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Researchers are studying felzartamab in adults with Immunoglobulin A nephropathy IgAN, a kidney disease caused by abnormal IgA antibodies building up in the kidneys leading to inflammation and damage. This Phase 3 clinical trial aims to understand how felzartamab affects proteinuria, the presence of protein in urine, and kidney function in people with IgAN. The safety and how the body processes felzartamab are also being evaluated. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either felzartamab or a placebo through intravenous infusions during a 24-week treatment period. Some participants with lower kidney filtration rates will be grouped separately but also receive either felzartamab or placebo. After treatment, participants will enter an 80-week follow-up phase. In total, participants will have 17 study visits over about two years. Throughout the study, participants will have urine tests to measure proteinuria, blood tests to assess kidney filtration function, and monitoring for side effects. Researchers will also study felzartamab levels in the blood and check for immune reactions against the drug. Safety will be closely monitored using vital signs, laboratory tests, and physical exams during the entire 104-week period.

Researchers are evaluating whether the combination of vicadrostat BI 690517 and empagliflozin helps adults with heart failure who have symptoms and a left ventricular ejection fraction LVEF of 40% or more. This phase III study is designed to compare the effects of vicadrostatempagliflozin tablets versus placeboempagliflozin tablets on heart failure outcomes. The study aims to understand if this combined treatment improves health and reduces heart-related events. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups one group takes vicadrostat plus empagliflozin tablets once a day, and the other takes placebo plus empagliflozin tablets once a day. The study has no fixed duration and continues as long as participants benefit and tolerate the treatment. Throughout the study, participants visit their doctors regularly for health checks, and study staff may also contact them by phone to monitor well-being and any side effects. During the study, researchers monitor participants health through regular doctor visits and phone contacts. They collect data on heart-related events such as cardiovascular death, hospitalizations for heart failure, and urgent visits for heart failure over up to 42 months. Participants also answer questions about their symptoms and well-being. The study carefully tracks safety and treatment tolerance while gathering information to determine if the combined treatment helps people with heart failure.

Researchers are evaluating maridebart cafraglutide as an additional treatment to standard care for adults with heart failure who have preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction, and who are also obese. This phase 3, global, multicenter trial aims to see if this drug can reduce heart failure events like hospitalizations and urgent visits, lower cardiovascular deaths, and improve heart failure symptoms. The study has a double-blind phase and an open-label extension, and it will continue until about 850 primary endpoint events occur. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either maridebart cafraglutide or a placebo, both given by subcutaneous injection. The trial lasts up to approximately 35 months and includes assessments at various time points to measure heart failure events, cardiovascular deaths, kidney function, blood pressure, weight, blood sugar, cholesterol, and quality of life using questionnaires. The study also tracks serious adverse events and drug concentrations. During the trial, participants will have regular visits for monitoring, including questionnaires, laboratory tests, and physical assessments. Researchers will evaluate the time to first cardiovascular events and heart failure hospitalizations as the main outcome. Secondary measures include changes in symptoms, kidney health, blood pressure, and metabolic factors. Safety will be monitored throughout, with follow-up continuing up to about 35 months from the start of treatment.