Clinical Trial to Assess Efficacy and Safety of the Human Anti-CD38 Antibody Felzartamab (MOR202) in IgA Nephropathy

Summary

Randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center, double-blind, proof of concept phase IIa trial and dose evaluation trial of felzartamab in IgAN

Timeline

Start

2021-08-31

Primary completion

2023-02-06

Completion

2024-05-06

Publications

• Floege J, Lafayette R, Barratt J, Schwartz B, Manser PT, Patel UD, Shah M, Kivman L, Faulhaber N, Kraft T, Thakur A, Hartle S, Barbour SJ. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2a study assessing the efficacy and safety of felzartamab for IgA nephropathy. Kidney Int. 2025 Oct;108(4):695-706. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2025.05.028. Epub 2025 Jun 26.
• Ahmad SB, Jefferson JA. Targeting B Cells and Plasma Cells in Glomerular Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Jun 4;36(9):1844-1857. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000772.
• Mayer KA, Budde K, Diebold M, Halloran PF, Bohmig GA. Targeting CD38 in Antibody-Mediated Rejection. Transpl Int. 2025 May 15;38:14343. doi: 10.3389/ti.2025.14343. eCollection 2025.
• Tunnicliffe DJ, Reid S, Craig JC, Samuels JA, Molony DA, Strippoli GF. Non-immunosuppressive treatment for IgA nephropathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Feb 1;2(2):CD003962. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003962.pub3.
• El Karoui K, Fervenza FC, De Vriese AS. Treatment of IgA Nephropathy: A Rapidly Evolving Field. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 Jan 1;35(1):103-116. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000242. Epub 2023 Sep 29.

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