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. 2023 Jan 18;38(9):2041–2051. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfad009

Table 1:

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the FLOW trial.

Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
• Informed consent
• Male or female
• Age ≥18 years (except for Japan where participants
must be ≥20 years)
• Diagnosis of T2D
• HbA1c ≤10% (≤86 mmol/mol)
• Renal impairment, defined as either:
eGFRa ≥50 and ≤75 ml/min/1.73 m2 and UACR >300 and <5000 mg/gb,c
or
eGFRa ≥25 and <50 ml/min/1.73 m2 and
UACR >100 and <5000 mg/gb
• Stable treatment with maximum labelled or tolerated
dose of a RAAS blocking agentd
• Known or suspected hypersensitivity to trial product(s) or related products
• Pregnancy, breastfeeding or intention to become pregnant; child-bearing potential and not
using a highly effective contraceptive method
• Participation in any clinical trial of an approved or non-approved investigational medicinal
product within 30 days before screening
• Any disorder which, in the investigator's opinion, might jeopardise a subject's safety or
compliance with the protocol
• Congenital or hereditary kidney diseasese or autoimmune kidney diseasesf
• MI, stroke, hospitalisation for unstable angina or TIA within 60 days prior to the day of
screening; NYHA class IV; or planned coronary, carotid or peripheral artery
revascularisation
• Use of any GLP-1RA within 30 days prior to screening
• Personal or first-degree relative(s) with a history of MEN2 or MTC
• Chronic or intermittent haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis within ≤90 days
• Uncontrolled and potentially unstable diabetic retinopathy or maculopathyg
• Presence or history of malignant neoplasm within 5 years prior to the day of screeningh
• Prior solid organ transplant or awaiting solid organ transplant
• Combination use of ACE inhibitor and ARB

aBased on the CKD-EPI formula.

bMeasurements taken ≤90 days before screening with subject in usual health condition.

cNumber of participants with eGFR ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m2 capped at 20% of randomised participants.

dACE inhibitor or ARB, unless such treatment is contraindicated or not tolerated.

eIncluding PKD.

fIncluding glomerulonephritis or congenital urinary tract malformations.

gVerified by a fundus examination performed within the past 90 days prior to screening or in the period between screening and randomisation; eye examination performed by a suitably qualified healthcare provider (e.g. optometrist or ophthalmologist).

hBasal and squamous cell skin cancer and any carcinoma in situ were allowed.

ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; MEN2, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2; MI, myocardial infarction; MTC, medullary thyroid carcinoma; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PKD, polycystic kidney disease; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.