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Kidney Transplant RejectionNCT05306795

Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Classification Automation System for Kidney Allograft Biopsies

An observational study of Kidney Transplant Rejection and Pathology, run by Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation at 1 site in France.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Since 1991, the Banff classification has been the gold standard for defining antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR), thereby guiding the treatment and management of transplant recipients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Transplant Rejection, Pathology
How many people
4,000 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
1 Jan 2016to 1 Dec 2022
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Kidney transplant recipients of all sexes recruited in observational studies performed in Europe and United States, with at least one kidney biopsy performed with all the relevant data to provide a reliable diagnosis according to the Banff classification (i.e., adequate biopsies without missing data for Banff lesion scores, donor-specific antibody status, and C4d staining).

Who may be able to join

  • Kidney transplant recipients
  • At least one kidney transplant biopsy performed, assessed with the Banff classification

Who cannot join

  • Inadequate biopsy according to the Banff classification (number of glomeruli inferior less than seven)
  • Missing data for Banff lesion scores
  • Missing data for donor-specific antibody status
  • Missing data for C4d (degradation product of the classic complement pathway) staining

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Alexandre Loupy, MD, PhD contact

(33)153988000

alexandre.loupy@inserm.fr

France1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Paris Translational Centre for Organ Transplantation

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75015

    Alexandre Loupy, MD, PhD, (33)612491082, alexandre.loupy@inserm.fr

    Catherine Tritcher, 01 53 98 80 00, tritschercatherine@gmail.com

    Recruiting

Other trials in France

About this study

Official title: Development, Application, and Validation of a Comprehensive Classification Automation System for Allograft Precision Diagnostics in Adult and Pediatric Kidney Transplant Biopsies

Since 1991, the Banff classification has been the gold standard for defining antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR), thereby guiding the treatment and management of transplant recipients. Starting from a pure histological approach, the classification has moved over the past three decades towards an integrated precision diagnosis system, which encompasses other expertise, such as immunology, immunogenetic, other basic sciences, biostatistics, data science, and artificial intelligence The counterpart of this constant refinement is that Banff rules are becoming complex to follow, with numerous possible scenarios leading to a high degree of inter-observer variability and misclassifications, which may lead to therapeutic consequences.

The aims of this study are:

  1. To integrate and decode all Banff rules and develop a computer-based application - the Banff Automation System - which provides automated and reproducible diagnoses
  2. To validate the ability of the Banff Automation System to reclassify rejection diagnoses in multicenter cohort studies and clinical trials.
Read the detailed description

Despite considerable advances in the development of effective immunosuppressive therapies, allograft rejection remains the main cause of graft loss after kidney transplantation. Since 1991, the Banff classification has been the gold standard for defining antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR), thereby guiding the treatment and management of transplant recipients. Starting from a pure histological approach, the classification has moved over the past three decades towards an integrated precision diagnosis system, which encompasses other expertise, such as immunology, immunogenetic, other basic sciences, biostatistics, data science, and artificial intelligence The counterpart of this constant refinement is that Banff rules are becoming complex to follow, with numerous possible scenarios leading to a high degree of inter-observer variability and misclassifications, which may lead to therapeutic consequences. Hence, international transplant societies and regulatory agencies urgently appealed for a more comprehensible and reproducible classification, required for decision-making process and reliable surrogate endpoints, to further improve patients care and drug development.

The aims of this study are:

  1. To integrate and decode all Banff rules and develop a computer-based application - the Banff Automation System - which provides automated and reproducible diagnoses
  2. To validate the ability of the Banff Automation System to reclassify rejection diagnoses in multicenter cohort studies and clinical trials.

Based on the results, the investigators will provide a comprehensive, user-friendly, and open-access online application which might improve reproducibility and precision of biopsies' diagnoses, thereby reducing misclassifications, and path the way to standardize histology-based endpoints in observational studies and clinical trials, and post-transplant diagnostic and therapeutic's management of kidney transplant recipients.

Keywords
Banff classification, Kidney transplantation, Precision diagnostic, Automation

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT05306795
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Observational cohortObservational prospective cohort of kidney transplant allograft biopsies

What is being measured

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

  1. Rejection-related diagnoses reclassified by the computer-based tool

    Proportion of rejection-related diagnoses reclassified by the computer-based tool

    Measured: 1 day (At time of a kidney allograft biopsy)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Graft survival

    Comparison of graft survival after diagnosis by the computer-based tool

    Measured: 24 months post-kidney allograft biopsy

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Apr 2022
  2. Study start1 Jan 2016
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2022 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Dec 2022 (estimated)

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
4,000 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05306795
Sponsor's protocol ID
Banff_Automation
Status last verified
Apr 2022
First submitted
23 Mar 2022
Last updated
11 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: The data analyzed during the current study are available from the Principal investigator on reasonable request including standards for General Data Protection Regulation and Institutional Review Board approval.

Publications

  • Loupy A, Haas M, Roufosse C, Naesens M, Adam B, Afrouzian M, Akalin E, Alachkar N, Bagnasco S, Becker JU, Cornell LD, Clahsen-van Groningen MC, Demetris AJ, Dragun D, Duong van Huyen JP, Farris AB, Fogo AB, Gibson IW, Glotz D, Gueguen J, Kikic Z, Kozakowski N, Kraus E, Lefaucheur C, Liapis H, Mannon RB, Montgomery RA, Nankivell BJ, Nickeleit V, Nickerson P, Rabant M, Racusen L, Randhawa P, Robin B, Rosales IA, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Schinstock CA, Seron D, Singh HK, Smith RN, Stegall MD, Zeevi A, Solez K, Colvin RB, Mengel M. The Banff 2019 Kidney Meeting Report (I): Updates on and clarification of criteria for T cell- and antibody-mediated rejection. Am J Transplant. 2020 Sep;20(9):2318-2331. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15898. Epub 2020 May 28.

    PubMed 32463180
  • Haas M, Loupy A, Lefaucheur C, Roufosse C, Glotz D, Seron D, Nankivell BJ, Halloran PF, Colvin RB, Akalin E, Alachkar N, Bagnasco S, Bouatou Y, Becker JU, Cornell LD, Duong van Huyen JP, Gibson IW, Kraus ES, Mannon RB, Naesens M, Nickeleit V, Nickerson P, Segev DL, Singh HK, Stegall M, Randhawa P, Racusen L, Solez K, Mengel M. The Banff 2017 Kidney Meeting Report: Revised diagnostic criteria for chronic active T cell-mediated rejection, antibody-mediated rejection, and prospects for integrative endpoints for next-generation clinical trials. Am J Transplant. 2018 Feb;18(2):293-307. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14625. Epub 2018 Jan 21.

    PubMed 29243394
  • Loupy A, Haas M, Solez K, Racusen L, Glotz D, Seron D, Nankivell BJ, Colvin RB, Afrouzian M, Akalin E, Alachkar N, Bagnasco S, Becker JU, Cornell L, Drachenberg C, Dragun D, de Kort H, Gibson IW, Kraus ES, Lefaucheur C, Legendre C, Liapis H, Muthukumar T, Nickeleit V, Orandi B, Park W, Rabant M, Randhawa P, Reed EF, Roufosse C, Seshan SV, Sis B, Singh HK, Schinstock C, Tambur A, Zeevi A, Mengel M. The Banff 2015 Kidney Meeting Report: Current Challenges in Rejection Classification and Prospects for Adopting Molecular Pathology. Am J Transplant. 2017 Jan;17(1):28-41. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14107.

    PubMed 27862883
  • Mengel M, Loupy A, Haas M, Roufosse C, Naesens M, Akalin E, Clahsen-van Groningen MC, Dagobert J, Demetris AJ, Duong van Huyen JP, Gueguen J, Issa F, Robin B, Rosales I, Von der Thusen JH, Sanchez-Fueyo A, Smith RN, Wood K, Adam B, Colvin RB. Banff 2019 Meeting Report: Molecular diagnostics in solid organ transplantation-Consensus for the Banff Human Organ Transplant (B-HOT) gene panel and open source multicenter validation. Am J Transplant. 2020 Sep;20(9):2305-2317. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16059. Epub 2020 Jun 27.

    PubMed 32428337
  • Haas M, Sis B, Racusen LC, Solez K, Glotz D, Colvin RB, Castro MC, David DS, David-Neto E, Bagnasco SM, Cendales LC, Cornell LD, Demetris AJ, Drachenberg CB, Farver CF, Farris AB 3rd, Gibson IW, Kraus E, Liapis H, Loupy A, Nickeleit V, Randhawa P, Rodriguez ER, Rush D, Smith RN, Tan CD, Wallace WD, Mengel M; Banff meeting report writing committee. Banff 2013 meeting report: inclusion of c4d-negative antibody-mediated rejection and antibody-associated arterial lesions. Am J Transplant. 2014 Feb;14(2):272-83. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12590.

    PubMed 24472190
  • Mengel M, Sis B, Haas M, Colvin RB, Halloran PF, Racusen LC, Solez K, Cendales L, Demetris AJ, Drachenberg CB, Farver CF, Rodriguez ER, Wallace WD, Glotz D; Banff meeting report writing committee. Banff 2011 Meeting report: new concepts in antibody-mediated rejection. Am J Transplant. 2012 Mar;12(3):563-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03926.x. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

    PubMed 22300494
  • Sis B, Mengel M, Haas M, Colvin RB, Halloran PF, Racusen LC, Solez K, Baldwin WM 3rd, Bracamonte ER, Broecker V, Cosio F, Demetris AJ, Drachenberg C, Einecke G, Gloor J, Glotz D, Kraus E, Legendre C, Liapis H, Mannon RB, Nankivell BJ, Nickeleit V, Papadimitriou JC, Randhawa P, Regele H, Renaudin K, Rodriguez ER, Seron D, Seshan S, Suthanthiran M, Wasowska BA, Zachary A, Zeevi A. Banff '09 meeting report: antibody mediated graft deterioration and implementation of Banff working groups. Am J Transplant. 2010 Mar;10(3):464-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02987.x. Epub 2010 Jan 29.

    PubMed 20121738
  • Solez K, Colvin RB, Racusen LC, Sis B, Halloran PF, Birk PE, Campbell PM, Cascalho M, Collins AB, Demetris AJ, Drachenberg CB, Gibson IW, Grimm PC, Haas M, Lerut E, Liapis H, Mannon RB, Marcus PB, Mengel M, Mihatsch MJ, Nankivell BJ, Nickeleit V, Papadimitriou JC, Platt JL, Randhawa P, Roberts I, Salinas-Madriga L, Salomon DR, Seron D, Sheaff M, Weening JJ. Banff '05 Meeting Report: differential diagnosis of chronic allograft injury and elimination of chronic allograft nephropathy ('CAN'). Am J Transplant. 2007 Mar;7(3):518-26. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01688.x.

    PubMed 17352710
  • Racusen LC, Halloran PF, Solez K. Banff 2003 meeting report: new diagnostic insights and standards. Am J Transplant. 2004 Oct;4(10):1562-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00585.x.

    PubMed 15367210
  • Solez K, Axelsen RA, Benediktsson H, Burdick JF, Cohen AH, Colvin RB, Croker BP, Droz D, Dunnill MS, Halloran PF, et al. International standardization of criteria for the histologic diagnosis of renal allograft rejection: the Banff working classification of kidney transplant pathology. Kidney Int. 1993 Aug;44(2):411-22. doi: 10.1038/ki.1993.259.

    PubMed 8377384
  • Loupy A, Mengel M, Haas M. Thirty years of the International Banff Classification for Allograft Pathology: the past, present, and future of kidney transplant diagnostics. Kidney Int. 2022 Apr;101(4):678-691. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.11.028. Epub 2021 Dec 17.

    PubMed 34922989
  • Solez K, Colvin RB, Racusen LC, Haas M, Sis B, Mengel M, Halloran PF, Baldwin W, Banfi G, Collins AB, Cosio F, David DS, Drachenberg C, Einecke G, Fogo AB, Gibson IW, Glotz D, Iskandar SS, Kraus E, Lerut E, Mannon RB, Mihatsch M, Nankivell BJ, Nickeleit V, Papadimitriou JC, Randhawa P, Regele H, Renaudin K, Roberts I, Seron D, Smith RN, Valente M. Banff 07 classification of renal allograft pathology: updates and future directions. Am J Transplant. 2008 Apr;8(4):753-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02159.x. Epub 2008 Feb 19.

    PubMed 18294345
  • Racusen LC, Solez K, Colvin RB, Bonsib SM, Castro MC, Cavallo T, Croker BP, Demetris AJ, Drachenberg CB, Fogo AB, Furness P, Gaber LW, Gibson IW, Glotz D, Goldberg JC, Grande J, Halloran PF, Hansen HE, Hartley B, Hayry PJ, Hill CM, Hoffman EO, Hunsicker LG, Lindblad AS, Yamaguchi Y, et al. The Banff 97 working classification of renal allograft pathology. Kidney Int. 1999 Feb;55(2):713-23. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00299.x.

    PubMed 9987096
  • Racusen LC, Colvin RB, Solez K, Mihatsch MJ, Halloran PF, Campbell PM, Cecka MJ, Cosyns JP, Demetris AJ, Fishbein MC, Fogo A, Furness P, Gibson IW, Glotz D, Hayry P, Hunsickern L, Kashgarian M, Kerman R, Magil AJ, Montgomery R, Morozumi K, Nickeleit V, Randhawa P, Regele H, Seron D, Seshan S, Sund S, Trpkov K. Antibody-mediated rejection criteria - an addition to the Banff 97 classification of renal allograft rejection. Am J Transplant. 2003 Jun;3(6):708-14. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00072.x.

    PubMed 12780562
  • Solez K, Hansen HE, Kornerup HJ, Madsen S, Sorensen AW, Pedersen EB, Marcussen N, Benediktsson H, Racusen LC, Olsen S. Clinical validation and reproducibility of the Banff schema for renal allograft pathology. Transplant Proc. 1995 Feb;27(1):1009-11. No abstract available.

    PubMed 7878779

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Kidney Transplant Rejection and Pathology, run by Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation at 1 site in France.

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 2 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Alexandre Loupy, MD, PhD ((33)153988000, alexandre.loupy@inserm.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Rejection-related diagnoses reclassified by the computer-based tool (time frame: 1 day (At time of a kidney allograft biopsy)). 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 NCT05306795, which also lists 17 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 11 Apr 2022.

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