A Study to Learn More About the Effects and Safety of Felzartamab Infusions in Adults With Primary Membranous Nephropathy (PMN)
Biogen · NCT06962800
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Key facts
- Compensation
- Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
- Who can join
- Ages 18–80 · All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted (a condition is required)
- Study type
- Interventional · Phase 3
- Target enrollment
- 180
- US sites recruiting
- 15
- Study start
- May 22, 2025
- Record last updated
- September 29, 2026
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What the study is about
In this study, researchers will learn more about the use of felzartamab in participants with primary membranous nephropathy, also known as PMN. In people with PMN, autoantibodies build up in the glomeruli of the kidney. Antibodies are proteins that help the body fight off infection. An autoantibody is a type of antibody that mistakenly targets and attacks the body's own tissues. Glomeruli are the filters of the kidney that remove waste and extra fluid from the body. In PMN, the build-up of autoantibodies in the glomeruli causes damage to the kidneys.
Kidney damage can lead to too much protein and blood leaking into the urine. High levels of protein in the urine, called proteinuria, are common in people with PMN. Symptoms of PMN can include swelling in the legs and body, tiredness, and high blood pressure. If left untreated, PMN can eventually lead to kidney failure.
In this study, researchers will learn more about how a study drug called felzartamab affects people with PMN. Felzartamab is a monoclonal antibody, which means it is an antibody made in a laboratory. Felzartamab can target immune cells that produce autoantibodies, helping to lower their buildup in the kidneys. The main goal of this study is to compare how felzartamab works compared to a drug called tacrolimus. Tacrolimus is another drug given to people with PMN and kidney disease.
The main question that researchers want to answer is:
- How many participants achieve a complete response after 104 weeks of treatment?
- A complete response means that their urine protein levels decrease to a low level and their kidney function remains stable.
Researchers will also learn about
- How long it takes before the participants' disease gets worse
- How long the participants' urine protein levels stay low
- How many participants develop antibodies against felzartamab in the blood?
- How many participants achieve a complete response after 76 weeks of treatment
- How many participants have medical problems during the study
- How felzartamab is processed by the body
- How felzartamab affects participants' tiredness and overall physical health
The study will be done as follows
- Participants will be screened to check if they can join the study. This may take up to 42 days.
- Participants will be randomized to receive either felzartamab as intravenous (IV) infusions or tacrolimus, taken orally as tablets.
- If participants have worsening kidney function or worsening proteinuria, or if their PMN relapses, or if they show no signs of improvement in their PMN, they will have a chance to receive rescue treatment.
- If a participant stops treatment early, there will be follow-up visits every 12 weeks until they reach Week 104.
- In total, participants will have up to 23 study visits. Participants who do not need rescue treatment will stay in the study for up to 104 weeks. Participants who need rescue treatment will stay in the study for up to 156 weeks.
Being studied: Felzartamab; Tacrolimus; Standard of Care IST
Conditions: Primary Membranous Nephropathy
Eligibility criteria
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Key Inclusion Criteria
- Diagnosed with PMN in need of IST according to the Investigator's clinical judgment. The diagnosis of PMN must be documented with the presence of nephrotic syndrome, and hypoalbuminemia, and confirmed with a kidney biopsy either during Screening or within 5 years of signing the informed consent form (ICF) [see kidney biopsy exception below for participants positive for anti-PLA2R antibodies]. For these participants, the biopsy report with redacted protected health information must be available to be reviewed by the Sponsor or an independent nephropathologist. If the participant requires a kidney biopsy during Screening, medical monitor approval must be obtained, and all other eligibility criteria should be reviewed to ensure that the participant is otherwise eligible prior to performing the kidney biopsy.
a. Kidney biopsy exception for anti-PLA2R antibody positive participants: Participants who are positive for anti-PLA2R antibodies at Screening and have not had a kidney biopsy performed within 5 years of signing the ICF may be eligible for the study without undergoing a kidney biopsy based on medical monitor review of screening tests confirming normal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), presence of nephrotic syndrome, hypoalbuminemia, positive anti-PLA2R antibody test (defined as an anti-PLA2R antibody titer ≥ 20 RU/mL), and documentation provided by the Investigator that the work-up for secondary causes of membranous nephropathy (MN) was negative with no identifiable secondary causes.
- Meets one of the following:
- Newly diagnosed PMN, defined as having never received IST for PMN in the past.
- Relapsed PMN, defined as documented achievement of CR or partial remission (PR) after treatment with an IST for PMN followed by reappearance of nephrotic range proteinuria (urine protein to creatinine ratio [UPCR] ≥ 3.0 gram per gram [g/g] from a 24-hour urine collection or proteinuria ≥ 3.5 gram per 24 hour [g/24 h]).
- Participants must be on the maximally approved dose or maximally tolerated dose of at least one renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibition therapy (e.g. angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor [ACEI], angiotensin receptor blocker [ARB], and/or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists [MRA]) for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening. Participants not on the maximally approved dose of RAAS inhibition may be enrolled provided there is documented intolerance to maximal RAAS inhibition (e.g., angioedema, development of postural hypotension, lightheadedness, hyperkalemia, etc). Participants on MRA therapy alone at Screening must have documented prior intolerance of ACEI or ARB therapy. Participants who do not tolerate ACEI or ARB therapy are not required to start MRA therapy prior to Screening.
- A UPCR of ≥ 3.0 g/g (as determined by a 24-hour urine collection) or total proteinuria ≥ 3.5 g/24 h (as determined by a 24-hour urine collection) at Screening after best supportive care for at least 4 weeks prior to signing the ICF.
Key Exclusion Criteria
- Secondary cause of MN (e.g., malignancies, medications, systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE], hepatitis B, hepatitis C, etc).
- Severe renal impairment is defined as an eGFR ≤ 30 mL/min/1.73m\^2 at Screening or including the need for dialysis or renal replacement therapy.
Note: Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
Recruiting US locations
Apogee Clinical Research, LLC
Huntsville, AL 35805-4104
Site contact: 256-533-4626
The Nephrology Group, Inc. - Fresno
Fresno, CA 93720-2989
Site contact: 559-228-6600
Academic Medical Research Institute
Los Angeles, CA 90022
Site contact: 323-725-0051
UCLA Health Connie Frank Kidney Transplant Center and General Nephrology
Los Angeles, CA 90095-8344
Site contact: 310-794-5024
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA 94143-2205
Site contact: 415-353-7900
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2200
Site contact: 650-721-4011
Henry Ford Hospital- A-Basement Research Pharmacy
Detroit, MI 48202-2608
Site contact: 313-900-2298
James J Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center - NAVREF - PPDS
The Bronx, NY 10468
Site contact: 718-584-9000
ECU Physicians Nephrology and Hypertension
Greenville, NC 27834
Site contact: 252-744-2545 · obir@ecu.edu
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH 44106-1716
Site contact: 440-951-3500 · andrew.lazar@uhhospitals.com
Knoxville Kidney Center, PLLC
Knoxville, TN 37923-3624
Site contact: 865-692-3462
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37204-3609
Site contact: 615-936-1179
Nephrotex Research Group
Dallas, TX 75231-0929
Site contact: 214-396-4950
University of Texas Medical Branch
League City, TX 77573
Site contact: 409-772-2473
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI 53792-0001
Site contact: 608-265-0631
Study contacts (from the official record)
- US Biogen Clinical Trial Center · 866-633-4636 · clinicaltrials@biogen.com
- Global Biogen Clinical Trial Center · clinicaltrials@biogen.com