RecruitingPhase 2Phase 3NCT03321656

Impact of Envarsus XR® on Kidney Biopsy Subclinical Rejection and Blood Immunologic Profile


Sponsor

Roberto Gedaly

Enrollment

78 participants

Start Date

Mar 28, 2019

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This will be a single center, prospective, open-label, randomized, controlled trial comparing Envarsus XR® to twice-daily tacrolimus. The targeted population will be patients with end stage renal disease listed for primary solitary kidney transplant. Transplant Surgery is not part of the study.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 75 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • Fluent in English able to understand and provide informed consent.
  • End stage renal disease listed for primary solitary kidney transplant.
  • Willing to participate in the study and comply with study requirements as evidenced by signed IRB-approved informed consent.
  • Female who are of childbearing potential will be asked to use 2 different medically acceptable methods of contraception for the duration of the study and at least 1 year post-infusion.

Exclusion Criteria14

  • Previously undergone organ, tissue or cell transplant
  • Allergic to Tacrolimus or MMF (Cellcept)
  • Chronic use of blood thinners
  • Previous chronic use of glucocorticoids or other immunosuppression, or biologic immunomodulators (prescribed for the treatment of serious inflammatory disorders)
  • Significant or active infection
  • Diagnosed with HIV, Hepatitis B or C, Herpes simplex virus, Varicella-Zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus
  • Have or have had cancer with in the past 3 years
  • Have taken part in another study that involved an investigational drug within the last 12 months.
  • Have a history of delayed or abnormal wound healing
  • Are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Had a transfusion within the past 3 months
  • Have or plan to be receive a live vaccination (intranasal influenza measles, mumps, rubella, oral polio, yellow fever, varicella)
  • Are unable or unwilling to comply with study protocol or procedures.
  • Current use anticoagulation medication

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Interventions

DRUGTacrolimus

0.1-0.2 mg/kg/day orally divided into two doses every 12 hours orally

DRUGEnvarsus XR

0.07-0.14 mg/kg/day every morning orally


Locations(1)

Deepa Valvi

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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