Active clinical trials for "Lupus Nephritis"

This is a multi-center double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of VIB4920 combined with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and prednisone in achieving a renal response in participants with active lupus nephritis (LN).

Abnormal high expression of fibroblast activating protein (FAP) has been found in inflammatory reactions and benign fibrosis tissue. Autoimmune nephropathy such as lupus nephritis (LN) can lead to tubular atrophy and excessive deposition of extracellular matrix, which may be accompanied by abnormally increased expression of activated FAP in kidney tissue, and lead to renal fibrosis and long-term renal failure. This makes 68Ga-labeled FAP inhibitor (FAPI) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging the potential to early assess disease severity, predict disease progress and aid treatment planning in patients with LN. Compared to renal pathological puncture, 68Ga-FAPI PET is a new tool for non-invasive, repeatable assessment of renal fibrotic activation.

Investigators aim to develop an effective and safe treatment of autoimmune diseases through adoptive T regulatory cells transfer. Our objectives are to evaluate the safety and efficacy of autologous adoptive Treg (CD4CD25FoxP3 CD127 low regulatory) cell transfer to patients with refractory autoimmune diseases: Refractory lupus Nephritis, and adults' type1 diabetes mellitus. Patients and Methods: This is Non randomized open label phase 1 pilot study including ten patients with refractory lupus nephritis and ten patients with Type 1 diabetic patients. All patients will be subjected to Full history taking, clinical examination and pretreatment investigations according to the type of autoimmune disease then regulatory T cells (Tregs) identification and count, Treg isolation and expansion and finally administration of T reg cells and follow-up of adverse events and outcomes.

This study aims to assess sodium glucose linked transoprter inhibitors(SGT2i) role in regression of ongoing kidney and cardiac diseases among lupus nephritis patient either diabetic or non-diabetic under different immunosuppressive therapy. The main objective of this study is to: To compare use of sodium glucose linked transoprter inhibitors (SGLT2i) versus standard care in regression of chronic kidney disease in patient with lupus nephritis (LN). To study the safety and efficacy of this drug group with use of immunosuppression and possible interaction. Patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) >30 ml/min/1.73m2 will be randomized into two groups Study group will receive SGLT2i inhibitor as add on drug or replace another drug according to patient clinical situation, Dapagliflozin 10 mg and 25 mg will be used once daily with or without food. Control group will be maintained on placebo.We will follow up all patients for 12 months and compare their results.

Lupus nephritis (LN) may affect approximately half of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). LN is a major cause of morbidity and the most important predictor of mortality in patients with SLE. Some 5-20% of patients with LN may develop end-stage renal disease within 10 years of follow-up from the time of diagnosis. Other studies have described progression to end-stage renal disease in 10-30% of patients with LN. The European League Against Rheumatism, the European Renal Association and the European Dialysis and Transplant Association have recently updated their recommendations for the management of LN. These recommend the use of intravenous (IV) methylprednisolone boluses followed by lower doses of oral glucocorticoids (GC) and place mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and the European regimen of cyclophosphamide (CYC) as the immunosuppressive drugs of first choice, with the IV CYC regimen for certain more aggressive cases. They also consider the use of "multitarget therapy" based on the combination of tacrolimus (TAC) and MMF and GC in patients with proteinuria in the nephrotic range who have not responded to the first line of treatment. For refractory active renal disease, they recommend as an alternative the use of rituximab (RTX) 1000 mg IV repeated after 15 days. Belimumab has been shown to be significantly more effective than placebo in the treatment of patients with active LN. This finding will lead to positioning belimumab in the therapeutic algorithm for LN. However, in clinical practice these immunosuppressive drugs are not always effective in the treatment of LN, and even one in 3 patients with an initial favorable response may experience renal recurrence. The choice of the appropriate treatment for LN and its early initiation are key to improve the prognosis of these patients and to avoid progression to chronic renal failure. The identification of biomarkers capable of predicting the response (or lack thereof) to one or another therapy at the time of LN diagnosis would allow to implement precision medicine, thus constituting a revolution in the treatment of patients with LN. Allows more targeted treatments with greater specificity to be established. The objective of this project is to analyze histopathological biomarkers in the renal biopsy to predict the renal response to the different drugs used in the treatment of LN. This would contribute to a more specific and cost-effective therapeutic strategy.

The study is a 1-year 2-part double-blinded placebo controlled 2-arm clinical trial. Treatment arms are (1) MMF dosed as per body-surface area (MMFBSA; 600mg/m2 body surface area per dose about every 12 hours) and (2) pharmacokinetically-guided precision-dosing of MMF (MMFPK; MMF dosed twice daily to achieve an area under the concentration-time curve (AUC0-12h) of MPA >60-70 mg*h/L. The study goal is to determine the safety and efficacy of MMFPK compared to MMFBSA for the treatment of proliferative LN in subjects 8 to <18 years.

A central goal of this data repository is to collect data from a large population of subjects with a variety of renal disease states. Cohorts will include subjects with diabetes, inflammatory/autoimmune and transplant related renal conditions. Additionally, the repository will have the capacity to store biospecimens and electronic data in control subjects without established renal disease. This initiative will provide an opportunity to compare data from various disease states and controls with the objective of determining clinical and biological factors that predict disease progression, response to therapy and identify discriminating noninvasive clinical and biological features that predict renal biopsy findings.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of nipocalimab versus placebo in participants with active Lupus Nephritis (LN).

This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the current treatment option and outcome of pediatric lupus nephritis patients in China. Investigators will perform prospective registration study among at least 35 pediatric nephrology medical centers in China.

This registry is an observational study designed to assess the utilization and effectiveness of LUPKYNIS in adult patients with lupus nephritis (LN) in the United States (US).