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.
Studieöversikt
Studietyp
Fas
- Inte tillämpbar
Kontakter och platser
Studieorter
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Ohio
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Cleveland, Ohio, Förenta staterna, 44106
- University Hospitals Case Medical Center
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Deltagandekriterier
Urvalskriterier
Åldrar som är berättigade till studier
Tar emot friska volontärer
Kön som är behöriga för studier
Beskrivning
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
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
- Tilldelning: N/A
- Interventionsmodell: Enskild gruppuppgift
- Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)
Vapen och interventioner
Deltagargrupp / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Experimentell: Alefacept action on memory T cells
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Alefacept 15mg subcutaneous; once a week for 12 weeks
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Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Tidsram |
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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
Tidsram: 12, 24, and 36 months
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12, 24, and 36 months
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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
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The incidence of clinically overt infections will be descriptive or calculated as a simple percentage.
Tidsram: 12, 24, and 36 months
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12, 24, and 36 months
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Samarbetspartners och utredare
Samarbetspartners
Utredare
- Huvudutredare: Donald E Hricik, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Studieavstämningsdatum
Studera stora datum
Studiestart
Primärt slutförande (Förväntat)
Avslutad studie (Förväntat)
Studieregistreringsdatum
Först inskickad
Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Första postat (Uppskatta)
Uppdateringar av studier
Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)
Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Senast verifierad
Mer information
Termer relaterade till denna studie
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Andra studie-ID-nummer
- 02-11-06
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