A Study of Molidustat for Correction of Renal Anemia in Non-dialysis Subjects (MIYABI ND-C)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03350321 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 22, 2017
Last Update Posted : January 29, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Anemia Renal Insufficiency, Chronic | Drug: Molidustat (BAY85-3934) Drug: Darbepoetin alfa | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 162 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Open-label, Active-controlled, Parallel-group, Multicenter Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Molidustat in Comparison to Darbepoetin Alfa in Non-dialysis Subjects With Renal Anemia Who Are Not Treated With Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs) |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 12, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 17, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 11, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Molidustat (BAY85-3934)
Molidustat group
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Drug: Molidustat (BAY85-3934)
Starting dose of molidustat once daily (OD) will be titrated based on the subject's Hb (Hemoglobin) response |
Active Comparator: Darbepoetin alfa
Darbepoetin alfa group
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Drug: Darbepoetin alfa
Starting dose of darbepoetin alfa once every 2 weeks will be titrated based on the subject's Hb (Hemoglobin) response |
- Mean Hb (Hemoglobin) level [ Time Frame: From week 30 to 36 ]
- Change in hemoglobin level from baseline to the average during the evaluation period [ Time Frame: Baseline and week 30 to 36 ]
- Responder rate: proportion of responders among the subjects [ Time Frame: From week 30 to 36 ]
Responder is defined as meeting all of the following criteria:
(i) Mean of the Hb levels in the target range (ii) ≥ 50% of the Hb levels in the target range (iii) No rescue treatment
- Rate of rise in Hb (Hemoglobin) level (g/dL/week) [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks ]
- Rate of rise in Hb (Hemoglobin) level (g/dL/week) [ Time Frame: Up to 4 weeks ]
- Proportion of subjects who meet each component of the response [ Time Frame: From week 30 to 36 ]
Response:
(i) Mean of the Hb levels in the target range (ii) ≥ 50% of the Hb levels in the target range (iii) No rescue treatment
- Cumulative proportion of subjects who achieve the lower limit of the target Hb range at least once [ Time Frame: Up to 52 weeks ]
- Change in Hb level [ Time Frame: Baseline and up to 52 weeks ]
- Hb level [ Time Frame: Baseline and up to 52 weeks ]
- Proportion of subjects whose mean hemoglobin level is in the target range [ Time Frame: From week 30 to 36 ]
- Proportion of subjects whose mean hemoglobin level is above the target range [ Time Frame: From week 30 to 36 ]
- Proportion of subjects whose mean hemoglobin level is below the target range [ Time Frame: From week 30 to 36 ]
- Proportion of subjects with hemoglobin levels in the target range [ Time Frame: Up to 52 weeks ]
- Proportion of subjects with hemoglobin levels above the target range [ Time Frame: Up to 52 weeks ]
- Proportion of subjects with hemoglobin levels below the target range [ Time Frame: Up to 52 weeks ]
- Proportion of subjects whose maximum rise in Hb between each consecutive visits is above 0.5 g/dL/week [ Time Frame: Up to 52 weeks ]Defined as change in Hb level / duration between two visits (weeks)
- Number of participants with serious adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 52 weeks ]
- Maximum concentration (Cmax) [ Time Frame: At baseline, week 12, week 24 and week 52 ]
- Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) [ Time Frame: At baseline, week 12, week 24 and week 52 ]
- EPO (Erythropoietin) serum concentration [ Time Frame: At baseline, week 12, week 24 and week 52 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)< 60 mL/min/1.73m^2 (Chronic kidney disease [CKD] stages 3 to 5)
- Body weight > 40 and ≤ 160 kg at screening
- Male or female subject ≥ 20 years of age at screening
- Not on dialysis and not expected to start dialysis during the study period
- Not treated with ESAs and/or HIF-PH inhibitors within 8 weeks prior to randomization
- Mean of the last 2 central laboratory Hb levels during the screening period must be ≥ 8.0 and < 11.0 g/dL (2 measurements must be taken ≥ 2 days apart and the difference between the 2 measurements must be < 1.2 g/dL) and the last measurements must be taken within 14 days prior to randomization
- Ferritin ≥ 50 ng/mL at screening
Exclusion Criteria:
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure
- History of cardio- (cerebro-) vascular events (e.g., unstable angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary thromboembolism, and acute limb ischemia) within 6 months prior to randomization
- Sustained and poorly controlled arterial hypertension (defined as systolic BP≥ 180mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 110mmHg) or hypotension (defined as systolic BP < 90mmHg) at randomization
- Proliferative choroidal or retinal disease, such as neovascular age-related macular degeneration or proliferative diabetic retinopathy requiring invasive treatment (e.g., intraocular injections or laser photocoagulation)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03350321

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Bayer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03350321 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
19349 |
First Posted: | November 22, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 29, 2021 |
Last Verified: | January 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Renal Insufficiency Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Anemia Hematologic Diseases |
Kidney Diseases Urologic Diseases Darbepoetin alfa Hematinics |