Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Clinical Diagnosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease

Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether oral finerenone (study drug), in addition to standard daily therapy, is effective and safe in treating patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic kidney disease, when compared to a placebo.

Timeline

Start

2015-09-17

Primary completion

2021-02-02

Completion

2021-02-02

Publications

• Results Ruilope LM, Agarwal R, Anker SD, Bakris GL, Filippatos G, Nowack C, Kolkhof P, Joseph A, Mentenich N, Pitt B; FIGARO-DKD study investigators. Design and Baseline Characteristics of the Finerenone in Reducing Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity in Diabetic Kidney Disease Trial. Am J Nephrol. 2019;50(5):345-356. doi: 10.1159/000503712. Epub 2019 Oct 30.
• Results Pitt B, Filippatos G, Agarwal R, Anker SD, Bakris GL, Rossing P, Joseph A, Kolkhof P, Nowack C, Schloemer P, Ruilope LM; FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Cardiovascular Events with Finerenone in Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2021 Dec 9;385(24):2252-2263. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2110956. Epub 2021 Aug 28.
• Lo KB, Ostrominski JW, Hamatani Y, Claggett BL, Agarwal R, Anker SD, Filippatos G, Rossing P, Ruilope LM, Pitt B, Briasoulis A, Stamatelopoulos K, Brinker M, Schloemer P, Glasauer A, Solomon SD, Vaduganathan M. Finerenone Across Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Stages: Post Hoc Analysis of the FIDELITY Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Cardiol. 2026 Jun 3:e261365. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2026.1365. Online ahead of print.
• Mielke J, Strunz T, Lee J, Schloemer P; GCKD Investigators; Gallone G. An integrative framework for drug target discovery bridging clinical trial and genetic data insights. J Transl Med. 2026 Mar 13;24(1):374. doi: 10.1186/s12967-026-07806-x.
• Weingold R, Filippatos G, Anker SD, Wanner C, Shafi T, Tangri N, Pitt B, Brinker M, Scott C, Roberts L, Rossing P, Inzucchi SE; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Finerenone increases the likelihood of improved KDIGO risk category in patients with CKD and type 2 diabetes: An analysis from FIDELITY. J Diabetes Complications. 2026 Apr;40(4):109274. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2026.109274. Epub 2026 Jan 31.
• Munoz Mendoza J, Weir MR, Anker SD, Filippatos G, Rossing P, Ahlers C, Brinker M, Fatoba ST, Horvat-Broecker A, Rohwedder K, Fornoni A; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Finerenone in People with CKD, Type 2 Diabetes, and History of Nephrectomy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Mar 1;21(3):414-424. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000932. Epub 2026 Jan 14.
• Katayama S, Anker SD, Zhu D, Kim S, Wu MJ, Kawanami D, Rossing P, Ruilope LM, Ahlers C, Brinker M, Mann A, Tian Y, Yamashita S, Pitt B; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Efficacy and safety of finerenone in Asian patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease: A FIDELITY analysis by baseline kidney function. J Diabetes Complications. 2026 Jan;40(1):109213. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109213. Epub 2025 Nov 4.
• Ferreira JP, Mendonca L, Marques P, Neves JS, Zannad F, Packer M. Albuminuria Is the Key Driver of Kidney Benefit with Aldosterone Receptor Antagonists in Type 2 Diabetes. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Feb 1;37(2):390-393. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000877. Epub 2025 Sep 2. No abstract available.
• Rossing P, Birkenfeld AL, Fioretto P, McGill JB, Anker SD, Pitt B, Rohwedder K, Scalise A, Scott C, Filippatos G; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Finerenone and Clinical Outcomes in CKD and Type 2 Diabetes by Frailty Index: FIDELITY Post Hoc Analysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 May 2;20(7):968-977. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000700.
• Singh AK, James G, Anker SD, Pitt B, Rossing P, Ruilope LM, Farjat AE, Farag YMK, Roberts L, Filippatos G; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Finerenone Efficacy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and Anemia in FIDELITY. JACC Adv. 2025 Feb;4(2):101524. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101524.
• Pitt B, Agarwal R, Anker SD, Rossing P, Ruilope L, Herzog CA, Greenberg B, Pecoits-Filho R, Lambelet M, Lawatscheck R, Scalise A, Filippatos G. Hypokalaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease: the effect of finerenone-a FIDELITY analysis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2025 Feb 8;11(1):10-19. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvae074.
• Bansal S, Canziani MEF, Birne R, Anker SD, Bakris GL, Filippatos G, Rossing P, Ruilope LM, Farjat AE, Kolkhof P, Lage A, Brinker M, Pitt B. Finerenone cardiovascular and kidney outcomes by age and sex: FIDELITY post hoc analysis of two phase 3, multicentre, double-blind trials. BMJ Open. 2024 Mar 19;14(3):e076444. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076444.
• Agarwal R, Tu W, Farjat AE, Farag YMK, Toto R, Kaul S, Lawatscheck R, Rohwedder K, Ruilope LM, Rossing P, Pitt B, Filippatos G, Anker SD, Bakris GL; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Impact of Finerenone-Induced Albuminuria Reduction on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes : A Mediation Analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Dec;176(12):1606-1616. doi: 10.7326/M23-1023. Epub 2023 Dec 5.
• Flack JM, Agarwal R, Anker SD, Pitt B, Ruilope LM, Rossing P, Adler SG, Fried L, Jamerson K, Toto R, Brinker M, Farjat AE, Kolkhof P, Lawatscheck R, Joseph A, Bakris GL; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Finerenone in Black Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and CKD: A Post hoc Analysis of the Pooled FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Trials. Kidney Med. 2023 Sep 28;5(12):100730. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100730. eCollection 2023 Dec.
• Rosas SE, Ruilope LM, Anker SD, Pitt B, Rossing P, Bonfanti AAC, Correa-Rotter R, Gonzalez F, Munoz CFJ, Pergola P, Umpierrez GE, Scalise A, Scott C, Lawatscheck R, Joseph A, Bakris GL; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD investigators. Finerenone in Hispanic Patients With CKD and Type 2 Diabetes: A Post Hoc FIDELITY Analysis. Kidney Med. 2023 Aug 1;5(10):100704. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100704. eCollection 2023 Oct.
• Sarafidis P, Agarwal R, Pitt B, Wanner C, Filippatos G, Boletis J, Tuttle KR, Ruilope LM, Rossing P, Toto R, Anker SD, Liu ZH, Joseph A, Ahlers C, Brinker M, Lawatscheck R, Bakris G; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Outcomes with Finerenone in Participants with Stage 4 CKD and Type 2 Diabetes: A FIDELITY Subgroup Analysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 May 1;18(5):602-612. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000149. Epub 2023 Apr 7.
• Agarwal R, Pitt B, Palmer BF, Kovesdy CP, Burgess E, Filippatos G, Malyszko J, Ruilope LM, Rossignol P, Rossing P, Pecoits-Filho R, Anker SD, Joseph A, Lawatscheck R, Wilson D, Gebel M, Bakris GL. A comparative post hoc analysis of finerenone and spironolactone in resistant hypertension in moderate-to-advanced chronic kidney disease. Clin Kidney J. 2022 Oct 30;16(2):293-302. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac234. eCollection 2023 Feb.
• Filippatos G, Anker SD, August P, Coats AJS, Januzzi JL, Mankovsky B, Rossing P, Ruilope LM, Pitt B, Sarafidis P, Teerlink JR, Kapelios CJ, Gebel M, Brinker M, Joseph A, Lage A, Bakris G, Agarwal R. Finerenone and effects on mortality in chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes: a FIDELITY analysis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2023 Feb 2;9(2):183-191. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvad001.
• Filippatos G, Anker SD, Pitt B, Rossing P, Joseph A, Kolkhof P, Lambelet M, Lawatscheck R, Bakris GL, Ruilope LM, Agarwal R. Finerenone and Heart Failure Outcomes by Kidney Function/Albuminuria in Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 Nov;10(11):860-870. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.07.013. Epub 2022 Oct 12.
• Pitt B, Agarwal R, Anker SD, Ruilope LM, Rossing P, Ahlers C, Brinker M, Joseph A, Lambelet M, Lawatscheck R, Filippatos GS; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Association of Finerenone Use With Reduction in Treatment-Emergent Pneumonia and COVID-19 Adverse Events Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: A FIDELITY Pooled Secondary Analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Oct 3;5(10):e2236123. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36123.
• Filippatos G, Anker SD, Pitt B, McGuire DK, Rossing P, Ruilope LM, Butler J, Jankowska EA, Michos ED, Farmakis D, Farjat AE, Kolkhof P, Scalise A, Joseph A, Bakris GL, Agarwal R. Finerenone efficacy in patients with chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2022 Dec 15;9(1):85-93. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvac054.
• Filippatos G, Anker SD, Agarwal R, Ruilope LM, Rossing P, Bakris GL, Tasto C, Joseph A, Kolkhof P, Lage A, Pitt B; FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Finerenone Reduces Risk of Incident Heart Failure in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: Analyses From the FIGARO-DKD Trial. Circulation. 2022 Feb 8;145(6):437-447. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057983. Epub 2021 Nov 13.
• Erraez S, Lopez-Mesa M, Gomez-Fernandez P. Mineralcorticoid receptor blockers in chronic kidney disease. Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2021 May-Jun;41(3):258-275. doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2020.10.001. Epub 2020 Dec 24. English, Spanish.
• Agarwal R, Anker SD, Bakris G, Filippatos G, Pitt B, Rossing P, Ruilope L, Gebel M, Kolkhof P, Nowack C, Joseph A; FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD Investigators. Investigating new treatment opportunities for patients with chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes: the role of finerenone. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2022 May 25;37(6):1014-1023. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa294.

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