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HIV InfectionNCT02602262

Observational Study of HIV+ Deceased Donor Transplant for HIV+ Recipients

An observational study of HIV Infection, run by Johns Hopkins University at 18 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

HIV-infected (HIV+) individuals who agree to accept and receive a solid organ transplant from an HIV+ deceased donor will be followed to determine the safety and efficacy of this practice. Some HIV+ individuals who receive a solid organ transplant from HIV-uninfected (HIV-) donors will also be followed. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infection
What is being tested?
HIV-infected deceased donor organ
How many people
105 participants
Where
18 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2015to 16 Jun 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All individuals with end-stage organ disease and HIV infection who meet standard clinical criteria for transplantation and the study inclusion and exclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in the study.

Who may be able to join

  • All individuals with end-stage organ disease and HIV infection who meet standard clinical criteria for transplantation and the study inclusion and exclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in the study.
  • Participant is able to understand and provide informed consent
  • Participant meets standard listing criteria for transplant.
  • Documented HIV infection (by any licensed ELISA and confirmation by Western Blot, positive HIV Ab Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA), or documented history of detectable HIV-1 RNA).
  • Participant is > 18 years old.
  • Opportunistic Complications: None or previous history of protocol allowed opportunistic infections or neoplasms with appropriate acute and maintenance therapy and no evidence of active disease.
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  • Participant CD4+ T-cell count is >/= 200/µL in the 16 weeks prior to transplant.
  • Participant most recent HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL (by any FDA-approved assay performed in Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-approved laboratory) and on a stable antiretroviral regimen. Non-consecutive viral "blips" between 50-400 copies RNA/mL will be allowed. The Federal Register HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act Final Safeguards and Research criteria does not specify a required frequency of HIV-1 RNA monitoring to determine recipient eligibility. The most recent HIV Viral Load (VL) should be < 50 copies, but this result can be documented outside the 16 week window according to the judgement of the local clinical team and site investigator. Organ recipients who are unable to tolerate Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) due to organ failure or who have only recently started ART may have detectable viral load and still be considered eligible if the study team is confident there will be a safe, tolerable, and effective antiretroviral regimen to be used by the recipient once organ function is restored after transplantation.
  • Participant is willing to use Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP), herpes virus and fungal prophylaxis as indicated.

Who cannot join

  • Participant has concomitant conditions that, in the judgment of the investigators, would preclude transplantation or immunosuppression.
  • Opportunistic Complication History: Any history of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), chronic intestinal cryptosporidiosis of > 1 month duration, or primary Central Nervous System (CNS) lymphoma.
  • Participant has a history of any neoplasm except for the following: resolved Kaposi's sarcoma, in situ anogenital carcinoma, adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, solid tumors (except primary CNS lymphoma) treated with curative therapy and disease free for more than 5 years. History of renal cell carcinoma requires disease free state for 2 years. History of leukemia and disease-free duration will be per site policy.
  • Participant is pregnant or breastfeeding. Note: Participants who become pregnant post-transplant will continue to be followed in the study and will be managed per clinical practice. Women that become pregnant should not breastfeed.

Trial locations and contacts

18 sites in 1 country.

18 sites in 1 country

United States18 sites
  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • University of Colorado Denver

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • University of Maryland, Institute of Human Virology

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Methodist Health System

    Dallas, Texas, 75203

  • Indiana University

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • Yale University School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

  • New York University School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Weill Cornell Medical College

    New York, New York, 10065

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Georgetown University Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20057

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About this study

Official title: Observational Study of HIV+ Deceased Donor Solid Organ Transplant for HIV+ Recipients

HIV-infected (HIV+) individuals who agree to accept and receive a solid organ transplant from an HIV+ deceased donor will be followed to determine the safety and efficacy of this practice. Some HIV+ individuals who receive a solid organ transplant from HIV-uninfected (HIV-) donors will also be followed.

Read the detailed description

This is an observational study designed to evaluate safety and outcomes of solid organ transplantation in HIV+ recipients of HIV+ deceased donor organs. This study will evaluate overall survival and graft survival compared to transplantation with an HIV- organ.

In addition the study will assess potential complications of organ transplant using HIV+ deceased donors - including but not limited to - HIV superinfection, incidence and severity of graft rejection, recurrence of HIV-associated nephropathy, incidence of bacterial infections, and opportunistic infections.

Conditions
HIV Infection
Being tested
HIV-infected deceased donor organ
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • HIV-infected deceased donor organOther

    HIV-infected deceased donor organ transplant

Study groups in NCT02602262
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
HIV D+/R+HIV-infected individuals who accept an organ from an HIV-infected deceased donor
Receives: Other: HIV-infected deceased donor organ
HIV D-/R+HIV-infected individuals who accept an organ from an HIV-uninfected deceased donor

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Survival

    Patient survival at one year

    Measured: One year

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Graft survival

    Transplanted organ function

    Measured: one year, two years, 3 years, 4 years

  2. Graft rejection

    Incidence and severity of organ rejection

    Measured: One year

  3. HIV disease progression

    Incidence of virologic breakthrough or failure

    Measured: through study completion, up to 4 years

  4. Antiretroviral resistance and X4 tropic virus

    incidence of new antiretroviral drug resistance and/or X4 tropic virus

    Measured: through study completion, up to 4 years

  5. Incidence of bacterial, fungal, viral, and other opportunistic infection

    incidence of bacterial, fungal, viral, and other opportunistic infections

    Measured: through study completion, up to 4 years

  6. Surgical complications

    incidence of surgical and vascular transplant complications

    Measured: within the first 3 months

  7. Recurrent HIV-associated nephropathy

    incidence of recurrent HIV-associated nephropathy in kidney recipients

    Measured: through study completion, up to 4 years

  8. Incidence of post-transplant Malignancy

    incidence of post-transplant malignancies

    Measured: through study completion, up to 4 years

  9. Incidence of HIV superinfection in blood and/or tissue

    Incidence of HIV superinfection in blood and/or tissue

    Measured: measured at 3 months, 6 months, year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4

  10. HIV latent reservoir

    Frequency of infected CD4 T cells in blood

    Measured: measured at 3 months, 6 months, year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4

  11. Immune activation

    Cytokine levels

    Measured: measured at 3 months, 6 months, year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Nov 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2015
  3. Primary completion12 Jun 2020
  4. Study completion16 Jun 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
105 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02602262
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB00085148
Other IDs
JHUHIVDD, 1U01AI134591-01
Status last verified
Aug 2025
First submitted
6 Nov 2015
Last updated
14 Aug 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Arant EC, Davy-Mendez T, Liang T, Rodrigues M, Gay CL, Rana MM, Friedman-Moraco R, Gilbert A, Stock P, Mehta SA, Mehta S, Stosor V, Pereira MR, Morris MI, Hand J, Aslam S, Malinis M, Haidar G, Small CB, Santos CAQ, Schaenman J, Baddley JW, Wojciechowski D, Blumberg EA, Ranganna K, Adebiyi O, Elias N, Castillo-Lugo JA, Giorgakis E, Apewokin S, Morsheimer M, van Delden C, Manuel O, Mueller NJ, Neofyotos D, Tobian AAR, Massie A, Segev DL, Werbel W, Durand CM. Infections After Kidney Transplantation From Donors With HIV to Recipients With HIV. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 17;82(3):e549-e557. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf656.

    PubMed 41524130
  • Benner SE, Zhu X, Hussain S, Florman S, Eby Y, Fernandez RE, Ostrander D, Rana M, Ottmann S, Hand J, Price JC, Pereira MR, Wojciechowski D, Simkins J, Stosor V, Mehta SA, Aslam S, Malinis M, Haidar G, Massie A, Smith ML, Odim J, Morsheimer M, Quinn TC, Laird GM, Siliciano R, Balagopal A, Segev DL, Durand CM, Redd AD, Tobian AAR. HIV-Positive Liver Transplant Does not Alter the Latent Viral Reservoir in Recipients With Antiretroviral Therapy-Suppressed HIV. J Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 2;228(9):1274-1279. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad241.

    PubMed 37379584
  • Werbel WA, Brown DM, Kusemiju OT, Doby BL, Seaman SM, Redd AD, Eby Y, Fernandez RE, Desai NM, Miller J, Bismut GA, Kirby CS, Schmidt HA, Clarke WA, Seisa M, Petropoulos CJ, Quinn TC, Florman SS, Huprikar S, Rana MM, Friedman-Moraco RJ, Mehta AK, Stock PG, Price JC, Stosor V, Mehta SG, Gilbert AJ, Elias N, Morris MI, Mehta SA, Small CB, Haidar G, Malinis M, Husson JS, Pereira MR, Gupta G, Hand J, Kirchner VA, Agarwal A, Aslam S, Blumberg EA, Wolfe CR, Myer K, Wood RP, Neidlinger N, Strell S, Shuck M, Wilkins H, Wadsworth M, Motter JD, Odim J, Segev DL, Durand CM, Tobian AAR; HOPE in Action Investigators. National Landscape of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Deceased Organ Donors in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Jun 10;74(11):2010-2019. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab743.

    PubMed 34453519
  • Bonny TS, Kirby C, Martens C, Rose R, Desai N, Seisa M, Petropoulos C, Florman S, Friedman-Moraco RJ, Turgeon NA, Brown D, Segev DL, Durand CM, Tobian AAR, Redd AD. Outcomes of donor-derived superinfection screening in HIV-positive to HIV-positive kidney and liver transplantation: a multicentre, prospective, observational study. Lancet HIV. 2020 Sep;7(9):e611-e619. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(20)30200-9. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

    PubMed 32730756

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of HIV Infection, run by Johns Hopkins University at 18 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 18 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Survival (time frame: One year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02602262, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Aug 2025.

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