Glomerulonephritis Rapidly Progressive Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Intravenously Administered ALE.F02 to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Renal Sparing in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis With Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new drug that might help protect and preserve kidney function in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV). AAV is a type of autoimmune disease where the body's own immune system attacks itself, and in the case of AAV the body attacks its own small blood vessels. There are many small blood vessels in the kidneys meaning the kidneys are commonly affected in AAV. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is the new drug well tolerated and safe? - Can the new drug protect and preserve kidney functions when is added to standard therapy? Researchers will compare the following groups to see how the new drug is tolerated and what effect to preserve kidney tissue has: - Group A: Standard treatment + ALE.F02 lower dose infusions - Group B: Standard treatment + ALE.F02 higher dose infusions - Group C: Standard treatment + placebo infusions (inactive substance) The Treatment period will consist of 24 weeks beginning on Day 1, during which time participants will receive 13 infusions of the study medicine, along with standard therapy for kidney inflammation due to AAV. During the treatment period, participants will have the following assessments: - A brief physical examination focusing on their skin any pre-existing medical conditions that you have. - Collection of blood and urine samples for routine safety tests and to assess renal function. - Collection of blood samples: - To measure the amount of study medicine in their blood. This is called pharmacokinetics (PK) and it is tested to see how study medicine enters, moves through, and exits the body. - To test for antidrug antibodies (ADA). To check if their body create antibodies against the study medicine, as this could reduce its effect. - To measure biomarkers. Biomarkers are specific compounds in the body (can be protein, hormones, or genetic molecules) that indicate normal or abnormal processes taking place in your body and may be a sign of an underlying condition or disease (for example glucose levels are used as biomarker in managing diabetes). They are used to see how well the body responds to a treatment for a disease or condition. - Collection of urine to measure urine markers of vasculitis/inflammation called biomarkers. - Urine pregnancy test. A urine pregnancy test is a quick medical test that can tell if a woman is pregnant or not by checking for a hormone which is produced during pregnancy, usually in the urine. - Chest High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) scan to check whether they have vasculitis affecting their lungs. A CT scan uses special x-ray equipment to take detailed pictures of body tissues and organs to diagnose and monitor conditions in various parts of the body. For the CT scan, they will need to lie still on a table. At Week 24 a second lung CT scan will be performed for participants whose initial scan showed lung vasculitis to see whether your lung vasculitis is getting better or ongoing/worse.
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