Alefacept in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Effects of Alefacept on Donor-Specific Memory in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Alefacept, also known as Amevive®, is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States and other countries for the treatment of psoriasis, which is a chronic inflammatory immunological skin condition that can result in chronic dry, red patches that are covered in scales. Alefacept is approved by the FDA for the treatment of psoriasis but not as an anti-rejection medication in transplant patients. It is now being tested in new kidney transplant patients as a supplement to other approved anti-rejection drugs. Alefacept will be used as an investigational drug in this study.
The reason for this study is to test whether using Alefacept will inhibit T cells, known as memory cells, using a test named ELISPOT-IFN. In patients with psoriasis, Alefacept inhibits these memory cells. If memory cells specific to your donor can be inhibited by this drug, it might prevent rejection and promote acceptance of the transplanted kidney in a unique manner.
Studieoversigt
Undersøgelsestype
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Ohio
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Cleveland, Ohio, Forenede Stater, 44106
- University Hospitals Case Medical Center
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Able and willing to sign informed consent
- Adult (>18years) kidney-alone transplant recipient
- 6 months post-transplant
- Persistently positive donor-stimulated ELISPOT-IFN (≥30 spots/300K cells)-2 positive assays separated by at least one week
- Female subjects of child bearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to enrollment and must agree to maintain effective birth control during the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Baseline CD4 count <250 cells/uL
- Acute rejection episode within the 3 months prior to enrollment
- Clinically overt infection within the 3 months prior to enrollment
- History of BK polyoma viremia
- Recipient or donor is known to be seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Subject has a current malignancy or a history of malignancy (within the past 5 years), except non-metastatic basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been treated successfully
- Any major illnesses/condition that, in the investigator's judgment, will substantially increase the risk associated with the subject's participation in and completion of the study, or could preclude the evaluation of the subject's response
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Tildeling: N/A
- Interventionel model: Enkelt gruppeopgave
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Alefacept action on memory T cells
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Alefacept 15mg subcutaneous; once a week for 12 weeks
Andre navne:
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Absolute changes in ELISPOTS, PRT (Panel Reactive T Cells), and lymphocyte subsets will be analyzed using paired t-tests to compare baseline vs 4, 8, 12, 16, and 24 weeks of follow-up
Tidsramme: 12, 24, and 36 months
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12, 24, and 36 months
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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The incidence of clinically overt infections will be descriptive or calculated as a simple percentage.
Tidsramme: 12, 24, and 36 months
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12, 24, and 36 months
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Samarbejdspartnere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Donald E Hricik, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Forventet)
Studieafslutning (Forventet)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 02-11-06
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