QPI-1002 Phase 3 for Prevention of Major Adverse Kidney Events (MAKE) in Subjects at High Risk for AKI Following Cardiac Surgery
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03510897 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Study completed day 90 for primary endpoint but was terminated early for one year follow up due to results not meeting efficacy outcome at Day 90.)
First Posted : April 27, 2018
Last Update Posted : July 16, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cardiac Surgery | Drug: teprasiran Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1043 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of QPI-1002 for the Prevention of Major Adverse Kidney Events (MAKE) in Subjects at High Risk for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Following Cardiac Surgery |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 29, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 14, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 12, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: QPI-1002
QPI-1002 Injection, Single dose
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Drug: teprasiran
IV injection
Other Name: QPI-1002 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
isotonic saline
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Drug: Placebo
isotonic saline |
- Proportion of subjects through day 90 who develop major adverse kidney events [ Time Frame: Baseline through day 90 ]
- Proportion of subjects developing AKI overall by modified AKIN criteria within 5 days post-surgery [ Time Frame: Baseline through day 5 ]
- Renal function as estimated by glomerular filtration rate [ Time Frame: Baseline through Day 90 ]
- Proportion of subjects who die or initiate dialysis through day 90 [ Time Frame: Baseline through day 90 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, age ≥ 18 years old
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At risk for AKI following cardiac surgery on the basis of at least one of the following pre-operatively assessed risk factors:
- Reduced renal function
- Diabetes with ongoing insulin treatment
- Albuminuria
- Undergoes non-emergent open chest cavity cardiovascular surgeries, with use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), with or without hypothermic circulatory arrest
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Emergent surgeries, including aortic dissection, and major congenital heart defects
- Undergoes cardiac surgery off CPB for subjects ≥45 years old. (Cardiac surgery off CPB for subjects <45 years old is allowed.)
- Perioperative or post cardiac surgery, an left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is inserted or anticipated

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03510897

Study Director: | Nitsan Halevy, MD | Quark Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Quark Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03510897 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
QRK309 |
First Posted: | April 27, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 16, 2021 |
Last Verified: | July 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
MAKE AKI |