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ArticleKidney international reports2026

Prospective Cohort Study of Felzartamab in Rituximab-Resistant Primary Membranous Nephropathy.

Matias Trillini, Federica Casiraghi, Alessia Gennarini, Valentina Portalupi, Maddalena Marasà, Manuel Alfredo Podestà, Silvia Prandini, Silvia Nozza, Marta Todeschini, Francesco Pecoraro and 11 more

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Article in Kidney international reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04893096 (Rescue Therapy With the Human Anti-CD38 Antibody MOR202), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT04893096 phase2completednot on this map

Rescue Therapy With the Human Anti-CD38 Antibody MOR202 (Felzartamab) in Patients With Membranous Nephropathy Who Failed Anti-CD20 Target Therapy

TypeinterventionalSponsorMario Negri Institute for Pharmacological ResearchRan2021 to 2025Enrolled10ConditionsMembranous NephropathyArmsMOR202
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Authors and funding

21 authors.

Matias TrilliniIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Federica CasiraghiIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Alessia GennariniUnit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
Valentina PortalupiUnit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
Maddalena MarasàIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Manuel Alfredo PodestàNephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, Renal Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Silvia PrandiniIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Silvia NozzaDepartment of Pharmacy, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
Marta TodeschiniIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Francesco PecoraroIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Marilena MisterIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Fabiola CarraraIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Nadia StucchiIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Tobia PeracchiIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Diego FidoneIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Alessandro VillaIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Nadia RubisIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Olimpia DiadeiIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Davide MartinettiIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Giuseppe RemuzziIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.
Piero RuggenentiIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Bergamo, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Approximately 30% of patients with primary membranous nephropathy (MN) and nephrotic syndrome (NS) fail rituximab treatment through mechanisms that could be overcome by the human IgG Methods: In this prospective, single-arm, single-center, open-label trial, 10 consenting Caucasian adult patients with MN, rituximab-resistant NS, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) > 30 ml/min per 1.73 m Results: Twelve-month 24-hour proteinuria was similar to baseline. Linear-mixed model analyses showed no significant time-dependent changes in 24-hour proteinuria and albuminuria; serum total-protein, albumin, creatinine and lipid levels, GFR and albumin fractional clearances. Circulating anti-phospholipase A Conclusion: One course of felzartamab was safe and well-tolerated, but ineffective in patients with MN and rituximab-resistant NS, possibly because of the inability to persistently deplete nephritogenic autoantibody-producing CD38-expressing B cells.

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anti-CD38 antibodiesfelzartamabmembranous nephropathynephrotic syndromerituximab

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PMID42027554
PMCPMC13099349

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