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A Study of a Novel Iron-based Phosphate Binder AP301 in Patients With Hyperphosphatemia in the U.S. and China

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multi-Regional, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of AP301 on Serum Phosphorus Control in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis With Hyperphosphatemia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06933472
Acronym
RESPOND-2
Enrollment
264
Registered
2025-04-18
Start date
2025-06-13
Completion date
2027-01-10
Last updated
2026-01-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease, Receiving Dialysis, Dialysis, ESRD (End-Stage Renal Disease), Hyperphosphatemia

Keywords

Hyperphosphatemia, AP301, Dialysis, ESKD

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if AP301 could work in the patients receiving maintenance dialysis with elevated blood phosphate. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does AP301 lower blood phosphate levels? * Does AP301 works on serum calcium level, calcium times phosphate level, and intact parathyroid hormone level? * What discomfort or medical problem do the patients have when taking AP301? * Does AP301 improve quality of life in Chinese patients? The researchers will compare AP301 to an ineffective comparator (a look-alike substance that contains low dose AP301) to see if AP301 works to treat elevated blood phosphate. In the study, the patients will experience the following stages in a chronicle order: * Stop all using blood phosphate-lowering drugs, * Take AP301 or the comparator three times a day for 8 weeks, * Take AP301 three times a day for 24 weeks, and * Take AP301 or the comparator three times a day for 3 weeks. In the first 32 weeks, the dose of AP301 will be adjusted upwards or downwards based on the patient's blood phosphate level and the study doctor's judgment. If the participant has a blood phosphate level above or below a certain level, they may receive additional treatment to lower the blood phosphate level.

Interventions

DRUGAP301

Three times a day, administered orally with three meals at a daily dose level from 2.7g to 9.0g

Three times a day, administered orally with three meals at a daily dose level from 0.075g to 0.25g

Sponsors

Alebund Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
Fortrea
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of signed and dated ICF * Age ≥ 12 years when signing the ICF * Patients on dialysis for ≥ 3 months before signing the ICF and throughout the study * For HD patients, spKt/V ≥ 1.2; for PD patients, total Kt/V ≥ 1.7/week * Patients who receive phosphate-lowering drugs over 4 weeks and their serum phosphate level is: 1. Screening: 1.13 mmol/L (3.5 mg/dL) ≤ serum phosphate \< 2.58 mmol/L (8.0 mg/dL) 2. After washout: 1.94 mmol/L (6.0 mg/dL) ≤ serum phosphate \< 3.23 mmol/L (10.0 mg/dL) Key

Exclusion criteria

* History or plan of kidney transplantation * History or plan of parathyroid intervention 6 months before signing the ICF * Serum calcium \< 1.9 mmol/L (7.6 mg/dL) or \> 2.75 mmol/L (11 mg/dL) at screening * Serum intact parathyroid hormone \> 127 pmol/L (1200 pg/mL) at screening * Presence of clinically significant gastrointestinal (GI) disorder * History of gastrectomy or duodenectomy, or GI surgery within 3 months before signing the ICF * Known allergic to any ingredient of AP301, or known history of severe allergies leading to emergency medical care * Female who are breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in serum phosphate concentrations in the AP301 and the AP301 low dose groupsFrom Baseline to the end of Week 8The amount of phosphate in the blood will be measured with a standard laboratory test. The change in phosphate levels will be compared between the group receiving AP301 and the group receiving AP301 low dose.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Chang in serum phosphate concentrations in the AP301 maintenance dose and the AP301 low dose groupsFrom the beginning of Week 33 to the end of Week 35The amount of phosphate in the blood will be measured with a standard laboratory test. The change in phosphate levels will be compared between the group receiving AP301 maintenance dose and the group receiving AP301 low dose.
Change in serum phosphate concentrations over time throughout the studyFrom Baseline to the end of Week 35
Change in serum calcium (Ca) and intact parathyroid hormone levels over timeFrom Baseline to the end of Week 35The amount of calcium and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in the blood will be measured with standard laboratory tests.
Number of adverse eventsFrom Baseline to Follow-up (Up to 37 weeks)
Change in QT intervals measured by 12-lead electrocardiagram test over timeFrom Baseline to the end of Week 35The duration of QT intervals will be measured with a standard 12-lead electrocardiagram test.

Countries

China, United States

Contacts

CONTACTWeifeng Zhang, M.D.
weifeng.zhang@alebund.com+8618602184576
CONTACTBobby Zang
bobby.zang@alebund.com+8613661683813

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026