Sparsentan versus Irbesartan in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-28-2023
Abstract
BACKGROUND: An unmet need exists for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) treatment. In an 8-week, phase 2 trial, sparsentan, a dual endothelin-angiotensin receptor antagonist, reduced proteinuria in patients with FSGS. The efficacy and safety of longer-term treatment with sparsentan for FSGS are unknown.
METHODS: In this phase 3 trial, we enrolled patients with FSGS (without known secondary causes) who were 8 to 75 years of age; patients were randomly assigned to receive sparsentan or irbesartan (active control) for 108 weeks. The surrogate efficacy end point assessed at the prespecified interim analysis at 36 weeks was the FSGS partial remission of proteinuria end point (defined as a urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio of ≤1.5 [with protein and creatinine both measured in grams] and a >40% reduction in the ratio from baseline). The primary efficacy end point was the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) slope at the time of the final analysis. The change in eGFR from baseline to 4 weeks after the end of treatment (week 112) was a secondary end point. Safety was also evaluated.
RESULTS: A total of 371 patients underwent randomization: 184 were assigned to receive sparsentan and 187 to receive irbesartan. At 36 weeks, the percentage of patients with partial remission of proteinuria was 42.0% in the sparsentan group and 26.0% in the irbesartan group (P = 0.009), a response that was sustained through 108 weeks. At the time of the final analysis at week 108, there were no significant between-group differences in the eGFR slope; the between-group difference in total slope (day 1 to week 108) was 0.3 ml per minute per 1.73 m
CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with FSGS, there were no significant between-group differences in eGFR slope at 108 weeks, despite a greater reduction in proteinuria with sparsentan than with irbesartan. (Funded by Travere Therapeutics; DUPLEX ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03493685.).
Volume
389
Issue
26
First Page
2436
Last Page
2445
ISSN
1533-4406
Published In/Presented At
Rheault, M. N., Alpers, C. E., Barratt, J., Bieler, S., Canetta, P., Chae, D. W., Coppock, G., Diva, U., Gesualdo, L., Heerspink, H. J. L., Inrig, J. K., Kirsztajn, G. M., Kohan, D., Komers, R., Kooienga, L. A., Lieberman, K., Mercer, A., Noronha, I. L., Perkovic, V., Radhakrishnan, J., … DUPRO Steering Committee and DUPLEX Investigators (2023). Sparsentan versus Irbesartan in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. The New England journal of medicine, 389(26), 2436–2445. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2308550
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
37921461
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article