Trasplante Uterino de Fallecida en Infertilidad Uterina Absoluta (AUIF)
Our study will explore the feasibility of initiating a deceased donor uterine transplant program in addition to the existing living donor IRB at BWH.
Using the template established by teams around the world, we will identify emotionally and socially stable females of reproductive age with intact ovaries who are unable to gestate a child due to congenital or acquired uterine factor infertility. After careful screening, participants will undergo egg harvest, in vitro fertilization, and embryo cryopreservation using standard methods. Women who successfully complete the fertilization of at least six euploid embryos will be eligible to be placed on the waitlist for a deceased donor uterus transplant. After a successful transplant and a period of observation to ensure normal menstrual cycle and graft viability (anticipate six months), embryo implantation will be undertaken.
Following an embryo transfer, gestation will be carefully monitored by our high-risk pregnancy specialists. Medical research interventions include the surgical implantation of a uterus utilizing techniques by teams that have applied this approach successfully, close post-transplant follow up including immunosuppression therapy tailored to established standards during pregnancy minimizing fetal risks, and careful management of pregnancy. After childbearing is complete (at most two gestations), the donor uterus will be removed either during Cesarean or during an elective procedure. In addition, open ended interviews and surveys will be conducted to elicit ethical and psychosocial concerns arising from the experience of subjects and their families, health care providers, and the wider community. The investigator's intent is to monitor outcomes for transplant recipients as well as the live born infants for 30 days after removal of the transplanted uterus.
It is estimated that the time from screening to a potential live birth will be a minimum of 22 months, but likely between 24 - 36 months depending on organ availability.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Tipo de estudio
Inscripción (Estimado)
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Estudio Contacto
- Nombre: Stefan G Tullius, MD
- Número de teléfono: 617-732-6866
- Correo electrónico: stullius@bwh.harvard.edu
Copia de seguridad de contactos de estudio
- Nombre: Shannon Weiss
- Número de teléfono: 617-525-9763
- Correo electrónico: sweiss3@bwh.harvard.edu
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos, 02115
- Reclutamiento
- Brigham & Women's Hospital
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Contacto:
- Stefan Tullius, MD
- Número de teléfono: 617-697-9294
- Correo electrónico: stullius@bwh.harvard.edu
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Criterios de participación
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Géneros elegibles para el estudio
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Evidence of AUFI diagnosed by BWH gynecologist
- Ability to produce at least 6 euploid embryos for cryopreservation
- BMI ≤ 30
- GFR 60 or greater in any patient including those with a single kidney
- PRA 20% or less
- Deemed stable and capable of undergoing transplant by the transplant team to include psychiatry, social work, and transplant coordinator and study doctors to assure compliance with treatment
- Evidence to be compliant with follow-up and immunosuppression
- Partner willing to undergo psychological evaluation and receive immunizations as recommended
- Stable home environment to support a child
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active smoking, alcohol use or use of illicit drugs
- Inability to follow a strict medication dosing schedule post-transplant and adhere to required follow-up appointments.
- Any co-morbidities which would increase surgical risk, risk of pregnancy or the risk of taking anti-rejection medications as determined by the Maternal Fetal Specialist and Transplant Surgeon.
- Active infection: HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
- Inadequate blood vessels to support the transplanted uterus.
- Prior extensive abdominal or pelvic surgery
- Presence of pelvic kidney
- History of abnormal PAP
- HPV related vulvar, vaginal or cervical dysplasia
- Evidence of genital condylomata
- History of PID
- One or more living biological children
Plan de estudios
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Tratamiento
- Asignación: N / A
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación de un solo grupo
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Experimental: Trasplante de Útero de Donante Fallecido
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The recipient will be started on anti-rejection medications (as is routine for transplant recipients) prior to the OR. Standard of care anesthesia and line placement will take place. The recipient will be appropriately identified as an organ recipient and the donor organ identified per required transplant protocols already in place. The recipient team will then connect the vasculature and appropriate supporting structures for the uterus transplant. Once the organ has been re-perfused, the remainder of the operation will take place and the patient will be moved to the Intensive Care Unit and later to the transplant patient floor for standard monitoring. |
¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Number of Live Births Following Uterus Transplant
Periodo de tiempo: Within 5 years of transplant
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To provide motherhood options for women with AUIF as an alternative to surrogacy or adoption, via gestating and giving birth via Cesarean section to a live infant. |
Within 5 years of transplant
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Number of Surgically Successful Uterus Transplants
Periodo de tiempo: Within 3 months of transplant
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To achieve surgically successful uterus transplants. |
Within 3 months of transplant
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Financial impact of deceased donor uterus transplantation
Periodo de tiempo: Through Study completion, up to 5 years post transplant
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To analyze the overall impact of deceased donor uterus transplantation costs relative to established alternative procedures such as adoption and surrogacy. |
Through Study completion, up to 5 years post transplant
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Quality of life impact of deceased donor uterus transplantation
Periodo de tiempo: Through study completion, up to 5 years post transplant
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To analyze the overall impact of deceased donor uterus transplantation including changes in quality of life, relative to other established alternative procedures such as adoption and surrogacy. |
Through study completion, up to 5 years post transplant
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Stefan G Tullius, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publicaciones y enlaces útiles
Publicaciones Generales
- Brannstrom M, Johannesson L, Dahm-Kahler P, Enskog A, Molne J, Kvarnstrom N, Diaz-Garcia C, Hanafy A, Lundmark C, Marcickiewicz J, Gabel M, Groth K, Akouri R, Eklind S, Holgersson J, Tzakis A, Olausson M. First clinical uterus transplantation trial: a six-month report. Fertil Steril. 2014 May;101(5):1228-36. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.02.024. Epub 2014 Feb 27.
- Tullius SG, Rudolf JA, Malek SK. Moving boundaries--the Nightingale twins and transplantation science. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 26;366(17):1564-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1114193. No abstract available.
- Lefkowitz A, Edwards M, Balayla J. The Montreal Criteria for the Ethical Feasibility of Uterine Transplantation. Transpl Int. 2012 Apr;25(4):439-47. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2012.01438.x. Epub 2012 Feb 23.
- Del Priore G, Saso S, Meslin EM, Tzakis A, Brannstrom M, Clarke A, Vianna R, Sawyer R, Smith JR. Uterine transplantation--a real possibility? The Indianapolis consensus. Hum Reprod. 2013 Feb;28(2):288-91. doi: 10.1093/humrep/des406. Epub 2012 Nov 30.
- McKay DB, Josephson MA. Pregnancy in recipients of solid organs--effects on mother and child. N Engl J Med. 2006 Mar 23;354(12):1281-93. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra050431. No abstract available.
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Palabras clave
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- 2018P001782/PHS
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
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Descripción del plan IPD
Data will be published or presented at scientific meetings or distributed upon request.
Marco de tiempo para compartir IPD
For the duration of the study.
Criterios de acceso compartido de IPD
Data will be published or presented at scientific meetings or distributed upon request.
Tipo de información de apoyo para compartir IPD
- PROTOCOLO DE ESTUDIO
- CIF
- RSC
Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
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