Biomarker & Intervention Discovery

Chronic Kidney Disease

This page lists 10 druggable gene targets, 50 approved or trial-tested drug candidates and 15 recent clinical trials for Chronic Kidney Disease, with each agent ranked by the strength of its evidence (clinical, mechanistic or correlative). Candidates include existing drugs that could be repurposed. Sources are linked so you can check every claim.

US DALYs2.70MWHO GHE 2021 · all ages
Global DALYs43.51MWHO GHE 2021 · worldwide
US mortality104.2K deaths/yrWHO GHE 2021
Global mortality1.39M deaths/yrWHO GHE 2021 · worldwide
NIH funding$745MFY2025 · RCDC estimate
Funding levelModerate
Spontaneous remissionGFR decline averages 2-5 mL/min/year on standard care (ACE/ARB + blood pressure control); progression to end-stage…
Best-intervention remissionSGLT2 inhibitors (empagliflozin, dapagliflozin) reduce progression to ESRD by 30-35% in CKD trials (EMPA-KIDNEY…
Gap sizeModerate — SGLT2 inhibitors represent a genuine paradigm shift but are dramatically underused
Primary barrierpractice/access
Full remission profile →

Remission & chronicity

Spontaneous remission
GFR decline averages 2-5 mL/min/year on standard care (ACE/ARB + blood pressure control); progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in ~20-30% at 10 years for moderate CKD; reversal essentially impossible once structural fibrosis established
Best-intervention remission
SGLT2 inhibitors (empagliflozin, dapagliflozin) reduce progression to ESRD by 30-35% in CKD trials (EMPA-KIDNEY, DAPA-CKD); finerenone (non-steroidal MRA) adds 15-20% additional protection; combination slows but does not reverse disease
Gap size
Moderate — SGLT2 inhibitors represent a genuine paradigm shift but are dramatically underused
Primary barrier
practice/access
SGLT2 inhibitors have robust evidence for CKD protection regardless of diabetes status (EMPA-KIDNEY 2023) but prescribing rates in non-diabetic CKD remain very low; ACE/ARB as sole strategy (established in 1990s-2000s) still dominant despite the new data

Biomarker Targets & Therapeutic Agents

Gene targets queried against DGIdb, Open Targets, ChEMBL, PubMed, and Europe PMC. Agents ranked: Clinical > Mechanistic > Correlative.

ACE 229AGTR1 249C5 27CFH 3COL4A5 2EDNRA 208NFE2L2 1025NR3C2 213SLC5A2 190TGFB1 62
Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
SALVIANOLIC ACID B ? unclear Mechanistic
CANDOXATRIL ? unclear Mechanistic
CILAZAPRIL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
TP0556351 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
PRAVASTATIN SODIUM ? unclear Mechanistic
SILDENAFIL ? unclear Mechanistic
GEMFIBROZIL ? unclear Mechanistic
RESCINNAMINE ? unclear Mechanistic
SPIRAPRIL ? unclear Mechanistic
INDOMETHACIN ? unclear Mechanistic
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
ARGIPRESSIN ? unclear Mechanistic
METOPROLOL ? unclear Mechanistic
DELAPRIL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
ACETYLCHOLINE ? unclear Mechanistic
THERAPEUTIC GLUCOCORTICOID ? unclear Mechanistic
IMIDAPRIL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
MALATHION ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
MOEXIPRIL ? unclear Mechanistic 56.0 nM (IC50)
VORINOSTAT ? unclear Mechanistic
ILEPATRIL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
RXP470.1 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
CGS-27023A ? unclear Mechanistic
NITROPRUSSIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
ENALAPRILAT ANHYDROUS ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 1.2 nM (IC50)
TORSEMIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM TRIHYDRATE ? unclear Mechanistic
FOSINOPRIL ? unclear Mechanistic
FUROSEMIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
TEMOCAPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
CARBARIL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
QUINAPRIL ? unclear Mechanistic 8.3 nM (IC50)
COMPOUND 1 [PMID: 24900526] ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
COMPOUND 20 [PMID: 22153340] ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
BUMETANIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
GALLOPAMIL ? unclear Mechanistic
FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
AZD6605 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic

Showing top 40 of 229 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL586135 ? unclear Mechanistic
VALSARTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 4700.0 nM (Ki)
EPROSARTAN MESYLATE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
FIMASARTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
ASCORBIC ACID ? unclear Mechanistic
OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
AZILSARTAN MEDOXOMIL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
THERAPEUTIC ANDROSTANOLONE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL347610 ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL421088 ? unclear Mechanistic
LOSARTAN POTASSIUM ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 5.5 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL:CHEMBL1492017 ? unclear Mechanistic
SPARSENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
SODIUM CHLORIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL261693 ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL1972216 ? unclear Mechanistic
EPROSARTAN ? unclear Mechanistic 7.3 nM (IC50)
C-FOS ANTISENSE ? unclear Mechanistic
SARALASIN ACETATE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
IRBESARTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 1.1 nM (Ki)
DISULFIRAM ? unclear Mechanistic
SAPRISARTAN ? unclear Mechanistic
H2O2 ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL591834 ? unclear Mechanistic
CAPTOPRIL ? unclear Mechanistic
ANGIOTENSIN II ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL400912 ? unclear Mechanistic
ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM TRIHYDRATE ? unclear Mechanistic
IDOXIFENE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL528694 ? unclear Mechanistic
IL-6 ? unclear Mechanistic
ANGIOTENSIN II ACETATE ↑ activates Mechanistic
LEVODOPA ? unclear Mechanistic
GAMMA-INTERFERON ? unclear Mechanistic
AZILSARTAN KAMEDOXOMIL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL1445650 ? unclear Mechanistic
MUSCLE RELAXANT ? unclear Mechanistic
CL-329167 ? unclear Mechanistic

Showing top 40 of 249 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
NOMACOPAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
CA2+ ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
FLUFENAMIC ACID ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
ECULIZUMAB ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
OCTANOL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
RAVULIZUMAB ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
VILOBELIMAB ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
ZILUCOPLAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
CROVALIMAB ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
TESIDOLUMAB ~ modulates Mechanistic
CARBENOXOLONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
OLENDALIZUMAB ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
PEXELIZUMAB ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
AVACINCAPTAD PEGOL ? unclear Mechanistic
POZELIMAB ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
ZILUCOPLAN SODIUM ~ modulates Mechanistic
AVACINCAPTAD PEGOL SODIUM ? unclear Mechanistic
CARPROFEN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 580.0 nM (Kd)
OXAPROZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 640.0 nM (Kd)
SULINDAC ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 570.0 nM (Kd)
RALOXIFENE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 710.0 nM (Kd)
CHEMBL2204196 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 440.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL2203296 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 210.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL4756677 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 620.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL5594087 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 940.0 nM (Kd)
CHEMBL5594178 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 700.0 nM (Kd)
CEMDISIRAN ? unclear Clinical
Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
MENINGOCOCCAL GROUP B VACCINE ? unclear Mechanistic
ECULIZUMAB ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL559015 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 44000.0 nM (IC50)
Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
COLLAGENASE CLOSTRIDIUM HISTOLYTICUM ? unclear Mechanistic
OCRIPLASMIN ? unclear Mechanistic
Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
NEBENTAN ? unclear Mechanistic
ATRASENTAN ? unclear Mechanistic 0.31 nM (IC50)
TBC-3711 ? unclear Mechanistic
CLAZOSENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
AMBRISENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
MACITENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
SITAXENTAN SODIUM ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
DARUSENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
BOSENTAN ANHYDROUS ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
ENRASENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 1.1 nM (Ki)
ZIBOTENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
FR139317 ? unclear Mechanistic
AVOSENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
SPARSENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
BQ-123 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 22.0 nM (IC50)
PREDNISONE ? unclear Mechanistic
ATRASENTAN HYDROCHLORIDE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
TEZOSENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 23.0 nM (IC50)
ENDOTHELIN-1 ? unclear Mechanistic
SOVATELTIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
SITAXENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 1.4 nM (IC50)
APROCITENTAN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
BOSENTAN ? unclear Mechanistic 6.5 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL266628 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 5.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL170335 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 65000.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL12590 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 20.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL11528 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 14.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL417429 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 415.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL12348 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 700.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL175228 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 9.3 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL12779 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 105.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL12106 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 5.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL12233 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 7.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL174699 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 25.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL11840 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 4.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL367033 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 22.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL369821 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 450.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL12703 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 1.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL275523 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 16.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL12557 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 22.0 nM (Ki)

Showing top 40 of 208 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
CHEMBL:CHEMBL1537417 ? unclear Mechanistic
SIMVASTATIN ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL591631 ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL578929 ? unclear Mechanistic
MIFEPRISTONE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL224318 ? unclear Mechanistic
ROSIGLITAZONE MALEATE ? unclear Mechanistic
DICUMAROL ? unclear Mechanistic
2-NITROFLUORENE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL530291 ? unclear Mechanistic
PREDNICARBATE ? unclear Mechanistic
5-FLUOROURIDINE ? unclear Mechanistic
BENZO[E]PYRENE ? unclear Mechanistic
DIPHENADIONE ? unclear Mechanistic
RABEPRAZOLE ? unclear Mechanistic
DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE ? unclear Mechanistic
2-METHOXY-1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE ? unclear Mechanistic
DINITRO CRESOL ? unclear Mechanistic
ALDICARB ? unclear Mechanistic
VITAMIN A ? unclear Mechanistic
ANTIMYCIN A ? unclear Mechanistic
MELENGESTROL ACETATE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL168075 ? unclear Mechanistic
WORTMANNIN ? unclear Mechanistic
BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE ? unclear Mechanistic
HEXYLRESORCINOL ? unclear Mechanistic
ISOFLUPREDONE ACETATE ? unclear Mechanistic
LITHIUM ? unclear Mechanistic
1-NAPHTHOL ? unclear Mechanistic
BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE ? unclear Mechanistic
NANAOMYCIN ? unclear Mechanistic
NIFEDIPINE ? unclear Mechanistic
2-AMINOANTHRACENE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL426404 ? unclear Mechanistic
METHOTREXATE ? unclear Mechanistic
E1501 ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL1329443 ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL531710 ? unclear Mechanistic
METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE ? unclear Mechanistic
AZAMETHIPHOS ? unclear Mechanistic

Showing top 40 of 1025 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
SPIRONOLACTONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 2.323 nM (Ki)
EPLERENONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
CORTICOSTERONE ↑ activates Mechanistic
DROSPIRENONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
BENZODROCORTISONE ↑ activates Mechanistic
NIMODIPINE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE ↑ activates Mechanistic
VAMOROLONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
BUDESONIDE ↑ activates Mechanistic
DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE ↑ activates Mechanistic
DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE ACETATE ↑ activates Mechanistic
LY-2623091 ? unclear Mechanistic
ESAXERENONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
APARARENONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
AZD-9977 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
FLUDROCORTISONE ↑ activates Mechanistic
CANRENONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE ↑ activates Mechanistic
CANRENOATE POTASSIUM ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
FELODIPINE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
AZD9567 ↑ activates Mechanistic
BALCINRENONE ~ modulates Mechanistic
DEXAMETHASONE ↑ activates Mechanistic 33.0 nM (IC50)
RU28318 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
XL550 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
ONAPRISTONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 470.0 nM (IC50)
FLUTICASONE ↑ activates Mechanistic
ZK112993 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
PROGESTERONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 14.0 nM (IC50)
ALDOSTERONE ↑ activates Mechanistic
PF-03882845 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE PIVALATE ↑ activates Mechanistic
FINERENONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
LY2623091 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
PREDNISOLONE ↑ activates Mechanistic 37.0 nM (Ki)
OCEDURENONE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
MT-3995 ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL134277 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 1900.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL415524 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 334.0 nM (IC50)
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 1197.0 nM (IC50)

Showing top 40 of 213 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
TOFOGLIFLOZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
SERGLIFLOZIN ETABONATE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
IPRAGLIFLOZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
LICOGLIFLOZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
HENAGLIFLOZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
YM-543 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
GLUFOSFAMIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
DAPAGLIFLOZIN PROPANEDIOL ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
IPRAGLIFLOZIN L-PROLINE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
REMOGLIFLOZIN ETABONATE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
ERTUGLIFLOZIN PIDOLATE ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
EMPAGLIFLOZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
ERTUGLIFLOZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
SOTAGLIFLOZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
CANAGLIFLOZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
BEXAGLIFLOZIN ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
TOFOGLIFLOZIN ANHYDROUS ? unclear Mechanistic
DAPAGLIFLOZIN ? unclear Mechanistic 1.1 nM (EC50)
CHEMBL183937 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 4.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL187805 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 10.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL187163 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 9.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL187749 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 10.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL184530 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 230.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL184027 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 70.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL188013 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 40.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL361672 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 520.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL187056 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 290.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL360824 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 1280.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL184364 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 10.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL359962 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 10.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL184183 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 30.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL183790 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 150.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL365222 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 20.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL187686 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 110.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL186823 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 30.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL187060 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 20.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL362365 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 80.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL183689 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 70.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL371448 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 491.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL382302 ↓ inhibits Mechanistic 458.0 nM (IC50)

Showing top 40 of 190 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
INTERFERON ALFA-2B ? unclear Mechanistic
PIOGLITAZONE HYDROCHLORIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
SILYMARIN ? unclear Mechanistic
RITUXIMAB ? unclear Mechanistic
VERAPAMIL ? unclear Mechanistic
PROTEASOME INHIBITOR ? unclear Mechanistic
FRESOLIMUMAB ? unclear Mechanistic
ATENOLOL ? unclear Mechanistic
BINTRAFUSP ALFA ~ modulates Mechanistic
NISEVOKITUG ? unclear Mechanistic
LUSPATERCEPT ↓ inhibits Mechanistic
TRETINOIN ? unclear Mechanistic
HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE ? unclear Mechanistic
VITAMIN E ? unclear Mechanistic
IRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
INOSITOL ? unclear Mechanistic
NICOTINE POLACRILEX ? unclear Mechanistic
FENRETINIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
MELATONIN ? unclear Mechanistic
ISOTRETINOIN ? unclear Mechanistic
VACTOSERTIB ? unclear Mechanistic 12.9 nM (IC50)
TRIAMCINOLONE ? unclear Mechanistic
TAMOXIFEN ? unclear Mechanistic
ADRIAMYCIN ? unclear Mechanistic
HEPARAN SULFATE ? unclear Mechanistic
GOSSYPOL ? unclear Mechanistic
TCDD ? unclear Mechanistic
AMIFOSTINE ANHYDROUS ? unclear Mechanistic
RAMIPRIL ? unclear Mechanistic
ANTIOXIDANT ? unclear Mechanistic
SOTATERCEPT ? unclear Mechanistic
ASPIRIN ? unclear Mechanistic
GALUNISERTIB ? unclear Mechanistic
KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN ? unclear Mechanistic
PIRFENIDONE ? unclear Mechanistic
H2O2 ? unclear Mechanistic
THERAPEUTIC ANDROGEN ? unclear Mechanistic
SANDOSTATIN ? unclear Mechanistic
BROXURIDINE ? unclear Mechanistic
DISITERTIDE ? unclear Mechanistic

Showing top 40 of 62 agents ranked by evidence tier.


Clinical Trials

Drug, biologic and supplement trials (treatment or prevention) from ClinicalTrials.gov whose main condition is Chronic Kidney Disease: recruiting, active or completed, most recently updated first. Data retrieved 2026-10-28.

NCT06281899 Phase: 4 Started: 2022-01-01

This is a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial with a total duration of 36 months aiming to evaluate the effectiveness and the safety of low protein diet on top of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone inhibitors (RAASi) in reducing the p...

NCT06998732 Phase: N/A Started: 2025-06-01

This study intends to measure the ED95 of remimazolam-assisted sedation in arteriovenous fistula creation by BCD.

NCT07271186 Phase: 2 Started: 2026-01-09

This study is researching an experimental drug called ALN-ANG3 (called "study drug"). The study is focused on participants who have diabetic kidney disease. The aim of the study is to see how safe and effective the study drugs are. The study is looking at several other research questions, including:...

NCT05901831 Phase: 3 Started: 2024-02-26

Researchers are looking for a better way to treat people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a progressive decrease in the kidneys' ability to work properly, and type 1 diabetes. In people with type 1 diabetes, the body does not make enough of a hormone called insulin, resulting in high blood sugar l...

NCT05113641 Phase: N/A Started: 2023-08-04

Metabolic acidosis is a common problem that occurs with worsening chronic kidney disease. Dietary acid can build up when the kidneys are not working well. This can be associated with a higher risk of worsening kidney function and death. The usual treatment is a medication called sodium bicarbonate w...

NCT05944016 Phase: 3 Started: 2024-03-25

Recent trials have demonstrated positive renal outcomes of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) additive to angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEis) in adult patients with diabetic and non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD). These trials included no children. The hypothesis...

NCT05196035 Phase: 3 Started: 2022-03-28

Researchers are looking for a better way to treat children who have chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is long-term kidney disease, and proteinuria, a condition in which a person´s kidneys leak protein into the urine. The kidneys filter waste and fluid from the blood to form urine. In children with...

NCT07107945 Phase: 3 Started: 2025-12-09

This study is open to children aged 2 to 17 with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this study is to find out if a medicine called empagliflozin helps children and adolescents with CKD. Other goals of the study are to find out how empagliflozin is tolerated and handled by the body in child...

NCT07358195 Phase: Early 1 Started: 2026-02-04

The primary objective is to assess the safety of the addition of venetoclax to reduced intensity conditioning for HLA-matched and haploidentical combined HSC and kidney transplantation as measured by stable full donor hematopoiesis and absence of CTCAE grade IV or V toxicity attributable to venetocl...

NCT06087835 Phase: 3 Started: 2023-11-07

This is a Phase III, randomised, multicentre, double-blinded study to evaluate efficacy, safety and tolerability of treatment with zibotentan/dapagliflozin and dapagliflozin alone in participants with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and high proteinuria

NCT05970172 Phase: 3 Started: 2024-01-16

Roxadustat is a licensed medicine to treat anemia in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Anemia is a low level of red blood cells. Current treatment for anemia is to have injections of medicines called erythropoietin stimulating agents (also known as ESAs) to help the bone marrow make more red...

NCT06058585 Phase: 3 Started: 2024-09-04

CAPTIVATE is an international, multi-centre, Phase III, adaptive, platform, randomised controlled trial in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). CAPTIVATE aims to find the best treatment, or combination of treatments, that slow the progression of CKD so that fewer people develop kidney failure. ...

NCT07854561 Phase: 2 Started: 2026-08-11

The goal of this Phase 2 clinical trial is to learn if adding romiplostim to standard erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) therapy is safe and tolerated in adults with chronic kidney disease who are on hemodialysis and have anemia that has not responded well to ESAs. The study will mainly check pl...

NCT07793929 Phase: 1 Started: 2026-09-08

The primary objective of the study is to estimate the PK parameters of ribupatide in participants with severe renal impairment or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) after a single dose of ribupatide subcutaneous (SC) injection compared with participants with normal renal function.

NCT07763418 Phase: 1 Started: 2026-09-08

The purpose of this study is to assess the pharmacokinetics and safety of golcadomide (BMS-986369) in matched healthy participants with normal renal function, adult participants with severe renal impairment, and participants with end-stage renal disease.


Agents Found By Disease-Level Search

Searched directly from “Chronic Kidney Disease” via ClinicalTrials.gov interventions and Open Targets' disease→drug data — independent of the 10-gene target panel above. This surfaces agents whose mechanism doesn't route through a curated gene (combination therapies, standard-of-care drugs, targets outside the panel).

50 agents shown (approved or with trial evidence) — 49 not found by the gene-target search above.

Soluble Ferric PyrophosphateNOT in gene-target list

· 5 trials · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01894906 NCT00548249 NCT00548249

Epoetin alfa

Approved · 2 trials · source: ClinicalTrials.gov, Open Targets
NCT00090753 NCT00307814

Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta [Mircera]NOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01191983

Mupirocin ointmentNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT00400595

Polysporin TripleNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT00400595

Egg white protein puddingNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06343727

On line-hemodiafiltrationNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT03190629

Methoxy Polyethylene Glycol-Epoetin BetaNOT in gene-target list

Approved · 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov, Open Targets
NCT00090753

Epoetin betaNOT in gene-target list

Approved · 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov, Open Targets
NCT00090753

Darbepoetin alfaNOT in gene-target list

Approved · 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov, Open Targets
NCT00090753

ProbioticsNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT05359094

temperature controlNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT00438295

Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2aNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT02829775

Recombinant Interferon Alfa 2aNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT02829775

Curcumin supplementationNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT04413266

Empagliflozin 10 MGNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06642272

Dapagliflozin 10 MGNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06642272

JARDIANCE®NOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06527846

EtelcalcetideNOT in gene-target list

Phase 3 · 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov, Open Targets
NCT01788046

walkingNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT02155127

NanoD4CKDNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT05165173

MicroD4CKDNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT05165173

EverolimusNOT in gene-target list

Phase 3 · 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov, Open Targets
NCT01239472

Sensipar®NOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT00189501

Diagnostic biomarker studyNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT04061811

RosuvastatinNOT in gene-target list

Phase 3 · 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov, Open Targets
NCT01863914

NSAIDsNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06860711

LP groupNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT05015647

ZilebesiranNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06272487

RomidepsinNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01638533

VericiguatNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT07047547

PraliciguatNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT07268638

PAL-40 ActiveNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT00032435

phytomenadioneNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT04247087

estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuriaNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT03458338

difelikefalin (CR845)NOT in gene-target list

Approved · 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT03281538

calcium acetateNOT in gene-target list

Approved · 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov, Open Targets
NCT00211978

Standard Bicarbonate SolutionNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT00548249

Nitrate-rich beetroot juiceNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT03826147

Nitrate-depleted beetroot juiceNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT03826147

InformationNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01439516

CKD RegistryNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01530958

ATSM + Health CoachNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01530958

Cholecalciferol - CKDNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01222234

Calcitriol - CKDNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01222234

Cholecalciferol - non-CKDNOT in gene-target list

· 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01222234

AtorvastatinNOT in gene-target list

Phase 3 · 1 trial · source: ClinicalTrials.gov, Open Targets
NCT01257009

RIBOFLAVINNOT in gene-target list

Approved · 0 trials · source: Open Targets

SEVELAMER HYDROCHLORIDENOT in gene-target list

Approved · 0 trials · source: Open Targets

FOLIC ACIDNOT in gene-target list

Approved · 0 trials · source: Open Targets

Generated by the Open Source Medicine Foundation Biomarker Pipeline — 2026-10-08. Data sources: DGIdb, Open Targets, ChEMBL, PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov. Not medical advice.