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End Stage Renal DiseasePhase 4BelatPilotNCT02130817

Belatacept in Kidney Transplantation of Moderately Sensitized Patients

A Phase 4 study testing Belatacept, Tacrolimus withdrawal and Plasmapheresis/Intravenous Immunoglobulin G in people with End Stage Renal Disease and Antibody Mediated Rejection, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an immunosuppressive medication, Belatacept, as a replacement for a calcineurin inhibitor, in combination with a standard of care regimen of immunosuppressive medications and plasma exchange (plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin treatment) for… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
What is being tested?
Belatacept, Tacrolimus withdrawal and Plasmapheresis/Intravenous Immunoglobulin G
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
24 Sep 2014to 9 Oct 2015
Phase
Phase 4
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 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female subjects 18-70 years of age
  • Patient who is receiving an expanded criteria donor (ECD) or deceased cardiac donor (DCD) kidney
  • Have immunodominant donor specific antibodies (DSA) 1,000 - 4,000 mean fluorescent intensity (MFI) by single bead Luminex bioassay
  • Subjects must be capable of understanding the investigational nature and risks of the study and must sign a statement of informed consent
  • Female patients of child bearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within the past 48 hours prior to study inclusion and be willing to use contraceptives for the duration of the study and for 8 weeks after the last dose of study drug Women of Child-Bearing Potential (WOCBP) includes
  • Women who have experienced menarche and who have not undergone successful surgical sterilization or who are not post-menopausal
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  • Women using oral contraceptives, other hormonal contraceptives, or mechanical products such as intrauterine devices or barrier methods
  • Women who are practicing abstinence
  • Women who have a partner who is sterile (eg, due to vasectomy).
  • Women must not be breast-feeding
  • Male subjects must agree to use an acceptable method for contraception for the duration of the study
  • Patient must have known positive Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) serostatus

Who cannot join

  • Patient has previously received an organ transplant other than a kidney.
  • Patient is receiving an human leukocyte antigen (HLA) identical living donor transplant
  • Patient who is a recipient of a multiple organ transplant
  • Patient with a positive T or B cell crossmatch
  • Patient with a donor specific antibody (DSA) as deemed by the local PI to be associated with significant risk of rejection
  • Patient has received an ABO incompatible donor kidney
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  • Recipients will be receiving a dual or en bloc kidney transplant
  • Donor anticipated cold ischemia is > 30hours
  • Recipient or donor is known to be seropositive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) or B virus (HBV) except for hepatitis B surface antibody positive. HCV seropositive patients with a negative HCV viral load testing may be included.
  • Recipient or donor is known to be seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Seronegative or unknown EBV serostatus
  • Patient has uncontrolled concomitant infection or any other unstable medical condition that could interfere with the study objectives
  • Patients with tuberculosis who have not been treated for latent infection.
  • Patients at high risk for polyoma virus-associated nephropathy, which is mostly due to BK virus infection
  • Patients at high risk for polyoma virus-associated nephropathy, which is mostly due to BK virus infection
  • Patients with thrombocytopenia (PLT <75,000/mm3), and/or leucopoenia (WBC < 2,000/mm3), or anemia (hemoglobin < 6 g/dL) prior to study inclusion.
  • Patient is taking or has been taking an investigational drug in the 30 days prior to transplant
  • Patient who has undergone desensitization therapy within 6 months prior to transplant
  • Patient has a known hypersensitivity to belatacept, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, alemtuzumab, rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin, or glucocorticoids
  • Patient is receiving chronic steroid therapy at the time of transplant
  • Patients with a history of cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cell cancers cured by local resection) within the last 5 years
  • Patients with > Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy within 14 days before enrollment
  • Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment or New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiography evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities.
  • Female subject is pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study. Subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical illness
  • Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Wiscsonsin Hospital and Clinics

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

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About this study

Official title: Belatacept for the Management of Moderately Sensitized Patients at Risk for Delayed Graft Function (DGF)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an immunosuppressive medication, Belatacept, as a replacement for a calcineurin inhibitor, in combination with a standard of care regimen of immunosuppressive medications and plasma exchange (plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin treatment) for kidney transplant patients who are moderately sensitized against their deceased donor and at-risk for delayed graft function. The hypothesis is that moderately sensitized patients who receive Belatacept treatment with the standard of care regimen will lead to lower acute rejection rates than historical controls based on assessment of standard of care biopsies and standard Banff criteria.

Read the detailed description

This exploratory single-center, open-label safety and efficacy study will enroll 20 adult kidney transplants candidates, moderately sensitized against their deceased donor and at-risk for delayed graft function (DGF), to receive Belatacept (days 0,5, weeks 2,4,8 and 12 (10 mg/kg), and every 4 weeks thereafter (5 mg/kg)), plasma exchange (once before and twice after transplant) and Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) (100 mg/kg after each plasma exchange), along with Thymoglobulin (ATG) induction and Dexamethasone tapered dosing starting on the day of transplant at 100mg IV, tapered through Day 4, followed by prednisone at 30 mg on Day 5 with tapered dosing to prednisone 10 mg/d by one month, with a total observation period of 1 year. Patients will be tapered off tacrolimus by week 8 and will remain on mycophenolic acid and prednisone for the total length of the study. Subjects will be followed until 1 year post transplant.

Being tested
Belatacept, Tacrolimus withdrawal, Plasmapheresis/Intravenous Immunoglobulin G, Thymoglobulin (ATG), Myfortic
Keywords
Renal Transplant, Kidney Transplant, Mean flourescent Intensity, Delayed Graft Function, Antagonist of Thymocyte Cell Activation
Medical subject headings
Kidney Failure, Chronic, Delayed Graft Function

What participants receive

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

  • BelataceptDrug

    Also called Nujolix

    Belatacept will be added to the standard of care regimen and will be given at days 0,5, weeks 2, 4, 8 and 12 (10 mg/kg) and every 4 weeks (5 mg/kg) for one year.

  • Tacrolimus withdrawalDrug

    Tacrolimus dosing will begin on Days 1 through 5 post transplant at up to 2 mg BID to achieve target trough levels of 9-11 ng/ml. The dose will be tapered through the end of week 2 to achieve a trough level of 4 ng/ml which will be maintained for six weeks. Tacrolimus will be withdrawn at the end of eight weeks post transplant.

  • Plasmapheresis/Intravenous Immunoglobulin GProcedure or surgery

    Enrolled patients will start with standard of practice treatment including plasmapheresis and IVIG therapy twice after transplant, on days 2 and 4 and potentially once before transplant. Plasmapheresis and albumin exchange for one volume of blood will be performed in the infusion center at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UWHC). Each pheresis session will be completed by IVIG infusion. While plasmapheresis will help with the removal of circulating Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA), IVIG therapy will provide immunomodulatory characteristics that include sterilizing immunity from infections, inhibiting and scavenging activated complement fragments, modifying cell-mediated immune responses, inducing regulatory T cells and importantly, inhibiting deleterious antibody production.

  • Thymoglobulin (ATG)Drug

    Also called Anti-thymocyte globulin

    Thymoglobulin (ATG) Induction. Thymoglobulin will be administered to a total cumulative dose of 4.5-6 mg/kg via a peripheral or central vein, starting in the operating room.

  • MyforticDrug

    Patients will receive 720mg bid of Myfortic throughout the study, starting day 1 after surgery.

  • SteroidsDrug

    Also called Dexamethasone, Prednisone

    Patients will receive Dexamethasone IV on the day of surgery (Day 0) with tapered doses through Day 4 followed by prednisone tapered to 10mg/d by day 30.,

Study groups in NCT02130817
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BelataceptExperimentalBelatacept (nujolix): Tacrolimus withdrawal Standard of care(SOC) treatment: Plasmapheresis/Intravenous Immunoglobulin G (IVIG) therapy Thymoglobulin will be administered to a total cumulative dose of 4.5-6 mg/kg starting in the operating room. Maintenance immunosuppression: Myfortic: Patients will receive 720mg bid of Myfortic throughout the study, starting day 1 after surgery. Steroids: Patients will receive Dexamethasone IV on the day of surgery (Day 0) with tapered doses through Day 4 followed by prednisone tapered to 10mg/d by day 30.
Receives: Drug: Belatacept; Drug: Tacrolimus withdrawal; Procedure: Plasmapheresis/Intravenous Immunoglobulin G; Drug: Thymoglobulin (ATG); Drug: Myfortic; Drug: Steroids

What is being measured

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

  1. Acute rejection

    Acute rejection rates are based on assessment of standard of care biopsy (protocol and indication) and standard Banff criteria.

    Measured: one year

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Patient and Graft Survival

    The number of subjects alive and with functioning grafts at one year.

    Measured: One year

  2. Incidence of infections

    Number of subjects in the study who have developed infections, including cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK Virus, in the first year post-transplant

    Measured: One year

  3. Incidence of de novo donor specific antibody (DSA)

    Number of subjects who have developed donor specific antibodies at one year post transplant.

    Measured: One year

  4. Incidence of new onset diabetes

    Number of subjects in the study who have developed new onset diabetes since receiving the transplant

    Measured: One year

  5. Increase in estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)

    Number of subjects in the study whose eGFR has decreased to < 45 milliliters/ minute

    Measured: One year

  6. Incidence of malignancies

    Number of subjects in the study who have developed malignancies including post-transplant lymphoproliferative (PTLD) disorder

    Measured: One year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 May 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start24 Sep 2014
  3. Primary completion9 Oct 2015
  4. Study completion9 Oct 2015

Why it stopped: Organ transplant criteria made recruitment difficult. Closed with IRB 10/09/2015.

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02130817
Sponsor's protocol ID
Should be 2013-0672
Other IDs
IM103-327
Acronym
BelatPilot
Status last verified
Dec 2018
First submitted
30 Apr 2014
Last updated
17 Dec 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Trivedi HL, Terasaki PI, Feroz A, Everly MJ, Vanikar AV, Shankar V, Trivedi VB, Kaneku H, Idica AK, Modi PR, Khemchandani SI, Dave SD. Abrogation of anti-HLA antibodies via proteasome inhibition. Transplantation. 2009 May 27;87(10):1555-61. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181a4b91b.

    PubMed 19461494
  • Jordan SC, Pescovitz MD. Presensitization: the problem and its management. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006 May;1(3):421-32. doi: 10.2215/CJN.01651105. Epub 2006 Apr 12.

    PubMed 17699241
  • Stegall MD, Gloor J, Winters JL, Moore SB, Degoey S. A comparison of plasmapheresis versus high-dose IVIG desensitization in renal allograft recipients with high levels of donor specific alloantibody. Am J Transplant. 2006 Feb;6(2):346-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01178.x.

    PubMed 16426319
  • Vo AA, Lukovsky M, Toyoda M, Wang J, Reinsmoen NL, Lai CH, Peng A, Villicana R, Jordan SC. Rituximab and intravenous immune globulin for desensitization during renal transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jul 17;359(3):242-51. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0707894.

    PubMed 18635429
  • Montgomery RA, Zachary AA. Transplanting patients with a positive donor-specific crossmatch: a single center's perspective. Pediatr Transplant. 2004 Dec;8(6):535-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2004.00214.x.

    PubMed 15598320
  • Magee CC, Felgueiras J, Tinckam K, Malek S, Mah H, Tullius S. Renal transplantation in patients with positive lymphocytotoxicity crossmatches: one center's experience. Transplantation. 2008 Jul 15;86(1):96-103. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e318176ae2c.

    PubMed 18622284
  • Thielke JJ, West-Thielke PM, Herren HL, Bareato U, Ommert T, Vidanovic V, Campbell-Lee SA, Tzvetanov IG, Sankary HN, Kaplan B, Benedetti E, Oberholzer J. Living donor kidney transplantation across positive crossmatch: the University of Illinois at Chicago experience. Transplantation. 2009 Jan 27;87(2):268-73. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181919a16.

    PubMed 19155983
  • Jordan SC, Toyoda M, Vo AA. Intravenous immunoglobulin a natural regulator of immunity and inflammation. Transplantation. 2009 Jul 15;88(1):1-6. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181a9e89a.

    PubMed 19584672
  • Investigator Brochure. Belatacept (BMS-2224818), Version 13. Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development Department. 15 December 2010.

  • U.S. Prescribing information for Nulojix® (belatacept), Revised 06/2011. Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Belatacept, Tacrolimus withdrawal and Plasmapheresis/Intravenous Immunoglobulin G in people with End Stage Renal Disease and Antibody Mediated Rejection, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site 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?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 26 exclusion criteria. 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 17 Dec 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

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?

Acute rejection (time frame: one year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02130817, which also lists 10 linked publications.

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 17 Dec 2018.

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