A Multi-center, Multi-dose Phase Ib/IIa Clinical Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Preliminary Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Impact on Biomarkers of IPG11406 in Patients With Lupus Nephritis
A multi-center, multi-dose phase Ib/IIa clinical study evaluating the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and impact on biomarkers of IPG11406 in patients with Lupus Nephritis
• The age range is between 18 and 70 years old (including 18 and 70), with no gender restrictions.
• Weight ≥ 45kg.
• Adult subjects who meet the revised classification criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1997 and were diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus before screening.
• During the screening period, the disease activity was confirmed as follows: SLEDAI-2K score ≥ 6 points. Accompanied by lupus nephritis (according to the 2003 International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) classification criteria, there is active, biopsy-confirmed type III or type IV proliferative lupus nephritis, with coexistence of type V allowed; the biopsy must be performed within 1 year before the screening visit or during the screening period, and the biopsy report is used to confirm patient eligibility.)
• During the screening period, the patient's 24-hour urinary protein to creatinine ratio (UPCR) is greater than 1.0g/g, and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) calculated using the MDRD formula is ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2; and the 24-hour urinary protein is ≥1g.
• The patient's baseline serum IFN-γ exceeded the upper limit of normal values.
• The Th1/Th2 ratio in peripheral blood of the patient during the baseline period is ≥14.
• Subjects who have not undergone induction therapy are allowed to be enrolled, but during the study and follow-up period, they must not receive any other treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis. Subjects are allowed to be enrolled while receiving any of the following standard treatment regimens: 1) Oral prednisone (or equivalent) monotherapy: a. Treatment duration: medication use ≥2 weeks before screening and maintaining a stable dose ≥2 weeks before enrollment; b. Dose requirements: maximum daily dose: 1mg/kg/day; 2) Immunosuppressants: a. Permissible drugs include: antimalarials, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil/mycophenolic acid, methotrexate, cyclosporine A, tacrolimus; b. Treatment duration: medication use ≥12 weeks before screening and maintaining a stable dose ≥8 weeks before enrollment; c. Dose requirements: hydroxychloroquine ≤400mg/day, azathioprine ≤100mg/day, cyclophosphamide ≤800mg/4 weeks, mycophenolate mofetil/mycophenolic acid ≤2g/day, oral, subcutaneous (SC), or intramuscular methotrexate ≤15mg/week, Cyclosporine A ≤ 3 mg/kg/d, tacrolimus ≤ 3 mg/d; 3) Oral prednisone (or equivalent medication) monotherapy ± hydroxychloroquine sulfate ± an immunosuppressant: a. The treatment duration and dose stability requirements for Oral glucocorticoids (OCS) and immunosuppressants mentioned above must be met; b. The maximum daily/weekly dose of each drug in 1) and 2) must not be exceeded.
• Female subjects must be in a non-pregnant and non-breastfeeding period during the trial.
⁃ The subjects have no plans to become pregnant within 6 months after the screening and the end of the trial, voluntarily adopt effective contraceptive measures, and have no plans to donate sperm or eggs;
⁃ The subjects voluntarily participate in the study, are able to sign the informed consent form, and comply with the requirements stated on the informed consent form.