Status:

TERMINATED

Immune Monitoring and CNI Withdrawal in Low Risk Recipients of Kidney Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation

Conditions:

Kidney Transplant Recipients

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The study will compare how well transplanted kidneys work and the response of people's immune systems as tacrolimus, a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), is withdrawn. In addition, this research study will ...

Detailed Description

Kidney transplantation is a treatment option for people with kidney disease. However, there is still much to learn about how to best care for the transplanted kidney and keep it functioning for a long...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA -
  • Initial Enrollment/Screening: Patients who meet all of the following criteria are eligible for enrollment as study subjects:
  • Subject must be able to understand and provide written informed consent;
  • Primary living-donor (related or unrelated) kidney transplant recipients;
  • Peak flow-based PRAs for class I and class II \<30%(performed by local center);
  • Current (within 8 weeks prior to transplantation) flow-based PRAs for class I and class II \<30% (performed by local center);
  • No donor specific antibody by flow solid phase method on the peak PRA serum (if serum available), or on the current PRA serum (within 8 weeks prior to transplantation) performed by central core laboratory. If the sera for the peak PRA is not available, then only the current PRA serum will be tested;
  • Negative T-cell and B-cell crossmatch by flow cytometry (performed by local center);
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) upon study entry;
  • Female and male subjects with reproductive potential must agree to use FDA approved methods of birth control while participating in the study.
  • Inclusion Criteria for Randomization:
  • Participants who meet all of the following criteria are eligible for randomization:
  • No history of acute rejection episodes;
  • The pre-randomization protocol biopsy should confirm no rejection, including borderline rejection (based on the central pathology read);
  • No donor specific antibody as detected by flow solid phase method (performed by the central core laboratory).
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA -
  • Initial Enrollment/Screening:
  • Participants who meet any of these criteria are not eligible for enrollment as study subjects:
  • Recipient of multiple organ transplants;
  • Prior history of organ transplantation;
  • Deceased-donor source;
  • Any condition that would preclude protocol biopsies;
  • HLA identical recipients;
  • Currently breast-feeding or plans to become pregnant during the timeframe of the study follow up period;
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the subject's ability to comply with study requirements;
  • Inability or unwillingness to comply with study protocol;
  • Use of investigational drugs within 4 weeks of study entry and for the duration of the study;
  • Recent recipient of any licensed or investigational live attenuated vaccine(s) within two months of prior to study entry.
  • Exclusion Criteria for Randomization:
  • Participants who meet any of these criteria are not eligible for randomization:
  • Subjects who receive less than 4.5mg/kg of Rabbit ATG (Thymoglobulin®) induction therapy;
  • Subjects who test positive for BKV by PCR in the blood at 6 months post-transplant;
  • Any condition that would preclude protocol biopsies;
  • Currently breast-feeding or plans to become pregnant during the timeframe of the study follow up period;
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the subject's ability to comply with study requirements;
  • Inability or unwillingness of a subject to give written informed consent or comply with study protocol;
  • Use of investigational drugs within 4 weeks of study entry and for the duration of the study;
  • Subjects who receive less than 1500 mg daily of Mycophenolate Mofetil (CellCept®) or equivalent.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 1 2015

    Estimated Enrollment :

    52 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01517984

    Start Date

    November 1 2010

    End Date

    May 1 2015

    Last Update

    September 11 2017

    Active Locations (11)

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    University of California Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, United States, 90055

    2

    Yale University School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520-8029

    3

    Brigham & Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

    4

    University of Michigan Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109