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Trial reportBMJ open2024

Finerenone cardiovascular and kidney outcomes by age and sex: FIDELITY post hoc analysis of two phase 3, multicentre, double-blind trials.

Shweta Bansal, Maria E F Canziani, Rita Birne, Stefan D Anker, George L Bakris, Gerasimos Filippatos, Peter Rossing, Luis M Ruilope, Alfredo E Farjat, Peter Kolkhof and 3 more

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in BMJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02540993 phase3completednot on this map

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Multicenter, Event-driven Phase 3 Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Finerenone, in Addition to Standard of Care, on the Progression of Kidney Disease in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Clinical Diagnosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease

TypeinterventionalSponsorBayerRan2015 to 2020Enrolled5,734ConditionsChronic Kidney DiseaseArmsFinerenone (BAY94-8862), Placebo
NCT02545049 phase3completednot on this map

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Multicenter, Event-driven Phase 3 Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone on the Reduction of Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Clinical Diagnosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease in Addition to Standard of Care.

TypeinterventionalSponsorBayerRan2015 to 2021Enrolled7,352ConditionsDiabetic Kidney DiseaseArmsFinerenone (BAY94-8862), Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Finerenone in mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction and chronic kidney disease: a narrative review.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 11 institutions in 8 countries.

Shweta BansalDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA bansals3@uthscsa.edu.
Maria E F CanzianiNephrology Division, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rita BirneDepartment of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal.
Stefan D AnkerDepartment of Cardiology (CVK) of German Heart Center Charité; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
George L BakrisDepartment of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Gerasimos FilippatosNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Peter RossingSteno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark.
Luis M RuilopeCardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research imas12, Madrid, Spain.
Alfredo E FarjatResearch and Development, Clinical Data Sciences and Analytics, Bayer PLC, Reading, UK.
Peter KolkhofResearch and Early Development, Cardiovascular Precision Medicines, Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany.
Andrea LageCardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development, Bayer SA, São Paulo, Brazil.
Meike BrinkerCardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development, Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany.
Bertram PittDepartment of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Bayer (Germany) · DEBayer (United Kingdom) · GBCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEHospital Universitario 12 De Octubre · ESNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSteno Diabetes Centers · DKThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BRUniversity of Chicago · USUniversity of Lisbon · PTUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of finerenone, a selective, non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, on cardiovascular and kidney outcomes by age and/or sex.

designFIDELITY post hoc analysis; median follow-up of 3 years.

settingFIDELITY: a prespecified analysis of the FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD trials.

participantsAdults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease receiving optimised renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (N=13 026).

interventionsRandomised 1:1; finerenone or placebo. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Cardiovascular (cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke or hospitalisation for heart failure (HHF)) and kidney (kidney failure, sustained ≥57% estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline or renal death) composite outcomes.

resultsMean age was 64.8 years; 45.2%, 40.1% and 14.7% were aged <65, 65-74 and ≥75 years, respectively; 69.8% were male. Cardiovascular benefits of finerenone versus placebo were consistent across age (HR 0.94 (95% CI 0.81 to 1.10) (<65 years), HR 0.84 (95% CI 0.73 to 0.98) (65-74 years), HR 0.80 (95% CI 0.65 to 0.99) (≥75 years); P

conclusionsFinerenone improved cardiovascular and kidney composite outcomes with no significant heterogeneity between age and sex subgroups; however, the effect on HHF appeared more pronounced in males. Finerenone demonstrated a similar safety profile across age and sex subgroups. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS: NCT02540993, NCT02545049.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Heart FailureRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansKidneyMaleMiddle AgedNaphthyridinesfinerenoneNaphthyridinescardiovascular diseasediabetes & endocrinologydiabetic nephropathy & vascular diseaserisk factors

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PMID38508632
PMCPMC10952937
OpenAlexW4394764959

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