Clinical trial • Not applicable • Nephrology|Immunology

ANTI-T LYMPHOCYTE IMMUNOGLOBULIN FOR HUMAN USE, RABBIT for Kidney transplant | Borderline T-cell rejection (early, kidney transplant)

Not applicable trial of ANTI-T LYMPHOCYTE IMMUNOGLOBULIN FOR HUMAN USE, RABBIT for Kidney transplant | Borderline T-cell rejection (early, kidney transpla…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Nephrology|Immunology
Trial Disease
Kidney transplant | Borderline T-cell rejection (early, kidney transplant)
Trial Stage
Not applicable
Drug Modality
Other antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
22-01-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
29-01-2025

Trial design

Randomised, standard clinical follow-up (no grafalon). all patients receive background immunosuppression with tacrolimus in combination with mycophenolic acid (mpa) and steroids.-controlled Not applicable trial across 1 site in Spain.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Standard clinical follow-up (no Grafalon). All patients receive background immunosuppression with Tacrolimus in combination with mycophenolic acid (MPA) and steroids.
Target Sample Size
80
Trial Duration For Participant
730

Eligibility

Recruits 80 Participants are adults (>18 years); vulnerable population not selected. The protocol requires written informed consent from participants: "Patients who wish and who Clinical trial protocol 6 can give written informed consent to participate in the study". Women of childbearing potential must accept effective contraception. No paediatric assent procedures are applicable..

Pregnancy Exclusion
ñ) Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Vulnerable Population
Participants are adults (>18 years); vulnerable population not selected. The protocol requires written informed consent from participants: "Patients who wish and who Clinical trial protocol 6 can give written informed consent to participate in the study". Women of childbearing potential must accept effective contraception. No paediatric assent procedures are applicable.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients of both sexes, over 18 years of age without immunological risk (PRA <20% and absence of DSA), who receive a first kidney graft from a deceased donor or a living donor.\n- b) Presence of BL injuries, which will be defined according to the Banff 2019 classification as the presence of a interstitial inflammation score (i) and tubulitis score (t) of at least 1 point (t>0; i>0), but without reaching the threshold determined for 1A rejection of the Banff'19 classification (i2,t2) and without transmural arteritis (v0), excluding isolated inflammation (t0, i>0) and isolated tubulitis (t>0, i0).\n- c) Patients who are receiving Tacrolimus in combination with mycophenolic acid (MPA) and steroids;\n- d) Absence of clinical or subclinical and histological immunological dysfunction before randomization;\n- e) Absence of anti-HLA de novo DSA antibodies at the time of randomization;\n- f) Patients who wish and who Clinical trial protocol 6 can give written informed consent to participate in the study;\n- g) Acceptance of efficient contraception recommended by the Clinical Trial Facilitation Group in women of childbearing age during the study."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- a)Patients receiving a multi-organ transplant;\n- b) Retransplants;\n- c) Patients without inflammation in the protocol biopsy of the third month (i0, t0), isolated inflammation without tubulitis (t0, i>0) or isolated tubulitis no inflammation (t>0, i0);\n- d) Cold ischemia time >30 hours;\n- e) Patients with higher serum creatinine at 2 mg/dl or proteinuria greater than 1g/day at the time of randomization;\n- f) Presence of significant plateletopenia (<100,000/mm3) or leukopenia (<3,000/mm3) at the time of randomization;\n- g) Previous clinical or subclinical rejection episode (≥AI) of the Banff classification 19 before randomization;\n- h) Presence of borderline lesions detected in a biopsy requested by clinical indication prior to the 3rd month protocol biopsy;\n- i) Patients with infection or CMV disease in the first three months of transplant;\n- j) Patients with BKpoliomavirus nephropathy at the time of randomization:\n- k) Patients with recurrent glomerulonephritis or new;\n- l) Patients who are being treated with immunosuppressive drugs other than those in the trial clinician in question;\n- m) Patients who are positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or with severe systemic infection, which in the opinion of the investigator requires continued therapy;\n- n) Patients with any previous (during the last 5 years) or present malignant disease, except carcinoma basal or squamous cell excised;\n- ñ) Pregnant or breastfeeding women."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Presence of Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy (FIAT) and calculated renal function of the graft with CKD-EPI at 24 months of the study in both therapeutic arms.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Presence of FIAT assessed histologically (Banff criteria) and graft renal function calculated using the CKD-EPI equation at 24 months."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Patient and graft survival.\n-  Rate of clinical and biopsy-confirmed acute rejection, and proteinuria at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months.\n-  Blood pressure figures and number of hypotensive agents, lipid levels and need for lipid-lowering, and weight and BMI increase.\n-  Rate of post-transplant diabetes (PTDM) or glucose intolerance at one year and the second year of transplantation according to ADA criteria.\n-  Adherence to immunosuppressive treatment evaluated using the Basel scale.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Survival via clinical follow-up; acute rejection by clinical criteria and biopsy confirmation; proteinuria measured at specified timepoints; blood pressure measurements and medication counts; lipid levels and need for lipid-lowering therapy; weight and BMI changes; PTDM/glucose intolerance per ADA criteria at year 1 and year 2; adherence measured with the Basel scale."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
80
Recruitment Window Months
39
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required from participants (adults >18). Inclusion requires: "Patients who wish and who Clinical trial protocol 6 can give written informed consent to participate in the study". Women of childbearing potential must accept effective contraception. A subject information and informed consent form document is listed for publication; languages not specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
80

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
22-01-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
29-01-2025
Processing Time Days
7
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
80

Sites

Site Name
Fundacion Canaria Instituto De Investigacion Sanitaria De Canarias (site address: Barranco De La Ballena S/n, Las Palmas De Gran Canaria)
Department Name
Unidad de Investigación
Principal Investigator Name
Consuelo Rodriguez
Principal Investigator Email
SSANCHEZ@FCIISC.ORG
Contact Person Name
Consuelo Rodriguez
Contact Person Email
SSANCHEZ@FCIISC.ORG
Number Of Participants
80

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Fundacion Canaria Instituto De Investigacion Sanitaria De Canarias
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
Spain

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Grafalon 20 mg/ml concentrato per soluzione per infusione
Active Substance
ANTI-T LYMPHOCYTE IMMUNOGLOBULIN FOR HUMAN USE, RABBIT
Modality
Other antibody
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation number 042421014)
Starting Dose
20 mg/l
Maximum Dose
20 mg/l
Combination Treatment
Yes

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