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A Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of PKN605 in Participants With Moderate and Severe Renal Impairment Compared to Matched Control Subjects With Normal Renal Function

A Phase 1 interventional study of PKN605 in Participants With Moderate and Severe Renal Impairment and Healthy Participants, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Recruiting at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-06.

Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals (part of Novartis) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Oct 2026; still recruiting 1 month later.
Updated Nov 6, 2026Now RecruitingFirst site in United States+5 moreGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 30 studies in Renal Insufficiency by Novartis Pharmaceuticals — 1 open to participants now, 2 under way, none of them phase 3. Renal Insufficiency · Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Planned enrollment
14th of 30
40 · median 37
Started
2026
the only one that year
Phase 1
18 of 30
1 open now
Registered
30th of 30
by date

Among the 30 studies in Renal Insufficiency by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, this one is the 14th largest by planned enrollment, is the only one that started in 2026, is one of 18 in phase 1, and was the 30th registered.

By phase

30 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Phase 1this study18 · 1 open
Phase 25 · 0 open
Phase 33 · 0 open
Phase 1/22 · 0 open
Phase 42 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 2006; this study’s year is marked. 1 started in 2026.

Size and results

Median enrollment 37 across the 30 interventional studies. Of the 26 that completed or were terminated, 7 (27%) have results posted.

Watch this landscapeDownload CSVWith an account: a weekly mail of what changed among 30 studies in Renal Insufficiency by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, or all of them as a file.
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Study summary

The purpose of this trial is to assess any potential exposure increases of PKN605 in participants with reduced renal function to support decisions on participant eligibility and dosing in subsequent clinical trials of PKN605.

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase 1, single-dose, open-label, non-randomized renal impairment study to assess the PK after a single administration of PKN605 in participants with moderate (Group 1) and severe (Group 2) renal impairment and matched healthy participants with normal renal function (Group 3).

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Conditions studied

  • Participants With Moderate and Severe Renal Impairment and Healthy Participants

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Keywords

  • PKN605
  • renal impairment
  • PK
  • safety
  • tolerability
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

All participants (Group 1, 2 \& 3)

  • Male and female participants 18 to 80 years of age (inclusive).
  • Weigh at least 50 kg with a (BMI) within the range of 18 to 42.0 kg/m2, inclusive, at Screening.

Participants with moderate and severe RI (Group 1 \& 2)

  • Have impaired renal function as determined by the mean calculated using the CKD EPI Creatinine - Cystatin C equation (2021) (refer to Section 8.5.1 for equation), and fall into one of the following groups:
  • Group 1: moderate RI; eGFR 30 to 60 mL/min, inclusive.
  • Group 2: severe RI; eGFR \<30 mL/min, not requiring dialysis.
  • *The mean eGFR will be calculated from 2 values: one obtained at Screening and a second obtained at least 72 hours later, either at Screening or at the Baseline visit. The mean of these 2 values will be used to assign the renal impairment group.
  • Have stable renal function with no change (no change ≥25% from Screening 1 to Screening 2 or Baseline value) in renal status prior to first dosing of study treatment as determined by the Investigator and is not currently or has not been previously on hemodialysis for at least 1 year.

Healthy control participants (Group 3)

  • Each healthy participant must match the age (±10 years), body weight (±15%), and sex of an individual participant in Group 1 and/or Group 2.
  • Has normal renal function with eGFR ≥90 mL/min, determined using the CKD-EPI Creatinine - Cystatin C equation (2021) at Screening.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

All participants (Group 1, 2 \& 3)

  • Women of (as defined in the protocol) need to use an effective method during the course of this trial.
  • History or current diagnosis of or cardiac abnormalities indicating significant risk of safety for participants such as:
  • ECG abnormalities that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would place the participant at increased risk.
  • Concomitant clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, e.g., sustained ventricular tachycardia, and clinically significant second or third degree atrioventricular block without a pacemaker.
  • History of long syndrome or known family history of ventricular arrhythmia or sudden cardiac death.
  • QT interval corrected by Fridericia's formula (QTcF) >450 milliseconds (ms) for males and >460 ms for females, unless considered not clinically significant and not associated with increased arrhythmic risk by the Investigator, with appropriate safety oversight; QTcF must not exceed 470 ms in males and 480 ms in females.
  • Use of agents known to prolong the QT interval unless they can be discontinued for the duration of study.
  • Initiation or dose adjustment within \<4 weeks of screening of medications known to cause acute changes in (e.g., angiotensin-converting-enzyme [ACE] inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers [ARBs], sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 [SGLT2] inhibitors, diuretics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]). Note: NSAIDs are excluded for use in participants with moderate and severe renal impairment (refer to Exclusion criterion 23).
  • Renal transplant recipients or has had a nephrectomy. Participants with moderate and severe RI (Group 1 \& 2)
  • Participants requiring dialysis.
  • Participants taking erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) within the last 6 months of Screening and until end of study (EoS) visit.

Healthy control participants (Group 3)

  • History or presence of impaired renal function as indicated by clinically significantly abnormal creatinine or blood urea nitrogen and/or urea values, or abnormal urinary constituents or eGFR \<90 mL/min in medical history or at Screening.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(7)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

QT and QTc

On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.

The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group 1

    PKN605 in participants with moderate renal impairment

    Drug: PKN605

  • Experimental
    Group 2

    PKN605 in participants with severe renal impairment

    Drug: PKN605

  • Experimental
    Group 3

    PKN605 in healthy participants with normal renal function

    Drug: PKN605

Interventions

  • DrugPKN605

    PKN605 orally as a tablet under fasted conditions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Primary plasma PK parameters: Cmax

    Cmax: The maximum (peak) observed plasma concentration

    Time frame: Up to 5 days

  2. Primary plasma PK parameters: AUClast

    AUClast: The AUC from time zero to the last measurable concentration sampling time (Tlast)

    Time frame: Up to 5 days

  3. Primary plasma PK parameters: AUCinf

    AUCinf: The AUC from time zero to infinity

    Time frame: Up to 5 days

  4. Secondary plasma PK parameters: Tmax

    Tmax: The time to reach maximum (peak) plasma concentration

    Time frame: Up to 5 days

  5. Secondary plasma PK parameters: AUC0-t

    AUC0-t: The AUC from time zero to time t

    Time frame: Up to 5 days

  6. Secondary plasma PK parameters: T1/2

    T1/2: The elimination half-life associated with the terminal slope (λz) of a semi-logarithmic concentration-time curve (time)

    Time frame: Up to 5 days

  7. Secondary plasma PK parameters: Tlast

    Tlast: The last measurable concentration sampling time

    Time frame: Up to 5 days

  8. Secondary plasma PK parameters: CL/F

    CL/F: The apparent total body clearance of drug from the plasma

    Time frame: Up to 5 days

  9. Secondary plasma PK parameters: Vz/F

    Vz/F: The apparent volume of distribution during terminal phase (associated with λz)

    Time frame: Up to 5 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with Adverse Events (AEs)

    Number of participants with Adverse Events (AEs), including abnormal vital signs, electrocardiograms (ECGs) and safety laboratory parameters

    Time frame: Up to 35 days

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Study locations

3 of 3 sites recruiting
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Updates

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
Status
Not yet recruiting→Recruiting
changed Nov 6, 2026
Sites
3 sites added — first site in United States
Show 3 added (3 United States)
  • University of Miami · Miami, United States
  • Orlando Clinical Research Center Inc · Orlando, United States
  • Genesis Clinical Research · Tampa, United States
Nov 6, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026→Oct 1, 2026 (actual)
Nov 6, 2026
Primary completion
Feb 18, 2027→Mar 1, 2027
Nov 6, 2026
Study completion
Feb 18, 2027→Mar 2, 2027
Nov 6, 2026
Contact
Study contact's phone or email changed: •••1111→•••6682; •••6682→none listed. See the current contact
Nov 6, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Nov 6, 2026
    Not yet recruiting→Recruiting
    3 sites added — first site in United States
    Show 3 added (3 United States)
    • University of Miami · Miami, United States
    • Orlando Clinical Research Center Inc · Orlando, United States
    • Genesis Clinical Research · Tampa, United States
    Start date Sep 1, 2026→Oct 1, 2026 (now actual)
    Primary completion Feb 18, 2027→Mar 1, 2027
    Study completion Feb 18, 2027→Mar 2, 2027
    Contact Study contact's phone or email changed: •••1111→•••6682; •••6682→none listed. See the current contact
    + 1 other change: verification date

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07797322
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 1, 2026
Start date
Oct 1, 2026
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 2, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 6, 2026

Study contacts

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Contact
novartis.email@novartis.com
1-888-669-6682
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Contact
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
study director · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Oversight

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