Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of extended TARPEYO® (delayed-release budesonide capsules) treatment in adult patients with primary IgA nephropathy who have completed 9 months of TARPEYO® 16 mg once daily treatment in real-world clinical practice. The main question it aims to answer is:
Is there a treatment benefit of TARPEYO® 16 mg QD extended use?
Participants will
- take part in this study for about 19 months
- Have urine tests done
- Have blood samples taken
- Have physical examinations done
Description
This clinical trial will investigate the efficacy and safety of TARPEYO® treatment extended for an additional 15 months in adult IgAN participants who have completed their 9-month TARPEYO® 16 mg QD commercial treatment regimen. Participants with residual proteinuria will be eligible for enrollment. The Treatment Period will consist of a 6-month Treatment Period with TARPEYO® 16 mg QD, followed by a 9-month Treatment Period with TARPEYO® 8 mg QD. This will be followed by a 3-month Follow-up Period, which includes the first 2 weeks of Tapering Period with TARPEYO® 4 mg QD.
The overall aim of the extended treatment is to improve and maintain the treatment effect with reduced proteinuria and protection of kidney function over a total of 2 years of TARPEYO® treatment.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed IgAN with biopsy verification
- Female or male participants ≥18 years of age
- Completion of 9 months of treatment with TARPEYO® 16 mg QD at the Baseline visit
- Access to retrospective local laboratory assessment data on UPCR and serum
creatinine.
Available retrospective data should include at least 1 assessment timepoint within 3 months prior to the first dose of TARPEYO® commercial treatment
- Proteinuria at Screening based on 2 consecutive measurements (24-hour urine
collection) after informed consent, separated by at least 1 week and calculated by
the central laboratory.
Both samples of the same parameter must show either of the following:
- Proteinuria ≥0.5 g per day (≥500 mg per day) in 2 consecutive measurements, or
- UPCR ≥0.3 g/gram in 2 consecutive measurements
- On stable treatment with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor therapy for at
least 8 weeks prior to the Baseline visit. A stable dose is defined as a dose within 25% of the dose at Baseline
- If on current treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, the treatment should have been stable for at least 8 weeks prior to the Baseline visit. A stable dose is defined as a dose within 25% of the dose at Baseline
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants who have been treated with systemic immunosuppressive medications including glucocorticosteroids (GCS) other than TARPEYO® during the TARPEYO® commercial treatment period. Topical or inhalation products containing GCS or immunosuppressants are allowed
- Presence of other glomerulopathies (e.g., C3 glomerulopathy and/or diabetes nephropathy)
- Presence of nephrotic syndrome (i.e., proteinuria >3.5 g per day and serum albumin <3.0 g/dL, with or without edema)
- Presence of medical condition excluding continued TARPEYO® treatment, as assessed by the Investigator
- On current or planned dialysis.
- Undergone kidney transplant.
- Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or hypertension, as assessed by the Investigator.
- Participants with known osteoporosis in the medium- or high-risk category according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology recommendations.
- Any medical or social circumstance making trial participation and/or TARPEYO® treatment unsuitable, as assessed by the Investigator.
- Participants with clinically significant infections that put the participant at risk, at the discretion of the Investigator.
- Participants unwilling or unable to meet the requirements of the protocol.
- Intake of another investigational drug during trial, or during the preceding 9-month commercial TARPEYO® treatment period.
- Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant in the trial period.
- Participants taking potent inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4