predicting disease activity. In our prospective cohort study, hospitalized patients diagnosed as IMN are prospectively studied. Circulating anti-PLA2R antibody and anti-THSD7A antibodies were recently screened by using enzyme-linked sorbent assay(ELISA). This study aims to analyse the difference of clinicopathological characteristics for different concentrations of serum anti PLA2R antibody and anti TSHD7A antibody, and analyze the association between baseline concentrations of serum antibody and disease activity. This study also explored the prediction effects of serum antibody concentrations with different types of therapeutic regimen in IMN and compare the curative effects of different types of therapeutic regimen in different serum antibody concentrations.
Multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled study to verify the efficacy of prednisone alone and combination therapy with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide in the treatment of stage I membranous nephropathy.
Primary Hypothesis: Aldosterone breakthrough will occur at a far lower frequency during renin inhibition (0-10% over 9 months), alone or in combination with an ARB, compared to conventional ARB therapy (35-45% over 9 months). The investigators hypothesize that aldosterone breakthrough occurs due to accumulation of active precursor substances, most notably angiotensin II, produced in response to conventional RAAS blockade with ACEinhibitors and ARBs. The investigators believe that direct renin inhibition (DRI) should minimize this accumulation and therefore significantly lower or possibly eliminate the breakthrough effect. Interruption of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), alone and in combination, has become a leading therapy to slow the progression of chronic heart and kidney disease. Both types of drugs inhibit the formation of aldosterone, a hormone, which has been shown to have harmful effects on patients with chronic heart and kidney disorders. This treatment is effective but not perfect since, even after an initial improvement, many patients become worse over the long term. This may be due to an unexpected increase in aldosterone, a phenomenon called "aldosterone breakthrough." The purpose of this study is to find out whether the use of a direct renin inhibitor (DRI) alone, or in combination with an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), will lessen the occurrence of aldosterone breakthrough since direct renin inhibitors inhibit the formation of aldosterone at a very early step. This study will compare the effectiveness of adding Diovan (valsartan) or Tekturna (aliskiren) or a combination of Diovan and Tekturna to the usual antihypertensive treatment. The investigators will follow blood pressure, aldosterone levels, and urinary protein levels over 9 months to evaluate which of these therapies is most effective for treating hypertension in patients with proteinuric kidney disease.
The purpose of this study is to determine how the body absorbs and chemically changes a single infusion of TRU-015 in subjects with kidney disease caused by lupus.