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A Study of SC0062 Capsule for the Treatment of IgA Nephropathy with Proteinuria

A Phase 3 interventional study of SC0062 strength 10mg and Placebo matched to SC0062 in IgA Nephropathy (IgAN), sponsored by Biocity Biopharmaceutics Co., Ltd.. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-17.

Sponsored by Biocity Biopharmaceutics Co., Ltd. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
360
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SC0062 capsule compared to placebo in patients with IgA nephropathy in the presence of proteinuria. The participants must have a high risk of disease progression, despite of stable use of the maximum tolerated labelled or optimized dose of RAASi and/or SGLT2i for at least 12 weeks prior to randomization.

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Conditions studied

  • IgA Nephropathy (IgAN)

Keywords

  • Endothelin Type A Receptor Antagonist
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In context

Glomerulonephritis, IGA

275 studies on the registry are indexed under Glomerulonephritis, IGA; 107 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 360 is above the median of 62 across 221 interventional studies indexed under Glomerulonephritis, IGA.

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Lead sponsor

Biocity Biopharmaceutics Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; 10 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Voluntarily sign and fully understand and comply with trial procedures;
  • Age ≥18 years old, gender unlimited;
  • IgA nephropathy patients with proteinuria must meet all of the following conditions:

    1. According to the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (, 2009) creatinine equation, after 12 weeks of the stable use of the background therapy, the mean of two estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) calculated from central laboratory results was ≥ 30 and \< 90 mL/min/1.73m2.
    2. Received the maximum labeled or tolerated dose of RAASi (ACEI or ARB) for at least 12 weeks before randomization; If subjects were treated with SGLT2i, MRA, or GLP-1RA prior to randomization, the stable use was also required for at least 12 weeks (maximum tolerated and optimal dose determined by the investigator; Subjects who are intolerant to RAASi may also be enrolled).
    3. The pathological examination confirmed IgA nephropathy. Two 24-hour urine samples were collected during the screening period, after 12 weeks of the stable use of the background treatment. Both of the results conducted by the central laboratory were met: 24-hour urine protein to creatinine ratio (UPCR) ≥ 0.75 g/g or 24-hour urinary protein excretion rate (UPER) ≥ 1.0 g.
  • Laboratory tests shall meet the following criteria:

    1. Serum albumin ≥ 30 g/L;
    2. ≥ 90 g/L ; count ≥80×109/L;
    3. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) ≤ 200 pg/mL or N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) ≤ 600 pg/mL;
    4. Blood potassium ≤ 5.5 mmol/L;
    5. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≤ 160 mmHg;
    6. ≤ 8%;
    7. (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2×; Total ≤ 1.5×ULN;
  • During the entire study period from the signing of the informed consent to 3 months after the final administration, fertile females and males who have not received vasectomy should take effective measures [Effective contraceptive measures include: Vasectomy, intrauterine device (IUD), hormones (oral, patch, ring, injection, implant) and barrier methods (diaphragm, cervical cap, sponge, condom).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or lactating females; Women of (WOCBP) who have a positive blood pregnancy test before randomization;
  • A history of or allergic to any component of the study drug (SC0062 capsule);
  • Systemic use of or for more than 2 weeks within 3 months prior to randomization; The following are excluded: local topical or intraarticular, intranasal and inhaled glucocorticoids; Use of biological agents (such as rituximab, Telitacicept, etc.), Iptacopan capsules, budesonide enteric-coated capsules within 6 months prior to randomization;
  • Concurrent diagnosis of chronic kidney disease caused by other etiologies (including polycystic kidney disease, diabetic kidney disease, or other primary glomerular disease) as determined by the investigator;
  • Secondary IgA nephropathy, including but not limited to: Henoch-Schönlein purpura, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, amyloidosis, etc.
  • Renal results showed that > 25% of glomeruli with crescents, or interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy > 50%;
  • Based on KDIGO guidelines, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis was clinically suspected (judged by the investigator);
  • Nephrotic syndrome (UPER > 3.5g/d and serum albumin \< 30g/L, with or without edema and hyperlipidemia) at screening;
  • A history of any lung disease requiring oxygen therapy (e.g., , emphysema, pulmonary edema, etc.);
  • Use of the same class drug (endothelin receptor antagonist, ERA) before randomization;
  • A history of moderate or severe edema, non-traumatic facial edema, or myxedema within the 6 months prior to randomization;
  • A history of orthostatic hypotension within 6 months before randomization;
  • A history of cirrhosis assessed by the investigator;
  • A history of worsening heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, , stroke and other serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases within 6 months prior to randomization, or Grade III to IV at screening;
  • A history of kidney or other organ transplantation (except corneal transplantation);
  • A condition which had the potential to interfere with oral drug absorption, such as subtotal gastrectomy, clinically severe gastrointestinal disorders, or certain types of bariatric surgery;
  • Use of potent inducers and potent CYP3A4 inhibitors within 2 weeks (14 days) before randomization;
  • Received other treatment for IgA nephropathy within 28 days prior to randomization except as permitted by the protocol;
  • Active , active , active syphilis and Hiv-positive ;
  • A history of malignant tumors within 5 years, except for skin squamous cell carcinoma, colon polyp or in situ cervical cancer, thyroid papillary carcinoma;
  • A history of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence, or a history of mental illness;
  • Participated in clinical trials of other drugs or medical devices within 3 months prior to randomization;
  • Any other clinically significant disease, condition, or medical history that may interfere with subjects' safety, study evaluation, and/or study procedures at the discretion of the investigator;
  • Any other reasons for not being suitable for participating in this clinical study at the discretion of the investigator.
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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

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“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Hypersensitivity

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Corticosteroids (steroids)

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Immunosuppression

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Biopsy and archival tissue

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COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

TIA (transient ischaemic attack)

A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.

Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.

NYHA class (heart failure)

The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.

I
No limits: ordinary activity causes no undue tiredness or breathlessness.
II
Slight limits: comfortable at rest, ordinary activity causes symptoms.
III
Marked limits: comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes symptoms.
IV
Symptoms even at rest; any activity makes them worse.

Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.

CYP3A (CYP3A4) inhibitors and inducers

CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.

Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
360 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SC0062 group

    Subjects will take two capsules daily and the background medication for 108 weeks during the treatment period

    Drug: SC0062 strength 10mg

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo group

    Subjects will take two capsules daily and the background medication for 108 weeks during the treatment period

    Drug: Placebo matched to SC0062

Interventions

  • Subjects will take 20 mg once daily for 108 weeks during the treatment period.

  • DrugPlacebo matched to SC0062

    Subjects will take 20 mg once daily for 108 weeks during the treatment period.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in 24-hour urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (24h-UPCR) at 36 weeks

    UPCR is measured from the 24-hour urine collection samples.

    Time frame: Baseline, 36 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at 108 weeks

    Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) will be calculated based on the 2009 CKD-EPI equation.

    Time frame: Baseline, 108 weeks

  2. The total slope of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) from baseline to 108 weeks

    the total eGFR slope is defined as the mean rate of change in eGFR from baseline to 108 weeks

    Time frame: Each visit from baseline to 108 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Feb 2025; primary completion for Dec 2026, 22 months later.

Of 26 phase 3 interventional studies under Glomerulonephritis, IGA, half reached primary completion within 55 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 39 and three quarters within 70. This study's planned 22 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 31, 2025
First posted
Feb 11, 2025
StartEst.
Feb 14, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2026
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2028
Last update
Feb 17, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 17, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06819826
Lead sponsor
Biocity Biopharmaceutics Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 11, 2025
Start date
Feb 14, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 17, 2025

Study contacts

Yu Xueqing, Prof
Contact
yuxueqing@gdph.org.cn
020-838-27812
Ye Zhiming, Prof
Contact
Yezhiming@gdph.org.cn
86+13826161678

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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