Renal Transplantation With Immune Monitoring
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Detaljeret beskrivelse
As compared to previous eras, renal transplantation is a procedure associated with low acute rejection rates and excellent one year graft survival. Despite this success, long term graft survival rates have not improved significantly. The reasons for late graft loss are multi-factorial, but include chronic rejection and infection. Thus, avoidance of chronic over immunosuppression is tantamount in avoiding graft or patient threatening infection, while avoidance of under immunosuppression is necessary to prevent graft loss from acute or chronic rejection. Renal allograft loss from a particular viral pathogen, BK virus, has become evident in the era of modern immunosuppression and likely reflects relative over immunosuppression. We, and others, have used BK detection as an imprecise marker of over immunosuppression to help guide adjustments in chronic immunosuppressive therapy. While screening for the presence of BK virus is helpful in avoiding over immunosuppression and potential graft loss from BK nephropathy, a correlate assay is not readily available that provides evidence of under immunosuppression, indicating risk of graft loss from rejection.
At present, a proven assay to measure the strength of the immune system is unavailable, and the only definite markers of over or under-immunosuppression remain infection and rejection, respectively. A tool to help tailor chronic immunosuppressive therapy and decrease the incidence of either of these two extremes would be of significant value in helping to prolong allograft survival and decrease the risk of immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplant recipients.
In this observational study, we plan to use a standard immunosuppressive regimen as well as standard infection prophylaxis with the addition of an immune monitoring assay (ImmunoKnow). This assay measures ATP production by recipient T cells and has been proposed as a marker of immune function. While of interest, there are as yet, no published studies describing the utility of this test for immune monitoring in adult renal transplant recipients. As this assay remains unproven as a viable tool to define over or under immunosuppression, we will be blinded to the ImmunoKnow results during the course of the study. The results from the immune monitoring assay will only be used in a retrospective analysis to determine if there is any clinically relevant correlation between the values obtained and episodes of rejection, infection, or the development of donor specific antibodies. If a significant correlation is suggested, further evaluation in subsequent studies and eventual incorporation into prospective patient care may be warranted.
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Forventet)
Tilmelding
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Missouri
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Saint Louis, Missouri, Forenede Stater, 63110
- Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Prøveudtagningsmetode
Studiebefolkning
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- All consenting adult renal transplant recipients (age 18 years of age or older)
- Females of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test performed at the time of admission for transplantation
- Patient or guardian agrees to participate in the study and signs the informed consent.
- Patients already consented to another study, if allowed by the study sponsor and PI of that study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women or nursing mothers
- Any patient who, in the opinion of the investigator, has a significant medical or psychosocial problem that should preclude them from the study.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Matthew J Koch, MD, Washington University School of Medicine
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 06-0867
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