A Medical Research Study Designed to Determine if Venglustat Can be a Future Treatment for ADPKD Patients

NCT ID: NCT03523728

Last Updated: 2023-02-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

478 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-04

Study Completion Date

2021-08-03

Brief Summary

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Primary Objective:

To determine the effect of venglustat on the rate of total kidney volume (TKV) growth (Stage 1) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline in participants at risk of rapidly progressive Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) (Stage 2).

Secondary Objectives:

* To determine the effect of venglustat on the rate of renal function decline (Stage 1) and on the rate of TKV growth (Stage 2).
* To evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of venglustat in ADPKD participants (Stages 1 and 2).
* To determine the effect of venglustat on pain and fatigue, based on participant reported diary (Stages 1 and 2).
* Safety/tolerability objectives:
* To characterize the safety profile of venglustat (Stages 1 and 2).
* To evaluate the effect of venglustat on mood using Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) (Stages 1 and 2).
* To evaluate the effect of venglustat on the lens by ophthalmological examination (Stages 1 and 2).

Detailed Description

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Study duration per participant was 26 months (maximal) that included a screening period of 15 days, run-in period of 2 weeks, a 24-month treatment period, and a follow-up 30 days after final dose of investigational medicinal product (IMP).

Conditions

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Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Stage 1- Placebo

Participants from Stage 1 were randomized to receive 2 capsules of placebo matched to venglustat once daily for treatment period of 24 months.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Pharmaceutical form: capsule; Route of administration: oral

Stage 1- Venglustat 8 mg

Participants from Stage 1 were randomized to receive venglustat 8 milligrams (mg) (i.e., 2 capsules of 4 mg) once daily for treatment period of 24 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Venglustat

Intervention Type DRUG

Pharmaceutical form: capsule; Route of administration: oral

Stage 1- Venglustat 15 mg

Participants from Stage 1 were randomized to receive 1 capsule of venglustat 15 mg and 1 capsule of placebo matched to venglustat once daily for treatment period of 24 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Venglustat

Intervention Type DRUG

Pharmaceutical form: capsule; Route of administration: oral

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Pharmaceutical form: capsule; Route of administration: oral

Stage 2- Placebo

Participants from Stage 2 were randomized to receive 1 capsule of placebo matched to venglustat once daily for treatment period of 24 months.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Pharmaceutical form: capsule; Route of administration: oral

Stage 2- Venglustat 15 mg

Participants from Stage 2 were randomized to receive 1 capsule of venglustat 15 mg once daily for treatment period of 24 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Venglustat

Intervention Type DRUG

Pharmaceutical form: capsule; Route of administration: oral

Interventions

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Venglustat

Pharmaceutical form: capsule; Route of administration: oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Pharmaceutical form: capsule; Route of administration: oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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GZ402671

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female adult with ADPKD with age at the time the consent was signed:

1. between 18 to 50 years (both inclusive) for participants from Stage 1.
2. between 18 to 50 years (both inclusive) for participants from Stage 2 with eGFR between 45 and 89.9 milliliters per minute per 1.73 meter square (mL/min/1.73 m\^2) during screening period.\*
3. between 18 to 55 years (both inclusive) for participants from Stage 2 with eGFR between 30 and 44.9 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 during screening period.\*
* Diagnosis of ADPKD in participants with a family history would be based on unified Pei criteria. In the absence of a family history, the diagnosis would be based on the presence of renal cysts bilaterally, totaling at least 20, in the absence of findings suggestive of other cystic renal diseases.
* Mayo Imaging Classification of ADPKD Class 1C, 1D or 1E\*\*

\*\*Total kidney volume (TKV) had confirmed by a central reader prior to Visit 3.
* Estimated glomerular filtration rate between 45 to 89.9 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 during screening period\* (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration \[CKD-EPI\] equation) for Stage 1.
* Estimated glomerular filtration rate between 30 to 89.9 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 during screening period\* (CKD-EPI equation) for Stage 2.

\*Eligibility would be confirmed by eGFR value from one of the two first pre-randomization eGFR measurements.
* Stable treatment regimen of antihypertensive therapy for at least 30 days prior to the screening visit for hypertensive participant.
* Able to read, comprehend, and respond to the study questionnaires.
* Participant had given voluntary written informed consent before performance of any study related procedures not part of standard medical care.
* Participant had no access to tolvaptan at the time of study start or tolvaptan was not indicated for treatment of participant according to treating physician (participant does not meet recommended criteria for treatment, refuses to initiate or does not tolerate treatment with tolvaptan).
* The participants, if female of childbearing potential, must have had a negative blood pregnancy test (β-human chorionic gonadotropin \[β-hCG\]) at the screening visit and a negative urine pregnancy test at the baseline visit.
* Female participants of childbearing potential and male participants must have had 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 female participants of childbearing potential) for the entire duration of the study and for at least 6 weeks for females and 90 days for males following their last dose of study drug.

Exclusion Criteria

* Systolic blood pressure greater than (\>) 160 millimeters of Mercury (mmHg) at Run-in and Baseline visits.
* Administration within 3 months prior to the screening visit of tolvaptan or other Polycystic Kidney Disease-modifying agents (somatostatin analogues).
* Participation in another investigational interventional study or use of IMP, within 3 months or 5 half lives, whichever was longer, before randomization.
* The participant had a positive result of any of the following tests: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis C virus (anti HCV) antibodies, anti-human immunodeficiency virus 1 and 2 antibodies (anti HIV1 and anti HIV2 Ab). Participants with a positive hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) test were eligible if other criteria were met (i.e., negative tests for: HBsAg, hepatitis B core antibody \[HBcAb\]). Participants immune due to natural infection (positive hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb), negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and positive hepatitis B core antibody \[HBcAb\]) were eligible if they had negative hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test.
* A history of drug and/or alcohol abuse within the past year prior to the screening visit. A history of alcohol dependence within the 5 years prior to the screening visit.
* The participant was scheduled for in-patient hospitalization including elective surgery, during the study.
* The participant had a 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.
* The participants, in the opinion of the investigator, was unable to adhere to the requirements of the study or unable to undergo study assessments (e.g., had contraindications to pupillary dilation or unable to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) \[For example: participant's weight exceeds weight capacity of the MRI, ferromagnetic metal prostheses, aneurysm clips, severe claustrophobia, large abdominal/back tattoos, etc.\]).
* Any country-related specific regulation that would prevent the participant from entering the study.
* The participants did not adhere to treatment (less than \[\<\] 70 percent \[%\] compliance rate) in the run-in.
* The participant had, according to World Health Organization (WHO) Grading, a cortical cataract greater than or equal to (\>=)one-quarter of the lens circumference (Grade cortical cataract-2 \[COR-2\]) or a posterior subcapsular cataract \>=2 millimeter (Grade posterior subcapsular cataract-2 \[PSC-2\]). Participant with nuclear cataracts would not be excluded.
* The participant was then 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 might 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 randomization. This also included the consumption of grapefruit, grapefruit juice, or grapefruit containing products within 72 hours of starting venglustat administration.
* The participant was pregnant, or lactating.
* 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 have had no additional symptoms or signs which suggested hepatobiliary disease and serum total bilirubin level no more than 3 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) (51 \[micromoles per Liter\] mcmol/L) with conjugated bilirubin less than 20% of the total bilirubin fraction.
* Presence of severe depression as measured by Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) \>28 and/or a history of a major affective disorder within 1 year of the screening visit.
* Known hypersensitivity to venglustat or any component of the excipients.

The above information was not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Sciences & Operations

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sanofi

Locations

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Investigational Site Number 8400002

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400017

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400001

San Francisco, California, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400008

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400010

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400004

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400007

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400014

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400003

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400021

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400016

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400020

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400027

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400011

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400015

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400019

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400005

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Investigational Site Number 0320001

Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Investigational Site Number 0320003

Santa Fe, , Argentina

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Investigational Site Number 0360002

Herston, , Australia

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Investigational Site Number 0360003

Nedlands, , Australia

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Investigational Site Number 0360001

Westmead, , Australia

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Investigational Site Number 0400001

Graz, , Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Investigational Site Number 0560001

Brussels, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Investigational Site Number 1240002

Edmonton, , Canada

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Investigational Site Number 1240003

Montreal, , Canada

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Investigational Site Number 1240001

Toronto, , Canada

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Investigational Site Number 1560005

Beijing, , China

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Investigational Site Number 1560004

Chengdu, , China

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Investigational Site Number 1560009

Guangzhou, , China

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Investigational Site Number 1560006

Hangzhou, , China

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Investigational Site Number 1560002

Hefei, , China

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Investigational Site Number 1560007

Nanjing, , China

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Nanjing, , China

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Investigational Site Number 1560001

Shanghai, , China

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Investigational Site Number 1560003

Shenyang, , China

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Investigational Site Number 2030001

Prague, , Czechia

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Investigational Site Number 2030002

Prague, , Czechia

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Investigational Site Number 2080001

Copenhagen, , Denmark

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Roskilde, , Denmark

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Investigational Site Number 2500004

Bordeaux, , France

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Brest, , France

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Paris, , France

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Investigational Site Number 2500001

Toulouse, , France

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Investigational Site Number 2760001

Berlin, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 2760003

Cologne, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 2760002

Dresden, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 2760010

Dresden, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 2760007

Düsseldorf, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 2760009

Essen, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 2760005

Hanover, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 2760011

Leipzig, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 2760012

Mainz, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 2760004

München, , Germany

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Investigational Site Number 3760003

Ashdod, , Israel

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Investigational Site Number 3760002

Rehovot, , Israel

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Investigational Site Number 3800001

Brescia, , Italy

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Milan, , Italy

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Napoli, , Italy

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Investigational Site Number 3920002

Bunkyō City, , Japan

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Investigational Site Number 3920005

Kamakura-Shi, , Japan

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Investigational Site Number 3920006

Kawasaki-Shi, , Japan

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Investigational Site Number 3920010

Kyoto, , Japan

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Nagoya, , Japan

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Niigata, , Japan

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Osaka, , Japan

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Sapporo, , Japan

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Shinjuku-Ku, , Japan

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Toyoake-Shi, , Japan

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Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Groningen, , Netherlands

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Nijmegen, , Netherlands

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Investigational Site Number 6160001

Lodz, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Investigational Site Number 6160002

Wroclaw, , Poland

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Almada, , Portugal

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Carnaxide, , Portugal

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Loures, , Portugal

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Investigational Site Number 6420002

Bucharest, , Romania

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Investigational Site Number 6420004

Oradea, , Romania

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Investigational Site Number 6420001

Timișoara, , Romania

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Investigational Site Number 7240003

Barcelona, , Spain

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Investigational Site Number 7240002

Madrid, , Spain

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Investigational Site Number 1580001

Taichung, , Taiwan

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Investigational Site Number 1580002

Taipei, , Taiwan

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Investigational Site Number 7920001

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Investigational Site Number 7920002

Kayseri, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Investigational Site Number 7920003

Kocaeli, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Investigational Site Number 8260001

Sheffield, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Canada China Czechia Denmark France Germany Israel Italy Japan Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania South Korea Spain Taiwan Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

References

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Gansevoort RT, Hariri A, Minini P, Ahn C, Chapman AB, Horie S, Knebelmann B, Mrug M, Ong ACM, Pei YPC, Torres VE, Modur V, Antonshchuk I, Perrone RD. Venglustat, a Novel Glucosylceramide Synthase Inhibitor, in Patients at Risk of Rapidly Progressing ADPKD: Primary Results of a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2/3 Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 May;81(5):517-527.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.10.016. Epub 2022 Dec 17.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 36535535 (View on PubMed)

St Pierre K, Cashmore BA, Bolignano D, Zoccali C, Ruospo M, Craig JC, Strippoli GF, Mallett AJ, Green SC, Tunnicliffe DJ. Interventions for preventing the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Oct 2;10(10):CD010294. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010294.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39356039 (View on PubMed)

Perrone RD, Hariri A, Minini P, Ahn C, Chapman AB, Horie S, Knebelmann B, Mrug M, Ong ACM, Pei YPC, Torres VE, Modur V, Gansevoort RT. The STAGED-PKD 2-Stage Adaptive Study With a Patient Enrichment Strategy and Treatment Effect Modeling for Improved Study Design Efficiency in Patients With ADPKD. Kidney Med. 2022 Aug 27;4(10):100538. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100538. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36204243 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Other Identifiers

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2017-004084-12

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U1111-1202-0775

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EFC15392

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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