Clinical Trial to Assess Efficacy and Safety of the Human Anti-CD38 Antibody Felzartamab (MOR202) in IgA Nephropathy

NCT ID: NCT05065970

Last Updated: 2025-02-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

54 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-31

Study Completion Date

2024-05-06

Brief Summary

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Randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center, double-blind, proof of concept phase IIa trial and dose evaluation trial of felzartamab in IgAN

Detailed Description

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Study Sponsor, originally HI-Bio, Inc., is now HI-Bio, A Biogen Company.

Conditions

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Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Nephropathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo comparator

Felzartamab Arm #1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Felzartamab

Intervention Type DRUG

anti-CD38+ monoclonal antibody

Felzartamab Arm #2

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Felzartamab

Intervention Type DRUG

anti-CD38+ monoclonal antibody

Felzartamab Arm #3

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Felzartamab

Intervention Type DRUG

anti-CD38+ monoclonal antibody

Interventions

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Felzartamab

anti-CD38+ monoclonal antibody

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo comparator

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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MOR202

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients ≥ 18 to ≤ 80 years (at date of signing the informed consent form \[ICF\]), but at least of legal age in the given country
* Biopsy confirmed diagnosis of IgAN within the past 8 years prior to signature of the ICF
* Proteinuria at screening visit ≥ 1.0 g/d.
* Treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) and/or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) at maximum doses or maximally tolerated doses for ≥ 3 months prior to date of informed consent and adequate blood pressure (BP) control.
* A female of childbearing potential (FCBP), is only eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breast feeding, and agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after the last dose of IMP

Exclusion Criteria

* Hemoglobin \< 90 g/L
* Thrombocytopenia: Platelets \< 100.0 x 10\^9/L.
* Neutropenia: Neutrophils \< 1.5 x 10\^9/L.
* Leukopenia: Leukocytes \< 3.0 x 10\^9/L
* Diabetes mellitus type 1
* Aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase \>1.5 x ULN, alkaline phosphatase \>3.0 x ULN
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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HI-Bio, A Biogen Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

HI-Bio, A Biogen Company

Locations

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FOMAT Medical Research - FOMAT - HyperCore - PPDS

Oxnard, California, United States

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Amicis Research Center, Vacaville

Vacaville, California, United States

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Mayo Clinic Hospital - Methodist Campus

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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MedResearch INC

El Paso, Texas, United States

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Core Research Group

Milton, Queensland, Australia

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Sunshine Hospital - Australia

Saint Albans, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Imelda VZW

Bonheiden, Antwerpen, Belgium

Site Status

UZ Leuven Hospital

Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium

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Regionaal Ziekenhuis Jan Yperman VZW

Ieper, , Belgium

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CHU Sart Tilman Hospital

Liège, , Belgium

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Diagnostic- Consultative Center Convex EOOD

Sofia, Sofia-Grad, Bulgaria

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Medical Center Hera EOOD, Montana

Montana, , Bulgaria

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Medical Center Hipokrat- N EOOD

Plovdiv, , Bulgaria

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University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment

Stara Zagora, , Bulgaria

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Nemocnice AGEL Novy Jicin a.s

Nový Jicín, Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia

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Eticka komise Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc

Olomouc, Olomoucký kraj, Czechia

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Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady Hospital

Prague, Praha, Hlavní Mesto, Czechia

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Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice V Praze

Prague, Praha, Hlavní Mesto, Czechia

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JSC Evex Hospitals

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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L. Managadze National Center of Urology LTD

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Tbilisi State Medical University's and Ingorokva's University Clinic of High Medical Technologies

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Essen

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Mainz, , Germany

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National Hospital Organization Chibahigashi National Hospital

Chiba, Chiba, Japan

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Hokkaido University Hospital

Sapporo, Hokkaidô, Japan

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Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Kitakyushu-Shi, Hukuoka, Japan

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Kurume University Hospital

Kurume-Shi, Hukuoka, Japan

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Fukushima Medical University Hospital

Fukushima, Hukusima, Japan

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JCHO Sendai Hospital

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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Japanese Red Cross Ashikaga Hospital

Ashikaga-Shi, Tochigi, Japan

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Juntendo University Hospital

Bunkyō-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Osaka University Hospital

Suita-Shi, Ôsaka, Japan

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University Malaya Medical Centre

Pantai, , Malaysia

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St Frances Cabrini Medical Center and Cancer Institute

Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippines

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Clinical Centre of Vojvodina

Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia

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Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa

Belgrade, , Serbia

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Clinical Hospital Centar Zvezdara

Belgrade, , Serbia

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General Hospital Krusevac

Kruševac, , Serbia

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University Clinical Center Nis

Niš, , Serbia

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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam, Gyeonggido, South Korea

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Ajou University Hospital

Suwon, Gyeonggido, South Korea

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Konkuk University Medical Center

Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, South Korea

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The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital

Uijeongbu-si, , South Korea

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Fundacio Puigvert

Badalona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol

Badalona, , Spain

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Hospital del Mar

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr Josep Trueta

Girona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova

Lleida, , Spain

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Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo (Grupo Quironsalud)

Madrid, , Spain

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Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

New Taipei City, , Taiwan

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Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Taichung, , Taiwan

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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

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Municipal Non-profit Enterprise Ternopil Regional Clinical Hospital of Ternopil Regional Council

Ternopil, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

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Communal Nonprofit Enterprise "Kyiv City Center of Nephrology and Dialysis"

Kyiv, , Ukraine

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State Institution Institute of Nephrology of NAMS of Ukraine

Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Municipal Nonprofit Enterprise Zaporizhzhia Regional Clinical Hospital Zaporizhzhia Regional Council

Zaporizhzhia, , Ukraine

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Kings College Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Bulgaria Czechia Georgia Germany Japan Malaysia Philippines Serbia South Korea Spain Taiwan Ukraine United Kingdom

References

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Floege J, Lafayette R, Barratt J, Schwartz B, Manser PT, Patel UD, Shah M, Kivman L, Faulhaber N, Kraft T, Thakur A, Hartle S, Barbour SJ. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2a study assessing the efficacy and safety of felzartamab for IgA nephropathy. Kidney Int. 2025 Oct;108(4):695-706. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2025.05.028. Epub 2025 Jun 26.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40581166 (View on PubMed)

Ahmad SB, Jefferson JA. Targeting B Cells and Plasma Cells in Glomerular Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Jun 4;36(9):1844-1857. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000772.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40465397 (View on PubMed)

Tunnicliffe DJ, Reid S, Craig JC, Samuels JA, Molony DA, Strippoli GF. Non-immunosuppressive treatment for IgA nephropathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Feb 1;2(2):CD003962. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003962.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38299639 (View on PubMed)

El Karoui K, Fervenza FC, De Vriese AS. Treatment of IgA Nephropathy: A Rapidly Evolving Field. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 Jan 1;35(1):103-116. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000242. Epub 2023 Sep 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37772889 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MOR202C206

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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