Clinical trial • Phase III • Nephrology

FINERENONE for Chronic kidney disease

Phase III trial of FINERENONE for Chronic kidney disease.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Nephrology
Trial Disease
Chronic kidney disease
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
24-07-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
11-11-2024

Trial design

Randomised, finerenone (bay 94-8862) — oral film-coated tablet (product entries list maxdailydoseamount values of 10 mg and 20 mg in product records); comparator/placebo: placebo coated tablet 002 to bay 948862 coated tablet.-controlled, adaptive Phase III trial in Italy.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Finerenone (BAY 94-8862) — oral film-coated tablet (product entries list maxDailyDoseAmount values of 10 mg and 20 mg in product records); Comparator/placebo: Placebo coated tablet 002 to BAY 948862 coated tablet.
Adaptive
True, platform adaptive design with multiple domains and domain-specific appendices allowing evaluation of investigational agents or combinations across domains; master protocol with domain-specific appendices and planned management of randomisation and analyses across domains (no detailed dose-escalation or interim rule text available in provided data).
Target Sample Size
700
Trial Duration For Participant
756

Eligibility

Recruits 700 Vulnerable populations not selected ('isVulnerablePopulationSelected' is false); no special consent/assent handling described in the available record..

Pregnancy Exclusion
12. Currently pregnant or breast feeding, or intending to become pregnant
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable populations not selected ('isVulnerablePopulationSelected' is false); no special consent/assent handling described in the available record.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Age ≥ 18 years\n- 2. Known chronic kidney disease from any cause (eGFR ≥25 mL/min/1.73m^2)\n- 3. Currently receiving standard of care treatment according to treating physician\n- 4. Eligible for randomisation in at least one recruiting domain-specific appendix\n- 5. Participant and treating physician are willing and able to perform trial procedures\n- 6. Urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) >200 mg/g or urine protein-creatinine ratio (uPCR) >300 mg/g from the most recent result in the previous 3 months.\n- 7. On a stable standard of care treatment for CKD, including a SGLT2i unless there is a documented reason not to be using a SGLT2i, for 4 weeks before screening according to treating physician.\n- 8. Treating physician believes finerenone is clinically appropriate for the participant.\n- 9. Participant and treating physician are willing and able to perform Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Domain-Specific Appendix procedures."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Currently receiving maintenance dialysis\n- 10. Severe hepatic impairment (defined as Child-Pugh Class C)\n- 11. Adrenal insufficiency\n- 12. Currently pregnant or breast feeding, or intending to become pregnant\n- 2. Planned to commence kidney replacement therapy or kidney transplant surgery in next 6 months\n- 3. Life expectancy less than 6 months\n- 4. Recipient of kidney transplant\n- 5. Hyperkalaemia (serum potassium ≥5.0 mmol/L) at time of screening\n- 6. Current treatment with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), where the treating physician or patient is not willing to discontinue this medication\n- 7. Known allergy, intolerance or contraindication to MRAs\n- 8. Current treatment with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors\n- 9. Systolic BP <110 mmHg or diastolic BP <55 mmHg without antihypertensive therapy at time of screening"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- eGFR slope calculated using eGFR values from randomisation to week 108","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Calculated using eGFR values from randomisation to week 108 (eGFR slope from randomisation to week 108)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Change in albuminuria as measured by uACR (or uPCR if uACR unavailable) between randomisation and 24 weeks, measured as a continuous variable","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by uACR (or uPCR if uACR unavailable) between randomisation and 24 weeks, analysed as a continuous variable."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Composite outcome of proportion of participants experiencing a 40% eGFR decline between randomisation and 108 weeks, and proportion of participants developing kidney failure (defined as eGFR <15 mL/min/1.73m^2 or chronic kidney replacement therapy start) at 108 weeks","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Composite of proportion with 40% eGFR decline between randomisation and 108 weeks, and proportion developing kidney failure (eGFR <15 mL/min/1.73m^2 or start of chronic kidney replacement therapy) at 108 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3. Time to a composite outcome of ≥40% eGFR decline from randomisation or kidney failure","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event: time from randomisation to either ≥40% eGFR decline or kidney failure."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 4. All-cause mortality at 108 weeks","definition_or_measurement_approach":"All-cause mortality assessed at 108 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 5. Proportion of participants experiencing one or more cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, hospitalised heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke) between randomisation and 108 weeks","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion experiencing one or more specified cardiovascular events between randomisation and 108 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 6. Time to first occurrence of a cardiovascular event","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event: time from randomisation to first occurrence of a cardiovascular event."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 7. Safety and tolerability of treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety and tolerability assessed by standard safety monitoring (adverse events, laboratory tests) as described in protocol (no further detail available in provided data)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 8. Change in quality of life measured using the Quality of Life Impact Survey for Kidney Disease (QDIS-CKD) at 6-monthly intervals from randomisation to week 108","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life measured using QDIS-CKD at 6-monthly intervals from randomisation to week 108."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 9. The Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Domain-Specific Appendix has a domain-specific secondary outcome of time to the composite of ≥57% eGFR decline or kidney failure.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Domain-specific secondary outcome: time to composite of ≥57% eGFR decline or kidney failure (as defined in domain-specific appendix)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
700
Recruitment Window Months
47

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
300

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
14-11-2024
Processing Time Days
92
Number Of Sites
13
Number Of Participants
300

Sites

Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Di Cosenza
Department Name
Nephrology and Dialysis
Principal Investigator Name
Michele Provenzano
Principal Investigator Email
michele.provenzano@unical.it
Contact Person Name
Michele Provenzano
Contact Person Email
michele.provenzano@unical.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti
Department Name
Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant
Principal Investigator Name
Giovanni Stallone
Principal Investigator Email
giovanni.stallone@unifg.it
Contact Person Name
Giovanni Stallone
Contact Person Email
giovanni.stallone@unifg.it
Site Name
Ospedale Isola Tiberina Gemelli Isola
Department Name
Division of Renal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Francesco Pesce
Principal Investigator Email
francesco.pesce@fbf-isola.it
Contact Person Name
Francesco Pesce
Contact Person Email
francesco.pesce@fbf-isola.it
Site Name
Azienda Sociosanitaria Territoriale Santi Paolo E Carlo
Department Name
Nephrology and Dialysis
Principal Investigator Name
Mario Gennaro Cozzolino
Principal Investigator Email
mario.cozzolino@asst-santipaolecarlo.it
Contact Person Name
Mario Gennaro Cozzolino
Site Name
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Department Name
Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant
Principal Investigator Name
Maura Ravera
Principal Investigator Email
maura.ravera@hsanmartino.it
Contact Person Name
Maura Ravera
Contact Person Email
maura.ravera@hsanmartino.it
Site Name
Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza
Department Name
Scienze mediche e SC di nefrologia e dialisi
Principal Investigator Name
Filippo Aucella
Principal Investigator Email
f.aucella@operapadrepio.it
Contact Person Name
Filippo Aucella
Contact Person Email
f.aucella@operapadrepio.it
Site Name
Azienda USL IRCCS Di Reggio Emilia
Department Name
S.C. Nefrologia e Dialisi
Principal Investigator Name
Mariacristina Gregorini
Principal Investigator Email
mariacristina.gregorini@ausl.re.it
Contact Person Name
Mariacristina Gregorini
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Universita' Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Department Name
Dept of Translational Medical Sciences
Principal Investigator Name
Mariadelina Simeoni
Principal Investigator Email
mariadelina.simeoni@unicampania.it
Contact Person Name
Mariadelina Simeoni
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Universita' Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Department Name
Nephrology-Dept. Advanced Med and Surgical Sciences
Principal Investigator Name
Luca De Nicola
Principal Investigator Email
luca.denicola@unicampania.it
Contact Person Name
Luca De Nicola
Contact Person Email
luca.denicola@unicampania.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Gaetano Martino Messina
Department Name
UOC Nefrologia e Dialisi
Principal Investigator Name
Domenico Santoro
Principal Investigator Email
domenico.santoro@unime.it
Contact Person Name
Domenico Santoro
Contact Person Email
domenico.santoro@unime.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II Di Napoli
Department Name
Nephrology and Dialysis
Principal Investigator Name
Maria Amicone
Principal Investigator Email
diraup@unina.it
Contact Person Name
Maria Amicone
Contact Person Email
diraup@unina.it
Site Name
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri
Department Name
Nephrology and Dialysis Unit
Principal Investigator Name
Ciro Esposito
Principal Investigator Email
ciro.esposito@icsmaugeri.it
Contact Person Name
Ciro Esposito
Contact Person Email
ciro.esposito@icsmaugeri.it
Site Name
University Hospital Consorziale Policlinico
Department Name
U.O.C. Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant
Principal Investigator Name
Loreto Gesualdo
Principal Investigator Email
loretogesualdo.trial@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Loreto Gesualdo
Contact Person Email
loretogesualdo.trial@gmail.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
The George Institute For Global Health
Organisation Type
Laboratory/Research/Testing facility
Country Of Registered Address
Australia

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
BAY 94-8862 / Finerenone
Active Substance
FINERENONE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:1 (as listed in product record)
Dose Levels
Product records list maxDailyDoseAmount values of 10 mg and 20 mg
Maximum Dose
20 mg
Investigational Product Name
Placebo coated tablet 002 to BAY 948862 coated tablet
Modality
Other

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