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NCT05962788: VOCAL-EXT
Long-Term Voclosporin Treatment in Adolescent and Pediatric Subjects With Lupus Nephritis
Phase 3 trial testing voclosporin in Adolescent Lupus Nephritis in 4 participants. Terminated before completion.
4 July 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 3 |
| Status | Terminated |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 4 |
| Start date | 28 March 2024 |
| Primary completion | 4 July 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 4 July 2025 |
| Sites | 6 locations across Colombia, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- voclosporin — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Adolescent Lupus Nephritis — all drugs for Adolescent Lupus Nephritis →
- Pediatric Lupus Nephritis — all drugs for Pediatric Lupus Nephritis →
Sponsor
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. — full company profile →
Who can join
Adults 5 to 17, any sex, with Adolescent Lupus Nephritis or Pediatric Lupus Nephritis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of voclosporin for up to an additional 12 months following completion of treatment in the AUR-VCS-2020-03 study (VOCAL) in adolescent and pediatric subjects with lupus nephritis.
Publications & conference data
4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Systemic lupus erythematosus: pathogenesis and targeted therapy.
Su X, Yu H, Lei Q, Chen X, et al · · 2024 · cited 33× · PMID 39472388 · DOI 10.1186/s43556-024-00217-8 -
Juvenile-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Recent Advances in Pathogenesis and Treatment.
Natoli V, Charras A, Smith EM, Hedrich CM. · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 41410901 · DOI 10.1007/s11926-025-01207-7 -
Global perspectives on lupus nephritis: a review of clinical trials and therapeutic innovations.
Xu J, Zhang Y, Huang H, Cao Y. · · 2026 · PMID 42233033 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1762892 -
The evolving landscape of rheumatic drugs and their indications in paediatric and adolescent care.
Ciurtin C, Sparchez M, Elephtheriou D, Brogan P. · · 2025 · PMID 40845184 · DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf455
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Related trials
Other Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. trials
Trials by the same sponsor.
- NCT05288855 — Voclosporin in Adolescent and Pediatric Subjects With Lupus Nephritis · Phase 3 · terminated
- NCT05337124 — A Prospective Observational Registry of Patients Treated With LUPKYNIS® (Voclosporin) in the US · completed
- NCT05306379 — Drug-Drug Interaction Study to Investigate Effects of Voclosporin on Pharmacokinetics of Simvastatin · Phase 1 · completed
- NCT04147650 — Dose Ranging Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Voclosporin Ophthalmic Solution in Subjects With Dry Eye Syndrom · Phase 2, PHASE3 · completed
- NCT03597464 — Aurinia Renal Assessments 2: Aurinia Renal Response in Lupus With Voclosporin · Phase 3 · completed
Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05962788 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 9 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Last refreshed: 10 February 2026
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