Active clinical trials for "Glomerulonephritis, Membranous"

Multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled study to verify the efficacy of prednisone alone and combination therapy with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide in the treatment of stage I membranous nephropathy.

Primary Hypothesis: Aldosterone breakthrough will occur at a far lower frequency during renin inhibition (0-10% over 9 months), alone or in combination with an ARB, compared to conventional ARB therapy (35-45% over 9 months). The investigators hypothesize that aldosterone breakthrough occurs due to accumulation of active precursor substances, most notably angiotensin II, produced in response to conventional RAAS blockade with ACEinhibitors and ARBs. The investigators believe that direct renin inhibition (DRI) should minimize this accumulation and therefore significantly lower or possibly eliminate the breakthrough effect. Interruption of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), alone and in combination, has become a leading therapy to slow the progression of chronic heart and kidney disease. Both types of drugs inhibit the formation of aldosterone, a hormone, which has been shown to have harmful effects on patients with chronic heart and kidney disorders. This treatment is effective but not perfect since, even after an initial improvement, many patients become worse over the long term. This may be due to an unexpected increase in aldosterone, a phenomenon called "aldosterone breakthrough." The purpose of this study is to find out whether the use of a direct renin inhibitor (DRI) alone, or in combination with an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), will lessen the occurrence of aldosterone breakthrough since direct renin inhibitors inhibit the formation of aldosterone at a very early step. This study will compare the effectiveness of adding Diovan (valsartan) or Tekturna (aliskiren) or a combination of Diovan and Tekturna to the usual antihypertensive treatment. The investigators will follow blood pressure, aldosterone levels, and urinary protein levels over 9 months to evaluate which of these therapies is most effective for treating hypertension in patients with proteinuric kidney disease.

The purpose of this study is to determine how the body absorbs and chemically changes a single infusion of TRU-015 in subjects with kidney disease caused by lupus.

National cohort of all cases of membranous nephropathy (MN) during a 1 year period in France, based on a pathological and/or serological diagnostic, collecting the data on: incidence of MN prevalence of anti-PLA2R1 and anti-THSD7A clinical outcome one year after diagnosis or after relapse (complete remission, partial remission or persistent nephrotic syndrome) environmental risk factors for the onset of MN HLA markers patient care status in France

Investigators propose hyperspectral imaging analysis as a method to distinguish the efficacy of hormone-combined cyclophosphamide therapy for PMN, and classify sensitive and insensitive patients treated with hormone-combined cyclophosphamide regimen. A variety of machine learning models were used to prove that hyperspectral imaging technology could assist patients in selecting the optimal treatment plan, and further explore the predictive indicators of PMN treatment effect.

This is an open-label, multicentre study to characterize the safety and efficacy of the human anti-CD38 antibody MOR202 in adult subjects with in Anti-PLA2R Antibody Positive Membranous Nephropathy (newly diagnosed/relapsed/refractory)

The goal of this observational study is to explore the factors that can predict the prognosis difference in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) under the treatment of rituximab. The main questions it aims to answer are: to explore the factors that can predict the prognosis difference in patients with IMN under the treatment of rituximab to establish a clinical prediction model and verify it to provide a reference for the early Participants will receive standard the treatment of rituximab treatment and will then be divided into remission and non remission groups based on the treatment effect after the standard treatment cycle. Blood, urine, and fecal samples were collected from patients to explore possible factors influencing treatment efficacy. Researchers will compare [remission group and non-remission group] to see if the gut microbiota and its metabolites are factors that influence the efficacy of treatment.

The goal of this observational study is to explore the factors that can predict the prognosis difference in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) under the treatment of tacrolimus. The main questions it aims to answer are: to explore the factors that can predict the prognosis difference in patients with IMN under the treatment of tacrolimus to establish a clinical prediction model and verify it to provide a reference for the early Participants will receive standard the treatment of tacrolimus treatment and will then be divided into remission and non remission groups based on the treatment effect after the standard treatment cycle. Blood, urine, and fecal samples were collected from patients to explore possible factors influencing treatment efficacy. Researchers will compare [remission group and non-remission group] to see if the gut microbiota and its metabolites are factors that influence the efficacy of treatment.

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of TW compared to Valsartan in treatment of heavy proteinuria of membranous nephropathy.

Idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) is one of the most common forms of nephrotic syndrome (NS) in adults and is usually treated by corticosteroids in combination with cytotoxic drugs especially cyclophosphamide or cyclosporine. Tacrolimus, a new immunosuppressive agent, was proved to be effective in treating refractory NS. Whether it is effective in IMN has not been reported. We therefore undertook a multi-center, controlled study to investigate the efficacy and safety profile of tacrolimus compared with cyclophosphamide in the treatment of patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy and nephrotic syndrome.