Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Balcinrenone/Dapagliflozin Compared to Dapagliflozin in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of balcinrenone/dapagliflozin compared with dapagliflozin alone on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and albuminuria. This study will evaluate the effect of the balcinrenone/dapagliflozin on urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), compared with dapagliflozin in patients with CKD. This is a dose-finding study aiming to identify an optimal dose of balcinrenone/dapagliflozin for a future Phase III study in patients with CKD.

Timeline

Start

2024-05-01

Primary completion

2025-05-09

Completion

2025-05-09

Publications

• Heerspink HJL, Cardona JF, Jolly S, Pergola PE, de Sousa-Amorim E, Eriksson AL, Fredholm M, Gasparyan SB, Guzman NJ, Hartleib-Geschwindner J, Jiang Y, Leonsson-Zachrisson M, Mark PB; MIRO-CKD study investigators. Balcinrenone in combination with dapagliflozin compared with dapagliflozin alone in patients with chronic kidney disease and albuminuria: a randomised, active-controlled double-blind, phase 2b clinical trial. Lancet. 2025 Nov 22;406(10518):2449-2460. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02014-8. Epub 2025 Nov 8.
• Mark PB, De Sousa-Amorim E, Eriksson AL, Leonsson-Zachrisson M, Guzman NJ, Miller MT, Jiang Y, Heerspink HJL. Efficacy and safety of balcinrenone and dapagliflozin for CKD: design and baseline characteristics of the MIRO-CKD trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2025 Nov 26;40(12):2280-2288. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaf119.
• Bhattacharya CS, Ericsson H, Johansson S, Parkinson J, Boca SM, Yang Y, Heijer M, Housler G, Leonsson-Zachrisson M, Hartleib-Geschwindner J, Pizzato PE. The effect of severe renal impairment on the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of balcinrenone. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2025 Jul;91(7):1937-1946. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70017. Epub 2025 Feb 17.

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