Table 2.
Key exclusion criteria
| Hepatitis B or C |
| Polycystic kidney disease or anatomical causes of chronic kidney disease |
| Type 1 diabetes mellitus |
| Severe hepatic impairment (Child–Pugh class C) |
| Severe comorbidities or history of disease or disorder that would put patient at risk, affect participation, or influence study results |
| Confirmed COVID-19 in the past 4 weeks or severe COVID-19 at any point |
| Ongoing use of any biologic drug and/or small molecule targeting the immune system |
| Use of drugs that affect serum creatinine concentration in the past month |
| Concomitant use of medications associated with torsades de pointes or strong inducers/inhibitors of cytochrome P450 3A4 |
| Treatment with zileuton, leukotriene receptor antagonists (e.g., montelukast) or cilastatin in the past month |
| Treatment with simvastatin, lovastatin, or atorvastatin at doses more than 40 mg per day in the past month |
| Hypersensitivity to drugs with a chemical structure or class similar to that of AZD5718 |
| Pregnancy or breastfeeding |