Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is the most common genetic cause of kidney failure. The only approved treatment for ADPKD - tolvaptan - is limited in its use by massive therapy-associated polyuria. This trial tests if the SGLT2-inhibitor dapagliflozin slows down the loss of kidney function in ADPKD.
ADPKD is a genetic disease characterized by the growth of fluid-filled renal cysts, leading to progressive loss of kidney function. SGLT2- inhibitors have recently become available for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The landmark trials, which proved the positive effect of SGLT2-inhibitors in CKD, excluded patients with ADPKD. Accordingly, current ADPKD-guidelines do not recommend the use of SGLT2-inhibitors in ADPKD. This investigator-driven, randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center, double-blind trial will assess the effect of daily dapagliflozin (10mg) intake on the chronic eGFR-slope in 420 patients with ADPKD. As a secondary endpoint the study will assess a composite endpoint triggered by reaching either 40%-eGFR loss, kidney failure or renal death. Safety aspects will additionally be addressed by an interim safety analysis considering total kidney volume, eGFR and copeptin-levels.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
420
Participants receive 10 mg of Dapagliflozin orally once daily for 36 months.
Participants receive a matching placebo orally once daily for 36 months.
Chronic eGFR slope
The annual chronic eGFR slope will be calculated using all available serum creatinine values from week 6 to week 156 (end of treatment), using linear mixed models.
Time frame: week 6 up to week 156 (end of treatment)
Change in eGFR from pre-treatment to post-treatment (off-treatment values)
Change in kidney function will be assessed by comparing the mean eGFR values before treatment (calculated as the average of serum creatinine measurements at week -4 and week 0) with the mean eGFR values after treatment (calculated as the average of measurements at week 162 and week 168). The difference between these two timepoints represents the off-treatment change in kidney function.
Time frame: Week -4 to Week 168
Time to first occurrence of a composite renal endpoint
Time from randomization to the first occurrence of any of the following events: 1. A sustained ≥40% decrease in eGFR from randomization, confirmed by a second measurement at the next scheduled visit or measured at the last scheduled visit before death or study end. 2. End-stage kidney disease (ESKD), defined as initiation of chronic dialysis, kidney transplantation, or a sustained eGFR \<15 mL/min/1.73 m². 3. Renal death.
Time frame: From randomization (week 0) until end of follow-up (up to week 168)
Incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs)
All serious adverse events (SAEs) will be collected.
Time frame: From randomization (week 0) until end of follow-up (week 168)
Incidence of adverse events of special interest (AESIs)
All adverse events of special interest (AESIs) will be collected.
Time frame: From randomization (week 0) until end of follow-up (week 168)
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Vorarlberger Krankenhaus-Betriebsgesellschaft
Feldkirch, Austria
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMedizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniversitaetsklinikum Aachen AöR
Aachen, Germany
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCharite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
Berlin, Germany
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniversitätsklinikum Köln
Cologne, Germany
RECRUITINGKlinikum Dortmund gGmbH
Dortmund, Germany
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniversitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der Technischen Universitaet Dresden AöR
Dresden, Germany
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniversitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf AöR
Düsseldorf, Germany
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGoethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniversitaetsmedizin Goettingen
Göttingen, Germany
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Change in total kidney volume (TKV) after 1 year
In the first 150 enrolled participants, total kidney volume (TKV) will be measured at baseline and at week 48 using standardized MRI protocols. The change in TKV over 48 weeks will be used to assess potential effects of dapagliflozin on kidney size.
Time frame: Baseline (week -4 until week 0) to week 48 (first 150 patients)