Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Narsoplimab, a Novel MASP-2 Inhibitor for the Treatment of IgA Nephropathy

Narsoplimab is a human monoclonal antibody against mannan-associated lectin-binding serine protease-2 (MASP-2). Now in a phase 3 study, narsoplimab was evaluated in a staged phase 2 study assessing safety and effectiveness in high-risk patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN).Substudy 1 was a single-arm open-label study of 12 weekly infusions and tapered corticosteroids, with 6 weeks of follow-up. In substudy 2, patients were randomized 1:1 to...