Status:

COMPLETED

Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibition in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Treatment Resistant Minimal Change Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Conditions:

FSGS

MCD

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Adalimumab, a treatment which blocks tumor necrosis factor (TNF), was tested to see if it changed levels of urine biomarker levels, tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease-1 (TIMP1), and monocyte chemoatt...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Kidney biopsy confirmed Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) or Minimal Change Disease (MCD)
  • For Minimal Change Disease patients only, history of resistance to corticosteroid therapy
  • Increased urinary excretion of biomarkers of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) activation (MCP1/Cr and/ or TIMP1/Cr) at study screening
  • eGFR\>30 ml/min/1.73 m2 at screening
  • Urine protein:creatinine ratio ≥1.5 g/g at screening
  • Weight \>15 kg
  • Stable therapy with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, and oral immunosuppression agents for at least 30 days prior to enrollment
  • Birth control use in females of child bearing potential
  • Informed consent and assent if applicable

Exclusion

  • Kidney or other solid organ or bone marrow transplant recipient
  • Allergy or intolerance to investigational agent
  • Secondary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
  • Severe obesity
  • Live virus vaccine in the past 3 months
  • Malignancy, current or in the past 5 years
  • Active local or systemic bacterial, fungal or viral infection
  • Active or latent Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, or tuberculosis
  • History of demyelinating disease, e.g. Multiple Sclerosis or Guillain-Barre
  • History of heart failure
  • Active liver disease
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus or ANA \> 1:80
  • History of inflammatory bowel disease, e.g. ulcerative colitis or Crohns disease
  • Cyclophosphamide in past 90 days, Rituximab in the past 180 days
  • Pregnancy or nursing
  • Blood white blood cell count \<4,500/mm3; Hg \<9 g/dL; Platelet count \<150,000/mm3 at enrollment. - Use of an erythropoiesis stimulating agent will not be an exclusion criterion.
  • Concurrent use of interleukin-1 antagonist (Anakinra), other TNF blocking agent, methotrexate or abatacept
  • Diabetes Mellitus

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 2 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 3 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

7 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04009668

Start Date

October 2 2019

End Date

October 3 2023

Last Update

October 30 2024

Active Locations (4)

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1

The University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

2

New York University

New York, New York, United States, 10016

3

Levine Children's Hospital/Atrium Health

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28207

4

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195