- Patients must not have proteinuria at screening as demonstrated by either 1) urine protein: creatinine (UPC) ratio > 1.0 at screening, OR 2) urine dipstick for proteinuria ≥ 2+ (patients discovered to have ≥2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo a 24 hour urine collection and must demonstrate ≤ 1g of protein in 24 hours to be eligible)