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NCT06933472RecruitingPhase 3

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

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

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.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
264 (estimated)
First submitted
19 Mar 2025
Start date
13 Jun 2025
Primary completion date
20 Jun 2026
Lead sponsor
Alebund Pharmaceuticals
NCT number
NCT06933472

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Planned participants: 264
  • From 13 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, 20 Jun 2026
  • 41 sites in 2 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • History or plan of kidney transplantation
  • History or plan of parathyroid intervention 6 months before signing the ICF
  • History of gastrectomy or duodenectomy, or GI surgery within 3 months before signing the ICF

Other illness

  • Presence of clinically significant gastrointestinal (GI) disorder
  • Known allergic to any ingredient of AP301, or known history of severe allergies leading to emergency medical care

Lab values

  • 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

Other

  • Female who are breastfeeding

Who the study is looking for

  • 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:
    • Screening: 1.13 mmol/L (3.5 mg/dL) ≤ serum phosphate \< 2.58 mmol/L (8.0 mg/dL)
    • After washout: 1.94 mmol/L (6.0 mg/dL) ≤ serum phosphate \< 3.23 mmol/L (10.0 mg/dL)

Age in the registry: 12 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (41)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital
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BeijingChinaRecruiting
Peking University International Hospital
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BeijingChinaRecruiting
Peking University First Hospital
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BeijingChinaRecruiting
Central South University-The Third Xiangya Hospital
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ChangshaChinaRecruiting
Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
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ChengduChinaRecruiting
Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital
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NanchangChinaRecruiting
Jiangsu Province Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University)
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NanjingChinaRecruiting
Southeast University Zhongda Hospital
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NanjingChinaRecruiting
Nantong University Affiliated Hospital
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NantongChinaRecruiting
Qingdao University-The Affiliated Hospital
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QingdaoChinaRecruiting
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM)-Renji Hospital
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ShanghaiChinaRecruiting
Fudan University Huashan Hospital
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ShanghaiChinaRecruiting
Children's Hospital Of Fudan University
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ShanghaiChinaNot yet recruiting
Shanghai Tongren Hospital
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ShanghaiChinaRecruiting
Fudan University Zhongshan Hospital
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ShanghaiChinaRecruiting
Wuhan University People's Hospital
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WuhanChinaRecruiting
Huazhong University of Science and Technology-Tongji Medical College - Wuhan Union Hospital
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WuhanChinaRecruiting
Nanjing Medical University-Wuxi People's Hospital (Wuxi No.1 People's Hospital)
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WuxiChinaRecruiting
The First Affiliated hospital of Xiamen University
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XiamenChinaRecruiting
Subei People's Hospital
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YangzhouChinaRecruiting
Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital
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YantaiChinaRecruiting
Henan Provincial People's Hospital
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ZhengzhouChinaRecruiting
Zhengzhou University - First Affiliated Hospital
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ZhengzhouChinaRecruiting
Renal Associates Of Baton Rouge, LLC
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Baton RougeUnited StatesRecruiting
US Renal Care - West Cheektowaga
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CheektowagaUnited StatesRecruiting
Nephrology Associates, P.C. - Columbus
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ColumbusUnited StatesRecruiting
Dallas Renal Group - Dallas
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DallasUnited StatesRecruiting
Nephrology & Hypertension Specialists
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DaltonUnited StatesRecruiting
US Renal Care - Fort Myers South
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Fort MyersUnited StatesRecruiting
US Renal Care - Bluebonnet
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Fort WorthUnited StatesRecruiting
High Desert Nephrology Association - US Renal Care
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GallupUnited StatesRecruiting
Renal Consultants Medical Group
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Granada HillsUnited StatesRecruiting
Rocky Mountain Kidney Care - Lone Tree
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Lone TreeUnited StatesRecruiting
Gamma Medical Research
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McAllenUnited StatesRecruiting
PACT Kidney Care - Orange
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OrangeUnited StatesRecruiting
NY Kidney & Hypertension Medicine
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RidgewoodUnited StatesRecruiting
US Renal Care - South San Antonio
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San AntonioUnited StatesRecruiting
US Renal Care - Hill Country
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San AntonioUnited StatesRecruiting
North America Research Institute - San Dimas
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San DimasUnited StatesRecruiting
US Renal Care - Alexis
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ToledoUnited StatesRecruiting
Nephrology & Hypertension Associates Ltd - Tupelo
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TupeloUnited StatesRecruiting

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