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Kidney Transplant RejectionPhase 2NCT03897205

An Efficacy and Safety Study of Imlifidase in Treatment of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients

A Phase 2 study testing Imlifidase and Plasma Exchange in people with Kidney Transplant Rejection, run by Hansa Biopharma AB at 14 sites in 5 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate how efficiently the study medication imlifidase reduces the amount of donor specific antibodies (DSA) in comparison with plasma exchange (PE) therapy, in patients who have had an active or chronic active antibody mediated rejection (AMR) after being kidney transplanted. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Transplant Rejection
What is being tested?
Imlifidase and Plasma Exchange
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
14 sitesin 5 countries
Study dates
30 Apr 2019to 16 Nov 2022
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

Who may be able to join

  • Signed Informed Consent obtained before any study-related procedures
  • Willingness and ability to comply with the protocol
  • Male and/or female donor kidney recipients age ≥18 years at the time of screening
  • Presence of DSA(s)
  • Meet the Banff 2017 criteria for active or chronic active AMR
  • At least 25% rise in serum creatinine compared to last individual value taken prior to the AMR. Patients with delayed graft function and AMR within 10 days after transplant (confirmed by kidney biopsy) can be included regardless of serum creatinine level
  • Women of child-bearing potential willing or able to use at least one highly effective contraceptive method throughout the study. In the context of this study, an effective method is defined as those which result in low failure rate (i.e. less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly
  • Men willing to use double-barrier contraception from the first day of treatment until at least 2 months after the dose of imlifidase, if not abstinent

Who cannot join

  • Previous treatment with imlifidase
  • Previous high dose IVIg treatment (2 g/kg) within 28 days prior to inclusion
  • Lactating or pregnant females
  • Significantly abnormal general serum screening lab results judged inappropriate for inclusion in the study by the investigator
  • Intake of other investigational drugs within 5 half-lives (or similar) of the product prior to inclusion
  • Clinically relevant active infection(s) as judged by the investigator
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  • Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator could increase the subject's risk by participating in the study such as severe immune deficiency and severe cardiac insufficiency [New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV] or severe uncontrolled heart disease
  • Known allergy/sensitivity to imlifidase, IVIg and/or rituximab and the respective excipients
  • Patient unable to tolerate treatment with plasmapheresis or immunoadsorption, as judged by the investigator
  • Unsuitable to participate in the study for any other reason as judged by the investigator
  • Positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
  • Current diagnosis or history of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), or known familial history of TTP

Trial locations and contacts

14 sites in 5 countries.

14 sites in 5 countries

United States4 sites
  • Brigham and Women Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048

  • New York University Grossman School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

Other trials in United States

France4 sites
  • Hôpital Pellegrin

    Bordeaux, 33076

  • CHU Grenoble Alpes - Néphrologie, dialyse et transplantation

    Grenoble, 38043

  • Hôpital Saint-Louis. Service de Néphrologie et Transplantation

    Paris, 75475

  • Hôpital Necker - Service de Néphrologie - Transplantation

    Paris, 75743

Other trials in France

Australia3 sites
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital

    Adelaide, 5000

  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3050

  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Sydney

Other trials in Australia

Germany2 sites
  • Charité-Universitätsmedizin. Dept. of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care

    Berlin, 13353

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

    Hanover, 30625

Other trials in Germany

Austria1 site
  • Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III, Klinische Abteilung für Nephrologie MUW

    Vienna, 1090

Other trials in Austria

About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Open-Label, Multi-Centre, Active Control, Efficacy and Safety Study of Imlifidase in Eliminating Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies in the Treatment of Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients

The purpose of this study was to investigate how efficiently the study medication imlifidase reduces the amount of donor specific antibodies (DSA) in comparison with plasma exchange (PE) therapy, in patients who have had an active or chronic active antibody mediated rejection (AMR) after being kidney transplanted. The purpose was also to investigate and compare safety for these two treatments.

Read the detailed description

Antibodies to human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) have a strong correlation with allograft injury and loss. Treatment with imlifidase, PE and immunoabsorption (IA) all aim to reduce antibody levels.

This study compared the reduction in DSA levels after treatment with imlifidase and PE in patients diagnosed with active or chronic active AMR (according to Banff 2017 or Banff 2019 criteria) having at least a 25% rise in serum creatinine compared with last measurement prior to the AMR. (Patients with delayed graft function and AMR within 10 days after kidney transplantation could be included regardless of serum creatinine level.) Eligible patients were randomized to either 1 dose of imlifidase (0.25 mg/kg) or 5-10 sessions of PEs (IA could replace PE at the discretion of the investigator).

All patients received pulse methylprednisolone Day 1 to Day 3, followed by a tapering schedule with prednisolone/prednisone. Patients randomised to imlifidase received their first dose of methylprednisolone before imlifidase was administered. The patients did also receive high dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) 3 days after imlifidase treatment or directly after the last PE. In addition a single dose of rituximab was given 5 days after completed IVIg infusion.

Being tested
Imlifidase, Plasma Exchange

What participants receive

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

  • ImlifidaseDrug

    Also called HMED-IdeS, IdeS, IgG endopeptidase

    Imlifidase is an immunoglobulin G (IgG) degrading enzyme of Streptococcus pyrogenes that cleaves all 4 human subclasses of IgG with strict specificity.

  • Plasma ExchangeOther

    The subject's plasma is removed and discarded and the subject receives replacement donor plasma, albumin, or a combination of albumin and saline. IA may be used instead of PE to the discretion of the investigator. IA is achieved by passing a subject's plasma over columns that bind immunoglobulins and then the plasma is passed back to the subject.

Study groups in NCT03897205
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ImlifidaseExperimentalSubjects randomized to imlifidase treatment received one intravenous dose of imlifidase, 0.25 mg/kg, administered over 15 minutes.
Receives: Drug: Imlifidase
Plasma ExchangeActive comparatorSubjects randomized to plasma exchange (PE) treatment received 5-10 sessions of PE, as judged by the investigator. Immunoadsorption (IA) could replace PE, at the discretion of the investigator.
Receives: Other: Plasma Exchange

What is being measured

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

  1. Maximum Reduction in Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) Level During the 5 Days Following the Start of Treatment

    Maximum reduction (%) in the sum of DSA at any time point during the 5 days following the start of treatment.

    Only DSA with ≥1000 mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) at pre-treatment were included in the calculations.

    Clarification: The higher the maximum reduction percentage the lower the remaining DSA level.

    Measured: Start of treatment until 5 days following start of treatment

Secondary outcomes (18)
  1. Reduction in DSA Levels After Treatment

    DSA levels were assessed at all visits throughout the study. The results are presented as reduction (%) from baseline. Clarification: The higher the reduction percentage the lower the remaining DSA level. Please observe that a negative reduction value represents an increase in DSA level from baseline.

    Measured: Screening until Day 180

  2. Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Levels

    eGFR as calculated from p-creatinine is a measure of kidney function. eGFR was assessed at all visits throughout the study.

    Measured: Screening until Day 180

  3. Urine Albumine/Creatinine Ratio

    The albumine/creatinine ratio in urine is a measure of kidney function.

    Measured: Pre-dose until Day 180

  4. Number of Patients With Graft Loss Within 180 Days of Treatment

    Information on patients who experienced graft loss was collected throughout the study.

    Measured: Screening until Day 180

  5. Number of Patients With Signs or no Signs of Transplant Glomerulopathy at Day 180

    Biopsies collected 180 days after treatment were analysed for signs of glomerulopathy.

    Measured: Day 180

  6. Number of Patients With Different Types of Kidney Histopathology Throughout the Trial

    Kidney biopsies were assessed according to the Banff (2017) criteria at screening (baseline), Day 29, and Day 180.

    Abbreviations: AMR=Antibody mediated rejection, CMR=cell-mediated rejection

    Measured: Screening, Day 29 and Day 180

  7. Number of Patients With Resolved AMR as Assessed by Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) Levels

    Kidney biopsies were taken at screening, Day 29, and Day 180. Changes from baseline in mRNA levels were assessed as evidence of resolved AMR.

    Measured: Screening, Day 29, and Day 180

  8. Number of Administered Plasma Exchange (PE) and Immunoadsorption (IA) Sessions

    Total number of administered PE and IA sessions to each treatment group are presented during the complete trial (Day 1 to Day 180) and for the time period: start of IVIg administration to Day 180.

    Measured: Day 1 to Day 180

  9. Total Serum Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Levels Until Administration of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg)

    Total serum IgG levels over time following treatment until administration of IVIg.

    Please observe, IVIg was initiated on Day 4 (before 96 h measurement) for the imlifidase group.

    Measured: Pre-dose until Day 6

  10. Number of Patients With Intact IgG, Single-cleaved IgG (scIgG), F(ab')2 Fragments Following Treatment Until Administration of IVIg

    Presence of IgG, scIgG, and F(ab')2 was analysed using sodium dodecyl-sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE)/western blot.

    Of note, IVIg was administered on Day 4 (before 96 h measurement) to patients treated with imlifidase. Hence no analyses beyond this timepoint were performed for this group.

    Measured: Start of treatment (Day 1) up to administration of IVIg on Day 4 (imlifidase group) and until administration of IVIg within Day 15 (PE group)

  11. DSA Functionality Determined by C1q Analysis Pre- and Post-treatment

    An MFI value above 6000 is indicative of complement fixation. Analysis of DSA functionality assessed as mean MFI levels was done before and after treatment.

    Measured: Screening until Day 6

  12. Pharmacokinetic (PK) Profile of Imlifidase: Cmax

    Cmax = Maximum observed plasma concentration of imlifidase following dosing

    Measured: Pre-dose, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 6 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 96 h, Day 6, Day 8, Day 1, and Day 15

  13. PK Profile of Imlifidase: Tmax

    Tmax = Time point for maximum observed plasma concentration of imlifidase following dosing

    Measured: Pre-dose, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 6 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 96 h, Day 6, Day 8, Day 1, and Day 15

  14. PK Profile of Imlifidase: t1/2

    t1/2 = terminal half-life of imlifidase (refers to the time required for plasma concentration of a drug to decrease by 50%) Different mathematical models are available to describe how drugs are adsorbed, distributed, metabolised, and eliminated from the body. The time-concentration curve of imlifidase could be fitted to the so called 2-compartment model. This model divide the body into a central and an peripheral compartment. The central compartment consist of the plasma and tissues where the distribution is fast and the peripheral consists of tissues where the distribution of the drug is slower. As a result the elimination of imlifidase consists of an initial phase with a short half life (alpha-t1/2) and an elimination phase with a longer half-life (beta-t1/2).

    Measured: Pre-dose, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 6 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 96 h, Day 6, Day 8, Day 1, and Day 15

  15. PK Profile of Imlifidase: AUC

    Area under the imlifidase plasma concentration vs time curve (AUC)

    Measured: Pre-dose, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 6 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 96 h, Day 6, Day 8, Day 1, and Day 15

  16. PK Profile of Imlifidase: CL

    Clearance (CL) of imlifidase means the volume of blood cleared of imlifidase per unit of time.

    Measured: Pre-dose, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 6 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 96 h, Day 6, Day 8, Day 1, and Day 15

  17. PK Profile of Imlifidase: Volume of Distribution (V)

    Vss = volume of distribution associated with steady state VZ = volume of distribution associated with the elimination phase

    Measured: Pre-dose, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 6 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 96 h, Day 6, Day 8, Day 1, and Day 15

  18. Concentration of Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs)

    Samples were collected and analysed for presence of anti-imlifidase IgG throughout the study.

    Imlifidase is an IgG-degrading enzyme of Streptococcus pyogenes. Patients who have been exposed to Streptococcus prior to participating in this trial tested positive for ADA also before exposure to imlifidase.

    Measured: Screening until Day 180

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Apr 2019
  2. Study start30 Apr 2019
  3. Primary completion28 May 2022
  4. Study completion16 Nov 2022

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03897205
Sponsor's protocol ID
16-HMedIdeS-12
Other IDs
2018-000022-66, 2018
Status last verified
Jan 2024
First submitted
27 Mar 2019
Last updated
28 Feb 2024
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Halleck F, Bohmig GA, Couzi L, Rostaing L, Einecke G, Lefaucheur C, Legendre C, Montgomery R, Hughes P, Chandraker A, Wyburn K, Halloran P, Maldonado AQ, Sjoholm K, Runstrom A, Lefevre P, Tollemar J, Jordan S. A Randomized Trial Comparing Imlifidase to Plasmapheresis in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Antibody-Mediated Rejection. Clin Transplant. 2024 Jul;38(7):e15383. doi: 10.1111/ctr.15383.

    PubMed 39023092

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Imlifidase and Plasma Exchange in people with Kidney Transplant Rejection, run by Hansa Biopharma AB at 14 sites in 5 countries.

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 8 inclusion and 12 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Feb 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 14 sites in United States, France, Australia, Germany, Austria. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 28 Feb 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Maximum Reduction in Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) Level During the 5 Days Following the Start of Treatment (time frame: Start of treatment until 5 days following start of treatment). 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 NCT03897205, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 28 Feb 2024.

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