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Kidney TransplantationPhase 2FREEDOM-2NCT01649388

A Safety and Efficacy Study of FCR001 Cell Therapy in Previously Transplanted Living Donor Kidney Recipients

A Phase 2 study testing FCR001 in people with Kidney Transplantation, run by Talaris Therapeutics Inc. at 3 sites in United States.

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Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

An open-label study to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of FCR001 cell therapy in adult recipients 3-12 months after kidney transplantation from a living donor. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Transplantation
What is being tested?
FCR001
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
15 Oct 2012to 28 Feb 2023
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Recipient age ≥18 years old.
  2. Donor age ≥18 and ≤60 years old at the time of signing informed consent.
  3. Recipient of a first kidney transplant from a living donor 3-12 months prior to signing informed consent.
  4. Stable renal allograft function ≥60 mL/min/1.73m^2 prior to screening (defined as <25% decrease in eGFR (by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula [MDRD4]) between the last 2 consecutive visits and per investigator judgment).
  5. Donor between 3 weeks and 12 months after kidney donation, willing to undergo mobilization, apheresis, and 12-month safety follow-up.

Main Exclusion Criteria (Recipient and Donor):

  1. Donor/recipient crossmatch positive at time of living donor kidney transplantation.
  2. Recipient or donor with use of other investigational drugs within 30 days (or within 5 drug half-lives) of signing informed consent.
  3. Recipient or donor with history of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or drugs of similar chemical classes.
  4. Recipient and donor who are identical twins.
  5. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) woman.
  6. Recipient or donor with history of malignancy or premalignant syndrome (e.g., myelodysplastic syndrome, monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance [MGRS], monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significant [MGUS]) of any organ system (other than localized excised non-melanomatous lesions of the skin or in-situ cervical cancer), treated or untreated, within the past 5 years, regardless of whether there is evidence of local recurrence or metastases.
  7. Recipient or donor with known bone marrow aplasia. Main Exclusion Criteria (Recipient-Only):
  8. Multi-organ or cell transplant recipient.
  9. Blood type ABO incompatible with donor.
  10. Positive donor-specific antibody (DSA) at any time pre- or post-transplant (to be confirmed within 30 days prior to FCR001 infusion).
  11. Panel Reactive Antibodies (PRA) >80% at the time of living donor kidney transplantation.
  12. Induction with alemtuzumab at the time of living donor kidney transplantation.
  13. History of acute rejection (biopsy-proven or suspected and treated) or recurrent kidney disease following living donor kidney transplantation.
  14. Findings consistent with acute rejection or recurrent disease on the Screening biopsy.
  15. Demonstrated intolerance to maintenance immunosuppression with tacrolimus and MMF or MPS.
  16. Being maintained on oral corticosteroids (prednisone >10 mg/day or equivalent).
  17. Positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C virus (HCV). Recipients with history of HCV infection may participate if there is a documented history of treatment with an anti-HCV agent and either one (1) documented negative PCR at least three (3) months after last dose of treatment, or two (2) documented negative PCRs at least 2 weeks apart over a maximum of 4 weeks.
  18. Positive for BKV, CMV, or EBV by PCR at screening.
  19. Having any baseline condition requiring or anticipated to require chronic or intermittent use of systemic steroids or other IS (e.g., autoimmune disease, asthma) throughout the course of the study.
  20. Having a body mass index (BMI) < 18 or > 35 kg/m^2.
  21. Requiring systemic anticoagulation, (e.g., for hypercoagulation disorders, deep vein thrombosis, atrial fibrillation) that cannot be temporarily interrupted with would preclude renal biopsy.
  22. Having contraindication to TBI according to local radiologist.
  23. History of autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor or mesenchymal stem cell transplant prior to signing informed consent. Main Exclusion Criteria (Donor-Only):
  24. Biologically unrelated (i.e., no genetic relationship) female donor transplant to male recipient.

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • University of Minnesota Medical Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: A Single-arm, Multi-center, Exploratory Safety and Efficacy Study of FCR001 Cell-based Therapy to Induce Donor-specific Tolerance in Previously Transplanted Recipients of a Kidney From a Living Donor, and Safety in FCR001 Donors

An open-label study to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of FCR001 cell therapy in adult recipients 3-12 months after kidney transplantation from a living donor.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, and overall benefit of FCR001 cell therapy in previously transplanted recipients of a kidney from a living donor.

FCR001 is a novel, cryopreserved allogeneic somatic cell therapy, derived from mobilized peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the same donor as the allograft, and containing hematopoietic progenitor cells, facilitating cells, and αβ T cells. The rationale is to establish durable chimerism and donor-specific tolerance in the recipient enabling freedom from chronic immunosuppression (IS) and its associated toxicities.

Being tested
FCR001
Keywords
Selective allograft tolerance, Stem cell therapy, Living donor kidney transplant, Immune tolerance, Durable chimerism, Immunosuppression, Immunosuppressive medications, Organ transplant rejection, Anti-rejection medications

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • FCR001Biological

    Enriched hematopoietic stem cell infusion

Study groups in NCT01649388
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
FCR001ExperimentalRecipients 3-12 months post-living kidney transplantation undergo non-myeloablative conditioning followed by infusion of an enriched hematopoietic stem cell product derived from the same living donor's peripheral blood stem cells
Receives: Biological: FCR001

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Proportion of FCR recipients (FCR-R) who are free from immunosuppression (IS), without biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR), at 24 months post-FCR001 infusion

    Measured: From infusion to 24 months

Secondary outcomes (15)
  1. Change in renal function (estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate [eGFR] by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease [MDRD4]) from baseline (Day 1, prior to FCR001 infusion) to Month 24 in FCR recipients

    Measured: From Day 1 prior to infusion to 24 months

  2. Renal allograft function (eGFR by MDRD4)

    Measured: From infusion to 24 months and 60 months

  3. Change in renal allograft function over time by MDRD4

    Measured: From infusion to 24 months and 60 months

  4. Renal allograft function (eGFR) by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula

    Measured: From infusion to 24 months and 60 months

  5. Change in renal allograft function over time by CKD-EPI

    Measured: From infusion to 24 months and 60 months

  6. Time to event for the composite of BPAR, renal graft loss, death, or lost to follow-up and each component

    Measured: From infusion to 60 months

  7. Incidence of composite endpoint of BPAR, renal graft loss, or death

    Measured: From infusion to 12 months, 24 months and 60 months

  8. Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and AEs leading to study and/or regimen discontinuation

    Measured: From informed consent to 12 months, 24 months and 60 months

  9. Incidence of BK viremia, viruria, infection, and nephropathy

    Measured: From informed consent to 12 months, 24 months and 60 months

  10. Incidence of donor chimerism by visit

    Measured: From infusion to 60 months

  11. Incidence of acute and chronic GvHD

    Measured: From infusion to 60 months

  12. Incidence of engraftment syndrome

    Measured: From infusion to 60 months

  13. Incidence of recipient autologous apheresis product infusion

    Measured: From infusion to 60 months

  14. Renal graft survival for recipients transiently chimeric

    Measured: From infusion to 60 months

  15. Incidence of composite endpoint of BPAR, death, renal graft loss, or lost to follow-up in FCR-R who did not achieve durable chimerism or able to wean or remain off IS

    Measured: From infusion to 60 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Jul 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study start15 Oct 2012
  3. Primary completion28 Feb 2023
  4. Study completion28 Feb 2023

Why it stopped: study terminated by sponsor

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
approximately 15 Donor/Recipient pairs
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01649388
Sponsor's protocol ID
FCR001B2201
Acronym
FREEDOM-2
Status last verified
Feb 2023
First submitted
29 Jun 2012
Last updated
2 Mar 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing FCR001 in people with Kidney Transplantation, run by Talaris Therapeutics Inc. at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Mar 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Proportion of FCR recipients (FCR-R) who are free from immunosuppression (IS), without biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR), at 24 months post-FCR001 infusion (time frame: From infusion to 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Mar 2023.

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