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NCT Number: NCT07275788

A Study of REGEND003 on Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

REGEND003, which consists of human kidney progenitor cells, demonstrates promising potential in repairing kidney injury. The purpose of this study is to assess the saftey and tolerability of REGEND003 on patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease. It is an exploratory study with multi-centered, randomized, controlled, single-blinded, dose-escalated designs.

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Key information

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female, aged 30 to 75 years at the time of signing the informed consent form;
  • Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for at least 1 year;
  • Diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD);
  • Voluntarily sign the informed consent form, be able to cooperate in completing study-related procedures and examinations, capable of adequately recording or describing changes in their condition, and demonstrate strong compliance.

Exclusion criteria

  • Females who are pregnant, nursing, or planning to be pregnant within a year after using this product (or males whose spouse planning to be pregnant);
  • At the time of screening, subject who is positive in each of treponema pallidum antibody (TP-Ab), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test.

Hepatitis B virus carriers with stable current condition can be enrolled. Cured hepatitis C patients with negative result in HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) test can be enrolled as well.

  • Presence of a current or prior history of malignant tumor at screening (with the exception of those with disease-free survival for more than 2 years, or malignancies deemed to be of low aggressiveness as assessed by the investigator).
  • Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus;
  • Patients undergoing regular hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis;
  • Presence of severe acute complications of diabetes or CKD requiring hospitalization within 2 weeks prior to screening;
  • Presence of more than one episode of hypoglycemic coma (blood glucose ≤3.9 mmol/L) within 1 month prior to screening;
  • Patients intolerant to renal puncture/intrarenal injection procedures;
  • Patients with diagnosis of acute kidney injury, congenital or hereditary kidney diseases, renal atrophy, or other renal conditions deemed ineligible by the investigator, as well as patients with a history of kidney transplantation at screening;
  • Presence of severe systemic diseases within 6 months prior to screening and judged by the investigator as unsuitable for the study;
  • Patients requiring long-term anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy who, in the investigator's judgment, cannot discontinue medication 1 week prior to renal puncture/intrarenal injection procedures;
  • Patients with suicidal risk, history of psychiatric disorders, or history of epilepsy at screening;
  • Patients with severe arrhythmias or heart conduction disorders (degree II or above) in 12-lead ECG test at screening;
  • Patients participated in other clinical trials with interventions within 1 month prior to screening;
  • Subject with assessed survival time of less than 1 year by investigators at screening;
  • Investigators, co-investigators, study coordinators, employees of participating investigators or research centers, or family members of the above individuals;
  • Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, may increase subject risk or interfere with the clinical trial.

Treatment and study plan

REGEND003

Biological

REGEND003

Placebo

Other

Placebo

Primary outcomes

  1. Adverse Event (AE) associated with the Cell Therapy

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    The incidence and severity of adverse events will be evaluated.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Complications associated with Intrarenal Injection

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    The incidence will be evaluated.

  2. Change from Baseline in Concentration of C-Reactive Protein

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    C-Reactive Protein is a marker of inflammation in the body.

  3. Change from Baseline in Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    GFR is a critical measurement of kidney function, reflecting how efficiently the kidneys filter blood

  4. Change from Baseline in Concentration of Serum Creatinine

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    A creatinine test is a measure of how well the kidneys are doing their job of filtering waste from the blood.

  5. Change from Baseline in 24-Hour Urinary Protein Excretion

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    A 24-hour urine protein test measures the amount of albumin (the most common protein filtered in the kidney) in the urine over 24 hours.

  6. Change from Baseline in Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (uACR)

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    A urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) is a urine (pee) test that help to understand the overall kidney health. A high uACR may be a sign of kidney disease.

  7. Change from Baseline in Kidney Volume

    Time frame: Winthin 24 weeks post-treatment

    Kidney volume provides key insights in many clinical situations. Abnormal kidney volumes often signal problems.

  8. Change from Baseline in Renal Cortical Thickness (RCT)

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    RCT has also been used in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease. With the progression of the disease, RCT decreases.

  9. Changes from Baseline in the Outcomes from Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL) Survey

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    The Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL) survey has long been used to assess the burden, symptoms/problems, and effects of kidney disease on a patient's quality of life. The minimal value is 0 and the maximal value is 100. A higher score means a better outcome.

  10. Change from Baseline in Blood Pressure

    Time frame: Within 24 weeks post-treatment

    Both systolic and diastolic blood pressures are assessed.

  11. Time from Injection to First Kidney Disease Progression (KDP)

    Time frame: Within 24 weekd post-treatment

    KDP is assessed by stage of disease, mortality and continous decreasing of GFR.

Study contacts

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Regend Therapeutics

Industry

Collaborators

  • Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine

Registry information

Official study title

An Exploratory Study of REGEND003 Kidney Progenitor Cells on Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Dec 10, 2025
Registry last updated
Mar 17, 2026

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