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NCT Number: NCT07487727

A Study of AND017 to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety in Patients With Anemia Due to Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease (NDD-CKD)

This is a Phase III, randomized, open-label, active-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AND017 in non-dialysis-dependent (NDD)-CKD patients compared with the active control, ESA treatment

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Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Peking University People's Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044, China

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Li Zuo, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • A diagnosis of CKD confirmed at screening, KDOQI CKD stage 3, 4, or 5 defined by estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (EPI) formula.
  • Not on dialysis and no clinical evidence of impending need to initiate dialysis during the study treatment.
  • Prior ESA and hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI) treatment
  • ESA/HIF-PHI-naïve: Defined as no use of any ESA/HIF-PHI treatment for at least 12 weeks before randomization; Mean of the two most recent Hb values during the screening period obtained at least 7 days apart must be ≥7.5 g/dL and <10.0 g/dL with a difference of ≤1.3 g/dL between the two values;
  • ESA-treated: Defined as having received an approved ESA, administered intravenously or subcutaneously, for at least 6 weeks prior to randomization, with no change in ESA product and no treatment interruption exceeding 2 consecutive weeks; Mean of the two most recent Hb values during the screening period obtained at least 7 days apart must be 9.0-12.0 g/dL inclusive.
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <3× upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Transferrin saturation (TSAT) ≥20% or ferritin ≥100 ng/mL at screening test
  • Serum folate and vitamin B12 ≥ lower limit of normal (LLN) at screening test

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent retinal neovascular lesions requiring treatment.
  • Chronic inflammatory disease other than glomerulonephritis that could impact erythropoiesis or concurrent autoimmune disease with inflammatory symptoms.
  • History of gastric/intestinal resection considered to affect the absorption of drugs in the gastrointestinal tract or concurrent symptomatic gastroparesis despite being on treatment.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as patients with hypertension having more than one of three systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure >110 mmHg during the screening assessment
  • Concurrent congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class III or higher).
  • History of stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), myocardial infarction, thromboembolic event (deep vein thrombosis, DVT), pulmonary embolism, or lung infarction within 24 weeks before the screening assessment.
  • Participants with a history of significant liver disease or active liver disease.
  • History of a seizure disorder or any occurrence of seizures in the past.
  • Serum albumin (ALB) < 2.5 g/dL at screening test.
  • Prior ESA/HIF-PHI treatment caused total bilirubin >1.5xULN, or AST/ALT/ALP>3xULN, or serious liver disease (acute or active chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, etc.).
  • Any prior functioning organ transplant or a scheduled organ transplantation, or anephric.

Treatment and study plan

AND017

Drug

AND017 capsules administered orally with a starting dose of 8 mg TIW for ESA naive patients or 10 mg TIW for ESA treated patients

ESA

Drug

ESA injection and dose based on package insert and local practice

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluate the efficacy of AND017 compared with the active control in maintaining Hemoglobin (Hb) levels in patients with anemia due to CKD

    Time frame: From Week 23 to Week 27

    The mean Hb levels averaged over Week 23-27

Secondary outcomes

  1. The percentage of responders

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 27

    Responder is defined as: for participants with baseline Hb ≥ 9.0 g/dL, mean Hb ≥ 10.0 g/dL and a change from baseline ≥ -1.0 g/dL during Weeks 23-27; for participants with baseline Hb < 9.0 g/dL, an increase in Hb from baseline ≥ 1.0 g/dL (for) during Weeks 3-27

  2. Percentage of participants that maintained Hb level over target lower limit

    Time frame: From Week 5 to Week 27

    Percentage of participants with mean Hb ≥ 10.0 g/dL averaged over Weeks 5-27

  3. Maintenance of Hb within 10.0-12.0 g/dL after initial achievement ≥10.0 g/dL during the entire study treatment period

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 53

    During entire study treatment period, the percentage of participants in which Hb, after first reaching ≥ 10.0 g/dL, is maintained within the target range of 10.0-12.0 g/dL (inclusive)

  4. Incidence of extreme Hb levels of ≥13.0 g/dL or <7.5 g/dL during the entire study treatment period

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 53

    During the entire study treatment period, the percentage of participants in which Hb is ≥ 13.0 g/dL or < 7.5 g/dL

  5. Incidence of excessive erythropoiesis

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 53

    During the entire study treatment period, the percentage of participants with an Hb increase ≥ 1.0 g/dL within any 2-week period and an Hb increase ≥ 2.0 g/dL within any 4-week period respectively

  6. The cumulative incidence of Hb non-response

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 27

    The cumulative incidence of Hb non-response is defined as Hb < 10.0 g/dL and an increase from baseline < 1.0 g/dL averaged over Weeks 5-27.

  7. Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 5-27

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 27

    Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 5-27

  8. Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 23-27

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 27

    Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 23-27

  9. Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 13-17

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 17

    Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 13-17

  10. Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 27-53

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 53

    Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 27-53

  11. Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 49-53

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 53

    Mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 49-53

  12. During the entire treatment period, mean Hb at each visit

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 53

    During the entire treatment period, mean Hb at each visit

  13. The use of intravenous iron during the entire study treatment period

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 53

    The percentage of participants that have received intravenous iron during the entire study treatment period

  14. The mean weekly dose of intravenous iron during the entire treatment period

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 53

    The mean weekly dose of intravenous iron during the entire treatment period

  15. The time to first initiation of intravenous iron during the entire treatment period

    Time frame: From baseline to Week 53

    The time to first initiation of intravenous iron during the entire treatment period

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Yusha Zhu, MD, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

646-725-2552

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kind Pharmaceuticals LLC

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3, Multi-center, Randomized, Open-Label, Active-Controlled, Efficacy and Safety Study of AND017 to Treat Anemia in Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease (NDD-CKD) Patients

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Mar 23, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2026

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