Kidney FailureEarly Phase 1NCT06972069
Tolerance Through Mixed Chimerism (Sip-Tego)
A Early Phase 1 study testing Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow Transplant, Donation of Kidney / Bone Marrow and Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart) in people with Kidney Failure and Transplant Recipient (Kidney), run by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This is an open-label, single-institution study to assess the safety and the efficacy of the Sip-Tego regimen for the induction of donor-specific immunologic unresponsiveness to a renal allograft. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Kidney Failure, Transplant Recipient (Kidney), Transplant Tolerance
- What is being tested?
- Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow Transplant, Donation of Kidney / Bone Marrow and Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart)
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 12 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 31 May 2025to 31 Dec 2030
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Recipient Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female 18-65 years of age.
- Subjects with chronic kidney disease stage V (GFR<15ml/min/1.73m2) or ESRD who are treated or imminently be treated with either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
- Candidate for a living-donor renal allograft from an HLA matched or mismatched donor
- First or second renal transplant.
- EBV Seropositive
- Use of FDA-approved methods of contraception by all recipients from the time that study treatment begins until 104 weeks (24 months) after renal transplantation
- Ability to understand and provide informed consent.
- Negative COVID-19 test during screening and two days prior to procedure
Recipient Exclusion Criteria:
- ABO blood group-incompatible renal allograft
- Participant with a donor-specific antibody (DSA) within 6 months prior to transplant
- Persistent Leukopenia (WBC less than 2,000/mm3) or thrombocytopenia (<100,000/mm3)
- Seropositivity for HIV-1, hepatitis B core antigen, or hepatitis C virus (confirmed by hepatitis C virus RNA); or positivity for hepatitis B surface antigen.
- Untreated Infection
- Left ventricular ejection fraction < 40% as determined by TTE or clinical evidence of heart failure.
- Forced expiratory volume FEV1 or DLCO < 50% of predicted.
- Lactation or pregnancy.
- Patients with active cancer or those with a high risk of recurrence following the American Transplant Society
- Underlying renal disease etiology with a high risk of disease recurrence in the transplanted kidney (such as non-genetic primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis dense deposit disease, C3 glomerulonephritis, and, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome).
- Prior dose-limiting radiation therapy for treatment of malignant disease.
- Known genetic disease or family history that may result in greater sensitivity to the effects of irradiation, or a physical deformity that would preclude adequate shielding or appropriate dosing during the irradiation component of the conditioning regimen. This includes long term cigarette smoking or a family history of malignancy.
- Enrollment in other investigational drug studies within 30 days prior to enrollment.
- Abnormal (>2 times lab normal) values for (a) liver function chemistries (ALT, AST, AP), (b) bilirubin, (c) coagulation studies (PT, PTT) , or any patients on chronic anticoagulation therapy.
- Allergy or sensitivity to any component of Cyclophosphamide, ATGAM, tacrolimus, Siplizumab, Tegoprubart, or rituximab.
- The presence of any medical condition that the investigator deems incompatible with participation in the trial. This includes a history of alcohol abuse or illicit drug use/dependence.
- Any chronic or intermittent administration of immunosuppressant medication (such as for inflammatory bowel disease or asthma)
- Subjects who have non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) without good blood glucose control (HbA1c<8%). Subjects with severe diabetes-related complications, such as advanced retinopathy, gastroparesis, or severe neuropathy that significantly impair their ability to perform normal, independent daily activities, will also be excluded.
Donor Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female 18-70 years of age.
- For females of childbearing potential: a serum pregnancy test showing negative results.
- Excellent health per conventional pre-donor workup (medical and psychosocial evaluation)
- Acceptable laboratory parameters (hematology in normal or near-normal range; Liver function <2 times the upper limit of normal, and normal creatinine).
- Negative for viral infection with HBV (HbsAg and NAT), HIV (antibody and NAT), HCV (NAT), or HTLV-1.
- Cardiac/pulmonary function within normal limits (CXR, ECG).
- Ability to understand and provide informed consent.
- Meets standard institutional criteria for bone marrow aspiration and kidney donation.
- Negative COVID-19 test during screening and two days prior to procedure
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
About this study
This is an open-label, single-institution study to assess the safety and the efficacy of the Sip-Tego regimen for the induction of donor-specific immunologic unresponsiveness to a renal allograft. The investigators propose to treat 6 adult subjects in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who do not demonstrate evidence of prior sensitization.
Read the detailed description
The conditioning regimen to be used in this protocol consists of an ordered series of procedures and treatments including thymic irradiation, low-dose cyclophosphamide, antibody administration (Siplizumab (or ATGAM), rituximab and tegoprubart), and bone marrow cell infusion. The surgical techniques for the renal transplant will be accomplished according to the surgeon's clinical judgment and experience using standard techniques in use at the institution. The donor nephrectomy will be accomplished according to the surgeon's clinical judgment and experience. The conditioning regimen requires six days leading up to the day of transplantation, which is designated as study Day 0. Negative numbers in descending order designate days pre-transplant, while positive numbers in ascending order designate days post-transplant. Refer to Figure 2 in Section 1.2. for the schema of the conditioning regimen.
- Conditions
- Kidney Failure, Transplant Recipient (Kidney), Transplant Tolerance, Immunosuppresion, Immunosuppression After Kidney Transplantation
- Being tested
- Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow Transplant, Donation of Kidney / Bone Marrow, Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart)
- Keywords
- Tolerance, Transplant without immunosuppression, kidney transplant
- Medical subject headings
- Renal Insufficiency
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow TransplantProcedure or surgery
The conditioning regimen to be used in this protocol consists of an ordered series of procedures and treatments including thymic irradiation, low-dose cyclophosphamide, antibody administration (Siplizumab (or ATGAM), rituximab and tegoprubart), and bone marrow cell infusion.
Donation of Kidney / Bone MarrowProcedure or surgery
The donor will undergo nephrectomy and under general anesthesia. Donors will undergo bone marrow harvested under general anesthesia. Sufficient marrow will be obtained to provide at least 2 x 108 nucleated cells per kilogram weight of the recipient.
Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart)Drug
Recipients will receive a conditioning regimen that includes rituximab on study day -6 and -2, Siplizumab (0.6mg/kg) on day -6, -1, 0 and +1 (or ATGAM if Siplizumab becomes unavailable), cyclophosphamide (CP, 22.5mg/kg) on days -5 and -4. Tegoprubart (Fc-modified anti-CD154 mAB, Eledon Pharm) 20mg/kg will be administered on days 0, 2, 5, 12 and 19).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Experimental | Recipient of kidney and bone marrow transplant Receives: Procedure: Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow Transplant; Drug: Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart) |
| Donor | Other | Living donors of kidney and bone marrow transplant Receives: Procedure: Donation of Kidney / Bone Marrow |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Induction of mixed chimerism without chimeric transition syndrome
This will be measured by a chimerism level of >0% donor chimerism at anytime post transplant, and when the level is returning to 0% chimerism there is no evidence of chimeric transition syndrome. This is defined in the protocol by any of the following The clinical symptoms of CTS include acute kidney injury with rapid deterioration of kidney function (elevated creatinine, decreased blood flow to the renal allograft by US), minor to moderate fever, fluid retention or peripheral edema.
Measured: 7 Years
Achievement of IS minimization (tacrolimus or Belatacept monotherapy)
This will be measured by a patient weaning and maintaining only one agent of immunosuppression (either Tacrolimus or Belatacept)
Measured: 7 Years
Number of patients who complete full immunosuppression withdrawal
The number (and therefore percentage) of patients who discontinue all immunosuppression (ie. completely stop Tacrolimus or Belatacept)
Measured: 7 Years
Secondary outcomes (12)
Participants who are alive at the end of the study
Measured: 7 Years
Kidney Graft Survival
Measured: 7 Years
Incidence of CTS
Measured: 7 Years
Incidence of Acute Rejection
Measured: 7 Years
Incidence of Donor Specific Antibody development
Measured: 7 Years
Incidence of Chronic Rejection
Measured: 7 Years
Incidence of GVHD (Acute or Chronic)
Measured: 100 days
Incidence of clinically significant or resistant Opportunistic Infections
Measured: 7 Years
Recovery of neutrophils to normal range
A neutrophil count that is within normal lab range (after early myelosuppression from conditioning regimen)
Measured: 7 Years
Recovery of Platelets to normal range
A Platelet count that is within normal lab range (after early myelosuppression from conditioning regimen)
Measured: 7 Years
Incidence of Serious Adverse Events
Measured: 7 Years
Incidence of Radiation related toxicities
Measured: 7 Years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 May 2025
- Study start31 May 2025
- Primary completion31 Dec 2030 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2030 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Kidney FailureStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Eledon Pharmaceuticals, ITB-Med LLC
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Investigators
- Tatsuo Kawai, MD PhD, Principal investigator, Principal Investigator / Transplant Surgeon
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06972069
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2025P000818
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 22 Apr 2025
- Last updated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Tolerance Through Mixed Chimerism (Sip-Tego)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06972069
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2025P000818
- Conditions
- Kidney Failure, Transplant Recipient (Kidney), Transplant Tolerance, Immunosuppresion, Immunosuppression After Kidney Transplantation
- Keywords
- Tolerance, Transplant without immunosuppression, kidney transplant
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhDUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Eledon Pharmaceuticals, ITB-Med LLC
- Study start
- 31 May 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2030 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2030 (estimated)
- First posted
- 14 May 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is an open-label, single-institution study to assess the safety and the efficacy of the Sip-Tego regimen for the induction of donor-specific immunologic unresponsiveness to a renal allograft. The investigators propose to treat 6 adult subjects in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who do not demonstrate evidence of prior sensitization.
Detailed description
The conditioning regimen to be used in this protocol consists of an ordered series of procedures and treatments including thymic irradiation, low-dose cyclophosphamide, antibody administration (Siplizumab (or ATGAM), rituximab and tegoprubart), and bone marrow cell infusion. The surgical techniques for the renal transplant will be accomplished according to the surgeon's clinical judgment and experience using standard techniques in use at the institution. The donor nephrectomy will be accomplished according to the surgeon's clinical judgment and experience. The conditioning regimen requires six days leading up to the day of transplantation, which is designated as study Day 0. Negative numbers in descending order designate days pre-transplant, while positive numbers in ascending order designate days post-transplant. Refer to Figure 2 in Section 1.2. for the schema of the conditioning regimen.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Experimental | Procedure: Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow Transplant, Drug: Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart)Recipient of kidney and bone marrow transplant |
| Donor | Other | Procedure: Donation of Kidney / Bone MarrowLiving donors of kidney and bone marrow transplant |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow TransplantThe conditioning regimen to be used in this protocol consists of an ordered series of procedures and treatments including thymic irradiation, low-dose cyclophosphamide, antibody administration (Siplizumab (or ATGAM), rituximab and tegoprubart), and bone marrow cell infusion. | Procedure or surgery | Recipient |
| Donation of Kidney / Bone MarrowThe donor will undergo nephrectomy and under general anesthesia. Donors will undergo bone marrow harvested under general anesthesia. Sufficient marrow will be obtained to provide at least 2 x 108 nucleated cells per kilogram weight of the recipient. | Procedure or surgery | Donor |
| Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart)Recipients will receive a conditioning regimen that includes rituximab on study day -6 and -2, Siplizumab (0.6mg/kg) on day -6, -1, 0 and +1 (or ATGAM if Siplizumab becomes unavailable), cyclophosphamide (CP, 22.5mg/kg) on days -5 and -4. Tegoprubart (Fc-modified anti-CD154 mAB, Eledon Pharm) 20mg/kg will be administered on days 0, 2, 5, 12 and 19). | Drug | Recipient |
Primary outcome
Induction of mixed chimerism without chimeric transition syndrome
Time frame: 7 Years
This will be measured by a chimerism level of >0% donor chimerism at anytime post transplant, and when the level is returning to 0% chimerism there is no evidence of chimeric transition syndrome. This is defined in the protocol by any of the following The clinical symptoms of CTS include acute kidney injury with rapid deterioration of kidney function (elevated creatinine, decreased blood flow to the renal allograft by US), minor to moderate fever, fluid retention or peripheral edema.
Achievement of IS minimization (tacrolimus or Belatacept monotherapy)
Time frame: 7 Years
This will be measured by a patient weaning and maintaining only one agent of immunosuppression (either Tacrolimus or Belatacept)
Number of patients who complete full immunosuppression withdrawal
Time frame: 7 Years
The number (and therefore percentage) of patients who discontinue all immunosuppression (ie. completely stop Tacrolimus or Belatacept)
12 secondary outcomes
Participants who are alive at the end of the study
Time frame: 7 Years
Kidney Graft Survival
Time frame: 7 Years
Incidence of CTS
Time frame: 7 Years
Incidence of Acute Rejection
Time frame: 7 Years
Incidence of Donor Specific Antibody development
Time frame: 7 Years
Incidence of Chronic Rejection
Time frame: 7 Years
Incidence of GVHD (Acute or Chronic)
Time frame: 100 days
Incidence of clinically significant or resistant Opportunistic Infections
Time frame: 7 Years
Recovery of neutrophils to normal range
Time frame: 7 Years
Recovery of Platelets to normal range
Time frame: 7 Years
Incidence of Serious Adverse Events
Time frame: 7 Years
Incidence of Radiation related toxicities
Time frame: 7 Years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Sep 2026.
- Related InfoLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Tatsuo Kawai, MD PhD principal investigator
Principal Investigator / Transplant Surgeon
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Early Phase 1 study testing Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow Transplant, Donation of Kidney / Bone Marrow and Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart) in people with Kidney Failure and Transplant Recipient (Kidney), run by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD at 1 site 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?
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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Sep 2026. 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 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.
What does this phase mean?
Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
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?
Induction of mixed chimerism without chimeric transition syndrome (time frame: 7 Years). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 25 Sep 2026.