Single Patient Protocol for Donor HCV-positive to Recipient HCV-negative Kidney Transplant in a Patient at Risk for Loss of Dialysis Access

March 4, 2022 updated by: Raymond Chung, Massachusetts General Hospital
This is a single patient, single center study evaluating if administration of pan-genotypic DAA therapy on day 3 (+/- 2 days) post-kidney transplant prevents the transmission of hepatitis C virus infection from an HCV-positive donor kidney to an HCV-negative recipient.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Withdrawn

Conditions

Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied. On ClinicalTrials.gov, conditions may also include other health-related issues, such as lifespan, quality of life, and health risks.

Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.

Detailed Description

The patient selected for this study previously received a kidney transplant under protocol 2016P002051. Unfortunately, she experienced primary graft nonfunction due to a renal vein thrombus and acute thrombotic microangiopathy and the transplanted HCV+ kidney was removed. She continued glecaprevir and pibrentasvir for the full course (8 weeks of treatment) and was cured of HCV. However, she continues on dialysis requiring ongoing, albeit low dose, immunosuppression after her failed transplant. This causes increased risk of infection and other dialysis-related morbidity. Futhermore, she is at risk of access loss due to multiple failed fistula attempts and prior dialysis catheter line thrombosis. Of note, she also failed a trial of peritoneal dialysis due to development of a large pleural effusion (a known treatment-limiting complication of peritoneal dialysis). Thus, this young patient, is at risk of losing dialysis access which could lead to death. The MGH transplant team has now decided that she could be retransplanted with alterations in peri-transplant anticoagulation and immunosuppression (eculizumab) that they are confident should decrease her risk of peri-transplant thrombosis and recurrent TMA. Thus, we desire to expedite her access to re-transplant. Through this protocol, this recipient will be given the opportunity to accept a kidney that is HCV antibody positive and nucleic acid test (NAT) negative or HCV NAT positive and will be treated with oral glecaprevir (300mg)/pibrentasvir (120mg) (G/P, MavyretTM) on day 3 (+/- 2 days) post-kidney transplant to prevent the transmission of HCV infection at the time of transplant. Our goal is to provide access to kidney transplantation as soon as possible, with a donor of any genotype of infection, with elimination of the potential HCV infection by therapy used on day 3 (+/- 2 days) in the case of HCV NAT+ transplant and surveillance and reactive therapy in the case of HCV antibody positive NAT- transplant.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Interventional

Phase

Phase

The stage of a clinical trial studying a drug or biological product, based on definitions developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The phase is based on the study's objective, the number of participants, and other characteristics. There are five phases: Early Phase 1 (formerly listed as Phase 0), Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Not Applicable is used to describe trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions.
  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

34 years to 44 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Donor Inclusion Criteria:

  • Detectable HCV Antibody Positivity
  • KDPI score is less than ≤ 0.650
  • Traditional Donor Selection Criteria Met - acceptable for transplantation per usual evaluation at MGH

Donor exclusion criteria

  • Donor has been known to have previously received and failed HCV treatment with a direct-acting antiviral agent
  • Confirmed HIV
  • Confirmed HBV positive (surface antigen or HBV DNA positive)
  • Kidney anatomical damage or significant pathology noted during recovery
  • Significant liver disease or signs of liver decompensation (splenomegaly, ascites) noted during recovery (advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis)
  • Any standard contra-indication to donation noted in donor (significant malignancy, unusual infection)

Recipient Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria

  • Previously enrolled in IRB 2016P002051 and experienced primary graft nonfunction due to renal vein thrombosis and acute thrombotic microangiopathy
  • Willing and able to sign informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Experimental: Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir for HCV+ kidney transplant recipient

Glecaprevir (100mg) / pibrentasvir (40mg) (fixed dose combination) treatment for Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-naive recipients who receive a kidney transplant from a deceased, HCV-infected donor.

Subject will receive first dose on day 3 (+/- 2 days) post-kideny transplantation and continue daily for 8 weeks.
Drug: Glecaprevir / Pibrentasvir Oral Tablet [Mavyret]
The subject will begin an 8 week course of therapy with glecaprevir (100mg) / pibrentasvir (40mg) starting on day 3 (+/- 2 days) post-kidney transplantation from a hepatitis C positive donor.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hepatitis C viral load (RNA)
Time Frame: 20 weeks post-transplant (12-weeks post-treatment)
Negative hepatitis C viral load (RNA) tested using PCR at 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12)
20 weeks post-transplant (12-weeks post-treatment)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Massachusetts General Hospital

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
November 13, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
August 4, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
August 4, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submitted a study record to ClinicalTrials.gov. There is typically a delay of a few days between the first submitted date and the record's availability on ClinicalTrials.gov (the first posted date).
October 28, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
October 28, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
November 3, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
March 8, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
March 4, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 2020P003265

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Data will not be shared outside of the research team.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Cookie Settings

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. For more details carefully read our Privacy and Cookies Policy. ...>>>You can change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time by deleting the cookies from your website or computer as described in the policy. Please accept it and choose your preferences by ticking the corresponding boxes in the "Manage Settings" section below. Please carefully read our Terms of Service before you proceed with using any part of this website.
«Manage Settings