The Prevention of Nephrotoxin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Using Cilastatin (PONTiAK) Trial: A Phase 2B Vanguard Design, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Latest Information Update: 30 Mar 2026
At a glance
- Drugs Cilastatin (Primary)
- Indications Acute kidney injury
- Focus Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms PONTiAK
- Sponsors Arch Biopartners
Most Recent Events
- 20 Mar 2026 Accoring to Arch Biopartners media release, the Company is working to form a new U.S. arm of the PONTiAK trial to increase the clinical audience of cilastatin as a new treatment to prevent AKI and support patient enrollment. Trial is currently recruiting at hospital sites in both Calgary and Edmonton and plans to enroll a total of 698 patients in five hospital sites in Alberta.
- 22 Jul 2025 Accoring to Arch Biopartners media release, company announced that this trial has commenced patient recruitment at its primary clinical sites in Alberta, Canada
- 22 Jul 2025 Planned number of patients changed from 900 to 698, accoring to Arch Biopartners media release.