Status:

COMPLETED

Desensitization in Kidney Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

University of Cincinnati

Collaborating Sponsors:

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Conditions:

HLA Sensitization

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To determine if deletional strategies will provide effective desensitization.

Detailed Description

A prospective iterative trial of proteasome inhibitor (PI)-based therapy for reducing HLAantibody (Ab) levels was conducted in five phases differing in bortezomib dosing density and plasmapheresis tim...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age between 18 and 65
  • Voluntary written informed consent
  • Patient on deceased donor wait list with a current or peak cytotoxic or calculated panel reactive antibody (PRA) \> 20%

Exclusion

  • Myocardial infarction within 6 months
  • Patient received investigational drug within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment
  • Serious medical or psychological illness
  • Diagnosed with malignancy within three years, except complete research of basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of skin, an insitu malignancy or low risk prostate cancer after curative therapy
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 1000
  • Receipt of live vaccine within 4 weeks of study entry
  • Female subject that is breast feeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00908583

Start Date

May 1 2009

End Date

November 1 2012

Last Update

April 1 2016

Active Locations (2)

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The Christ Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267

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University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267