A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Use of C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Human) in Patients With Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection

A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effect of CINRYZE® (C1 Esterase Inhibitor [Human]) for the Treatment of Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Recipients of Donor-Sensitized Kidney Transplants

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety, effect, and pharmacology of C1 Esterase Inhibitor (human) in kidney transplant patients with acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection (AMR).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Graft Rejection
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Placebo; Biological: C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Human)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 18
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Germany
  • Heidelberg, Germany
    • ViroPharma Investigative Site
• United States
  • California
    • Los Angeles, California, United States
      • ViroPharma Investigative Site
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States
      • ViroPharma Investigative Site
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
      • ViroPharma Investigative Site
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
      • ViroPharma Investigative Site

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria include:

• ≥18 years of age.
• Weigh ≥50 kg.
• Donor specific antibody identified.

Exclusion Criteria include:

• Any surgical or medical condition that could interfere with the administration of study drug or interpretation of study results.
• History of allergic reaction to C1 Esterase Inhibitor or other blood products.
• Participation in the active dosing phase of any other investigational drug study within 30 days prior to dosing with study drug.
• Pregnancy or lactation.
• Receipt of any experimental agents for AMR within 1 month prior to the first dose of study drug.
• Any infection that causes hemodynamic compromise.
• History of bleeding or clotting abnormality.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: QUADRUPLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Human); Subjects were to receive C1 esterase inhibitor intravenously at a rate of approximately 1 mL per minute as tolerated. Subjects were to receive a total of 7 doses over a 2-week period: an initial IV infusion of 5000 U (not to exceed 100 U/kg) on Day 1, followed by 2500 U (not to exceed 50 U/kg) IV on Days 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13	Biological: C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Human); Other Names: C1 INH-nf
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Normal Saline; placebo infused as above	Biological: Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Histopathology Endpoints	The protocol-specified Day 20 (post-treatment) biopsy was compared to the qualifying biopsy to assess changes in histopathology for light and immunofluorescence microscopy. The Central Pathologist provided the following categorical information from the qualifying biopsy in an AMR Scorecard: C4d Score (0-100), Margination Score (0-100) Glomerulitis Score (0-100), Vasculitis Score (0-100), Glomerulosclerosis Score (0-100), Chronic Glomerulopathy Score (0-100), Interstitial Fibrosis Score (0-100), and the Chronic Vasculitis Score (0-100), with 0 being absence of abnormal histopathology. The "qualifying" renal allograft biopsy was performed as standard of care (SOC) within 12 months after transplant and prior to screening for this study. The first dose of study drug (Day 1) was administered within 72 hours after qualifying biopsy. A negative change from baseline indicates that histopathology has improved. Endpoint includes subjects with both Qualifying and Day 20 Biopsies.	Within 72 hours prior to first dose of study drug, Day 20

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants With Resolution of The Qualifying Episode of Antibody-Mediated Rejection (AMR)	The "qualifying" renal allograft biopsy was performed as standard of care within 12 months after transplant and prior to screening. The qualifying biopsy was used to establish the diagnosis of AMR and was evaluated for all of the following to obtain baseline assessments: the presence of C4d, and monocyte or neutrophil infiltration around the peritubular capillaries (PTCs) and/or glomeruli. The Central Pathologist provided the following information from the qualifying biopsy in an AMR Scorecard: C4d Score, Glomerulitis Score, Vasculitis Score, Glomerulosclerosis Score, Chronic Glomerulopathy Score, Interstitial Fibrosis Score, and the Chronic Vasculitis Score. The Banff AMR Scoring System was used to summarize these scores. Resolution determination was made based on clinical criteria (improvement of serum creatinine ± decrease of DSA titer, and/or increase in urine output) and histopathology. The first dose of study drug (Day 1) was administered within 72 hours after qualifying biopsy.	90 days after start of treatment
Change From Baseline in Serum Creatinine	Graft function was assessed by measuring serum creatinine. Serum creatinine level was obtained directly from laboratory results. Baseline was the last value collected prior to first dose of study drug. A negative change from baseline indicates that serum creatinine levels have decreased. Values for Day 90 were collected +/= 14 days.	From Day 1 to Days 20 and 90
Change From Baseline in Creatinine Clearance	Graft function was assessed by measuring creatinine clearance. Creatinine clearance was calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula. Baseline was the last value collected prior to first dose of study drug. A positive change from baseline indicates that the clearance rate has increased. Values for Day 90 were collected +/= 14 days.	From Day 1 to Days 20 and 90
Number of Plasmapheresis Sessions	If necessary, rescue therapy included plasmapheresis. Participating centers used plasmapheresis for desensitization, if necessary, prior to transplant and also for the treatment of acute AMR. Plasmapheresis therapy was performed for the qualifying episode of AMR according to standards at the investigational site and at the discretion of the investigator. Sessions include those prior to first dose. If plasmapheresis therapy occurred on the same day as study drug dosing, study drug was administered after completion of the plasmapheresis session.	From Day 1 through Days 20 and 90
Number of Participants Who Required Salvage Splenectomy	If necessary, rescue therapy included splenectomy.	From Day 1 to Day 90
Number of Deaths		From Day 1 to Day 90
Number of Participants With Allograft Failure	Allograft failure was determined by the presence of the following criteria: current renal allograft nephrectomy and/or a clinical determination that the allograft irreversibly and irrevocably ceased functioning.	From the day of enrollment to Day 90
Serum Concentrations of C1 Inhibitor (C1 INH) Antigen	Plasma samples were used for the determination of antigenic C1 INH concentrations. Primary pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated using baseline-corrected concentration-versus-time data following the last dose and noncompartmental techniques, as appropriate. The following PK parameters were calculated: baseline concentration (Cbaseline), maximum concentration (Cmax), average concentration at steady-state (Cav,ss), time to maximum concentration (tmax), minimum concentration (Cmin), area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable concentration at time t (AUC0-t). Blood was collected on Day 13 at the indicated timepoints. If plasmapheresis was performed on a dosing day, blood samples were obtained before plasmapheresis, prior to study drug administration (post-plasmapheresis), and at time points relative to the start of infusion.	Day 13 pre-plasmapheresis (if performed) and pre-dose then 0.5, 2, 24, 48, 96, 168 and 288 (optional) hours post start of infusion
Serum Concentrations of C1 INH Functional Activity	Plasma samples were used for the determination of functional C1 INH concentrations. Primary pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated using baseline-corrected concentration-versus-time data following the last dose and noncompartmental techniques, as appropriate. The following PK parameters were calculated: baseline concentration (Cbaseline), maximum concentration (Cmax), average concentration at steady-state (Cav,ss), time to maximum concentration (tmax), minimum concentration (Cmin), area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable concentration at time t (AUC0-t). Blood was collected on Day 13 at the indicated timepoints. If plasmapheresis was performed on a dosing day, blood samples were obtained before plasmapheresis, prior to study drug administration (post-plasmapheresis), and at time points relative to the start of infusion.	Day 13 pre-plasmapheresis (if performed) and pre-dose then 0.5, 2, 24, 48, 96, 168 and 288 (optional) hours post start of infusion
Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of C1 INH	Plasma samples were used for the determination of antigenic and functional C1 INH concentrations. Primary pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated using baseline-corrected concentration-versus-time data following the last dose and noncompartmental techniques, as appropriate. The following PK parameters were calculated: baseline concentration (Cbaseline), maximum concentration (Cmax), average concentration at steady-state (Cav,ss), time to maximum concentration (tmax), minimum concentration (Cmin), area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable concentration at time t (AUC0-t). Blood was collected on Day 13 at the indicated timepoints. If plasmapheresis was performed on a dosing day, blood samples were obtained before plasmapheresis, prior to study drug administration (post-plasmapheresis), and at time points relative to the start of infusion.	Day 13 pre-plasmapheresis (if performed) and pre-dose then 0.5, 2, 24, 48, 96, 168 and 288 (optional) hours post start of infusion
Area Under The Concentration-Time Curve (AUC) of C1 INH Antigen	Plasma samples were used for the determination of antigenic C1 INH parameters. Primary pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated using baseline-corrected concentration-versus-time data following the last dose and noncompartmental techniques, as appropriate. The following PK parameters were calculated: baseline concentration (Cbaseline), maximum concentration (Cmax), average concentration at steady-state (Cav,ss), time to maximum concentration (tmax), minimum concentration (Cmin), and area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable concentration at time t (AUC0-t). Blood was collected on Day 13 at the indicated timepoints. If plasmapheresis was performed on a dosing day, blood samples were obtained before plasmapheresis, prior to study drug administration (post-plasmapheresis), and at time points relative to the start of infusion.	Day 13 pre-plasmapheresis (if performed) and pre-dose then 0.5, 2, 24, 48, 96, 168 and 288 (optional) hours post start of infusion
Area Under The Concentration-Time Curve (AUC) of C1 INH Functional Activity	Plasma samples were used for the determination of functional C1 INH parameters. Primary pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated using baseline-corrected concentration-versus-time data following the last dose and noncompartmental techniques, as appropriate. The following PK parameters were calculated: baseline concentration (Cbaseline), maximum concentration (Cmax), average concentration at steady-state (Cav,ss), time to maximum concentration (tmax), minimum concentration (Cmin), and area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable concentration at time t (AUC0-t). Blood was collected on Day 13 at the indicated timepoints. If plasmapheresis was performed on a dosing day, blood samples were obtained before plasmapheresis, prior to study drug administration (post-plasmapheresis), and at time points relative to the start of infusion.	Day 13 pre-plasmapheresis (if performed) and pre-dose then 0.5, 2, 24, 48, 96, 168 and 288 (optional) hours post start of infusion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Shire

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Montgomery RA, Orandi BJ, Racusen L, Jackson AM, Garonzik-Wang JM, Shah T, Woodle ES, Sommerer C, Fitts D, Rockich K, Zhang P, Uknis ME. Plasma-Derived C1 Esterase Inhibitor for Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection Following Kidney Transplantation: Results of a Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study. Am J Transplant. 2016 Dec;16(12):3468-3478. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13871. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): August 24, 2011
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): April 19, 2013
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): June 28, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 16, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 16, 2010
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): June 22, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): June 11, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 2, 2021
• Last Verified: June 1, 2021

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Complement Inactivating Agents; Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein; Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins; Complement C1s
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0624-201; 2012-000441-12 (EUDRACT_NUMBER)