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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/12/060561 [Registered on: 20/12/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 12/10/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study
Modification(s)  
A Study of Zetomipzomib (KZR616) in Patients with Active Lupus Nephritis 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase 2b, Randomized, Controlled Double-blind, Multicenter Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Zetomipzomib (KZR-616) 30 mg or 60 mg with Placebo in Patients with Active Lupus Nephritis 
Trial Acronym  PALIZADE  
Secondary IDs if Any
Modification(s)  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
2022-502227-22-00  EudraCT 
NCT05781750  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 




 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Rashmi Chitgupi 
Designation  Country Head - Clinical Management 
Affiliation  PPD Pharmaceutical development Pvt Ltd. 
Address  PPD Pharmaceutical development Pvt Ltd., 101, A Wing, Fulcrum Hiranandani Business Park, Andheri, Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400099
India 
Phone  912266022900  
Fax    
Email  rashmi.chitgupi@ppd.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Rashmi Chitgupi 
Designation  Country Head - Clinical Management 
Affiliation  PPD Pharmaceutical development Pvt Ltd. 
Address  PPD Pharmaceutical development Pvt Ltd., 101, A Wing, Fulcrum Hiranandani Business Park, Andheri, Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400099
India 
Phone  912266022900  
Fax    
Email  rashmi.chitgupi@ppd.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. 4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300 South San Francisco, CA 94080 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. 
Address  4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300 South San Francisco, CA 94080 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor
Modification(s)  
Name  Address 
Nil  Nil 
 
Countries of Recruitment
Modification(s)  
  Argentina
Australia
Brazil
China
Colombia
Croatia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
India
Malaysia
Mexico
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Serbia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States of America  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 20  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Anand Chellappan   All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Plot no - 2, Sector – 20, Sumthana, MIHAN, Nagpur - 441108, Maharashtra, India
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
7499578408

anandchellappan@aiimsnagpur.edu.in 
Dr Vinay Rathore  All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Gate No. - 4, D Block, Room No. - 420, Tatibandh, GE Road, Raipur492099
Raipur
CHHATTISGARH 
9914699651

vinayrathoredm@aiimsraipur.edu.in 
Dr Praveen Pratap Jadhav  Assured Care Plus Hospital  Clinical Research Department 4th & 5th floor, Star Plus Complex, Lam Road, Near Muktidham Temple, MNC Divisional Office, Nashik Road
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9822055612

drpraveenjadhav@rediffmail.com 
Dr Suceena Alexander  Christian Medical College Vellore Ranipet Campus  Department of Nephrology Unit - 3, Kilminnal Village, Ranipet District
Vellore
TAMIL NADU 
9894519136

suceena@gmail.com 
Dr Vinod Pandirikkal Baburajan  Elite Mission Hospital  Koorkenchery, Thrissur
Thrissur
KERALA 
4872436100

chinthavinod@sify.com 
Dr Dibyendu Mukherjee  Fortis Hospital  Department of Rheumatology, Fortis Healthcare Limited, 730, Anandapur, EM Bypass Road, Kolkata – 700107, West Bengal.
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9830030238

dr_dmuk@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Atanu Pal  Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research and SSKM Hospital  Department of Nephrology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research and SSKM Hospital, 244, A.J.C Bose Road, Kolkata – 700020, West Bengal, India.
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9433121697

dratanupal@gmail.com 
Dr Smruti Ramteke  Jasleen Hospital  Clinical Trial Department, 1st Floor, Room no. 1, Opp to Big Bazar, Panchasheel Ssquare, Dhantoli, Nagpur-440012
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9823514680

sramteke@rediffmail.com 
Dr Prakash Pralhad Khetan  KIMS - Kingsway Hospital  44, Kingsway, Near Kasturchand Park, Nagpur-440001
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9823071748

prakash.khetan@kimskingsway.com 
Dr Ritesh Vernekar  KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital & Medical Research Centre  Nehrunagar, Belagavi-590010
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 
9449061633

riteshvernekar@gmail.com 
Dr Sarath Chandra Mouli Veeravalli  Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Limited  Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, 1-8-31/1, Minister Road, Secunderabad
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9866000685

sarath10@hotmail.com 
Dr Sudhir Gajanan Kulkarni  MGM Medical College & Hospital  Department of Pharmacology, Building B, Fourth Floor, N-6, CIDCO, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- 431003
Aurangabad
MAHARASHTRA 
2406601100

sudhirkul1979@gmail.com 
Dr Bankimchandra Nanubhai Desai  Nirmal Hospital Pvt Ltd  Ring Road, Surat – 395002
Surat
GUJARAT 
9979530073

drbankim.desai@gmail.com 
Dr Vishnu Sharma  Panchshil Hospital  second Floor, Room 304, Research Department, Near Canara bank, Highway, Ramnagar, Sabarmati, Ahmedabad -380005
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
8511555477

drvishnusharma@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Tukaram Jamale   Seth GSMC And KEM Hospital  Parel, Mumbai Ward 34A, third floor, Old building, Department of Nephrology, Seth GSMC And KEMH, Mumbai - 400012, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9167460362

tukaramjamale@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Dhaiwat Shukla   Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai General Hospital  Madalpur Gam, Paldi Road, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad-380006, Gujarat, Indi
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
8980024107

drdhaiwatshukla89@gmail.com 
Dr Anurag Gupta  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital  Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi-110060, India.
New Delhi
DELHI 
8800260446

dranuragg1@yahoo.com 
Dr Dhananjai Agrawal  SMS Superspeciality Hospital  Department of Nephrology, Attached to SMS Medical College, Vivekanand Marg, Jaipur- 302001
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9887870552

dhananjaynephro@gmail.com 
Dr Siddharth Hariprakash Jain  Unity Hospital, Unity Trauma Center and ICU  Clinical Research Department, Nr. D.R. World, Opp Raghuvir Business Empire, Aai Mata Road, Parvat Patiya, Surat- 395010
Surat
GUJARAT 
9909928114

drsiddharthhjain@gmail.com 
Dr Rajasekara Chakravarthi M  Yashoda Hospitals  Hitec City, Cyber Towers to JNTU Road,Hyderabad
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9391059322

rajasekarac@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 20  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Fortis Hospital Ethics Committee, Fortis Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Institute Ethics Committee, AIIMS Raipur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee for Clinical trials (IECCT), AIIMS, Nagpur  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee-I  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Assured Care Plus Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Elite Mission Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, KLE University’s KLE Dr PK Hospital and MRC  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, SMS Medical College & Attached Hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Christian Medical College Vellore  Submittted/Under Review 
IPGME&R Research Oversight Committee (Institutional Ethics Committee For Research Involving Human Subjects)  Approved 
Jasleen Hospital Ethics Committee Opp  Approved 
KIMS Ethics Committee, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
Kingsway Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
MGM Ethics Committee for Research on Human Subject  Approved 
Nirmal Hospital Pvt Ltd Ethics Committee, Nirmal Hospital  Approved 
Panchshil Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sangini Hospital Ethics Committee,  Approved 
Unity Hospital Ethics Committee Unity Hospital, Unity Trauma Center and ICU  Approved 
Yashoda Academy of Medical Education and Research, Yashoda Hospitals  Submittted/Under Review 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M321||Systemic lupus erythematosus withorgan or system involvement,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  placebo + standard-of-care Initial 30 mg dose of placebo, followed by weekly doses (30 mg or 60 mg) of placebo through 52 weeks of the treatment period. subcutaneous injection 
Intervention  Zetomipzomib  -zetomipzomib 30 mg + standard-of-care Initial 30 mg dose of zetomipzomib, followed by weekly doses of 30 mg zetomipzomib through 52 weeks of the treatment period. subcutaneous injection -zetomipzomib 60 mg + standard-of-care Initial 30 mg dose of zetomipzomib, followed by weekly doses of 60 mg zetomipzomib through 52 weeks of the treatment period subcutaneous injection 
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  -Body mass index of ≥ 18 kg/m2 (m square)
eGFR ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (m square)
-Unequivocally positive ANA test result and/or a positive anti-dsDNA serum antibody test
-Diagnosis of LN according to 2003 or 2018 ISN/RPS criteria and confirmed by renal biopsy performed within 12 months prior to Screening.
-UPCR ≥1.0 (Class III/IV +/-V) or UPCR ≥2.0 (Class V)
-Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal function 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Current or medical history of:
-Central nervous system manifestations of SLE
-Overlapping autoimmune condition that may affect study assessments/outcomes
-Antiphospholipid syndrome with history of thromboembolic event of within the 52 weeks prior to Screening
-Thrombocytopenia or at high risk for developing clinically significant bleeding or organ dysfunction requiring therapies (i.e., plasmapheresis or acute blood or platelet transfusions
-Solid organ transplant or planned transplant during study
-Malignancy of any type, with exceptions for non-melanoma skin cancers and certain cancers >5 years ago
2) Has received dialysis within the 52 - weeks prior to Screening
3)Positive test at Screening for HIV, hepatitis B/C
4) Known intolerance to MMF or equivalent and corticosteroids 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Stratified randomization 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking
Modification(s)  
Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
The primary efficacy endpoint is the proportion of patients achieving complete renal response (CRR) at Week 37  37 Weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Partial Renal Response (PRR)  Week 37 
Partial Renal Response (PRR)
Complete Renal Response (CRR) 
Week 53 
Partial Renal Response (PRR)
Complete Renal Response (CRR) 
Week 25 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="279"
Sample Size from India="38" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
08/01/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  03/11/2023 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="3"
Months="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Other (Terminated) 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Other (Terminated) 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of zetomipzomib (30 mg or 60 mg) compared with placebo in achieving renal response after 52 weeks of treatment in patients with active lupus nephritis (LN). 

The study was terminated early.
 
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