Status:

WITHDRAWN

Utilization of Hepatitis B Virus NAT+ Donors for Hepatitis B Vaccinated Lung Transplant Candidates

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Conditions:

Lung Transplant

Hepatitis B

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of transplanting lungs from hepatitis B virus (HBV) nucleic acid test positive (NAT+) donors into HBV vaccinated HBV surface antibod...

Detailed Description

Despite advances in organ preservation and the use of increasingly sophisticated bridge-to-transplant therapies, there is significant waitlist mortality among lung transplant candidates. Between 2017-...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-70 years
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Willing and able to travel to the University of Pennsylvania for routine post-transplant study visits
  • Pre-menopausal women must agree to use birth control in accordance with the Mycophenolate Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) following transplant
  • Both men and women must agree to use at least one barrier method of birth control or remain abstinent following transplant due to risk of HBV transmission
  • Appropriate HBV vaccine pre-transplant response, defined as HBV sAb ≥12.00 mIU/mL

Exclusion

  • Donor characteristics:
  • Donation after circulatory death donor
  • Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) NAT+
  • PaO2/FiO2 \<300 on FiO2 = 100% and PEEP=5
  • Age \>55 years
  • Smoking history \>20 pack years
  • Transplant candidate characteristics:
  • Age \>70 years
  • Any chronic liver disease (excluding non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)) associated with persistently elevated liver enzymes
  • Significant fibrosis (≥F2 on Fibroscan or Fib4 ≥1.67 (for patients unable to complete Fibroscan and without liver disease risk factors))
  • Inadequate insurance coverage of entecavir, tenofovir disoproxil, or tenofovir alafenamide
  • Retransplant candidate
  • Current use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or mechanical ventilation as a bridge to lung transplantation
  • HIV infection
  • Chronic kidney disease with estimated glomerular filtrate rate less than 50 ml/min/1.73 m2
  • Small bowel dysmotility or plan for prolonged medications and/or nutrition via tube route in the post-transplant period
  • Significant human leukocyte antibody (HLA) sensitization (Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (CPRA) ≥60%)
  • Planned or high likelihood of anti-thymocyte globulin induction immunosuppression or rituximab treatment
  • Known hypercoagulable states including positive antiphospholipid antibodies with prior venous or arterial thromboembolic events or Factor V Leiden or Prothrombin mutations with or without prior venous or arterial thromboembolic events
  • History of hypersensitivity or anaphylactic reaction to immune globulin or similar products
  • Receiving or anticipated to receive drugs with significant entecavir or tenofovir interactions including phenytoin/fosphenytoin, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, primidone, rifabutin, and rifampin

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 6 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05404919

Start Date

September 6 2022

End Date

August 1 2024

Last Update

August 6 2024

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Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19146