Clinical trials: Decreased Immunologic Activity
Renal Transplant
Belatacept to Prevent Organ Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients
Belatacept is an experimental medication shown in clinical trials to have immune system suppression properties in people who have had renal (e.g., kidney) transplants.
- Trial name
- BESTT (NCT00346151)
- Testing
- Belatacept, Sirolimus, Anti-thymocyte globulin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Immunosuppression
Dosing Requirements of Astagraf XL® in African American Kidney Transplant Recipients
Compare the difference in dose-normalized trough and total daily dose necessary to reach the steady state therapeutic goal after conversion from tacrolimus IR to Astagraf XL® in African American kidney transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT02953873
- Testing
- Tacrolimus Extended Release Capsule, Mycophenolate mofetil, Prednisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Liver Carcinoma
De Novo Sirolimus-based Immunosuppression After Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This study investigates whether sirolimus could decrease the rate of hepatoma recurrence after liver transplantation in high risk hepatoma patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00328770
- Testing
- Sirolimus
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Optimization of NULOJIX® Usage Towards Minimizing CNI Exposure in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to find out if the drug NULOJIX® (belatacept) will minimize the amount of other anti-rejection medications necessary and thereby reduce the long-term side effects caused by the other medications.
- Trial name
- NCT01790594
- Testing
- Belatacept, methylprednisolone, Anti-thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Liver Transplant Recipient, Living Donor (of the Respective Liver Transplant Recipient)
Donor Alloantigen Reactive Tregs (darTregs) for Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) Reduction
This research study is for liver transplant recipients and their respective living donors. The purpose of this study is: 1. To see if it is safe for liver recipients to receive one dose of donor reactive T regulatory cells…
- Trial name
- ARTEMIS (NCT02474199)
- Testing
- darTregs, Acetaminophen, Diphenhydramine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Choroidal Neovascularization
Infliximab, Sirolimus and Daclizumab to Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
This study examined whether the anti-inflammatory medicines infliximab, sirolimus or daclizumab, when given with a participant's current therapies, would prevent the growth of new blood vessels in the eye in participants with…
- Trial name
- AMDB1 (NCT00304954)
- Testing
- Intravenous Daclizumab, Intravenous Infliximab, Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Kidney Failure, Chronic, Diabetic Nephropathies
Effects of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) On Anti-HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen)Antibody Levels In Patients Awaiting Cadaveric Renal Transplant.
This is a 12-month, phase II, prospective, open label study, to evaluate the effect of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) among patients on the kidney transplant list with high Panel of Reactive Antibody (PRA) levels.
- Conditions
- Kidney Failure, Chronic, Diabetic Nephropathies, Glomerulonephritis, IGA, Hypertension, Renal
- Trial name
- NCT00446459
- Testing
- mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Immunosuppression, COVID-19
Additional Recombinant COVID-19 Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunogenicity in Immunosuppressed Populations
To determine whether providing a recombinant booster COVID-19 vaccine improves sustained humoral and cell-mediated immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2 in immunosuppressed patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and/or solid…
- Trial name
- NCT06027229
- Testing
- NVX-CoV2372
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
DiGeorge Anomaly, Complete DiGeorge Anomaly
Phase I/II Thymus Transplantation With Immunosuppression #950
The study purpose is to determine if cultured thymus tissue implantation (CTTI) (previously described as transplantation) with tailored immunosuppression based on the recipient's pre-implantation T cell population is a safe and…
- Conditions
- DiGeorge Anomaly, Complete DiGeorge Anomaly, Complete Atypical DiGeorge Anomaly, Complete DiGeorge Syndrome
- Trial name
- #950 (NCT00579527)
- Testing
- Cultured Thymus Tissue for Implantation (CTTI), Cultured Thymus Tissue Implantation and Parental Parathyroid Transplantation, Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland GmbH
Renal Transplantation
A Study Designed to Compare the Tolerability of an Increased Dose of Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid (MPA) in Renal Transplant Patients Whose Dose of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) Was Reduced Due to Gastrointestinal Symptoms
To determine if conversion to enteric coated MPA allows an escalated dose of mycophenolic acid (MPA) to be tolerated in patients experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT00658333
- Testing
- Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid (EC-MPA), Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)
- Where
- 37 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Liver Transplant Rejection
Study of Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic (PK) and Pharmacodynamic (PD) of an Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody, CFZ533, in Liver Transplant Recipients With Additional 12-month Follow-up and Long-term Extension
This was a multicenter, open-label, active-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of two CFZ533 maintenance doses in de novo liver transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- CONTRAIL I (NCT03781414)
- Testing
- CFZ533, Tacrolimus - MMF - corticosteroids
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Argentina and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
CNI Side Effects
Calcineurin Inhibitor Sparing After Kidney Transplantation
Reducing drug side effects is a key issue in transplantation. One class of drugs commonly used, calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), is associated with negative side effects, namely, toxicity to the transplanted kidney.
- Trial name
- CNI-Sparing (NCT01062555)
- Testing
- Cyclosporine & Cellcept, Prograf & Cellcept, Low Dose CNI (Cyclosporine or FK) and Cellcept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 527 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Heart Transplant
Tocilizumab in Cardiac Transplantation
The purpose of this research study is to see if a study drug called Tocilizumab will, when given with standard anti-rejection medicines, lead to better heart transplantation outcomes at 1 year after the transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT03644667
- Testing
- tocilizumab, Standard of Care Triple IS
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 385 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Immunosuppression
A Prospective Study on the Tolerability and Efficacy of the de Novo Use of Myfortic in Liver Transplant Recipients
The objective of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of Myfortic with CellCept in liver transplant patients. Myfortic and CellCept are both immunosuppressive (anti-rejection) drugs.
- Trial name
- NCT00336817
- Testing
- Myfortic, CellCept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Granulomatosis, Lymphomatoid
Treatment and Natural History Study of Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis
This study will evaluate the response and long-term effects of alpha-interferon in patients with lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG).
- Conditions
- Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Granulomatosis, Lymphomatoid, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00001379
- Testing
- Interferon, Rituxan and EPOCH, Tumor biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Liver Transplant, Liver Transplantation
Evaluation of Donor Specific Immune Senescence and Exhaustion as Biomarkers of Tolerance Post Liver Transplantation
The primary aim of this study is to determine whether a peripheral blood or graft lymphocyte phenotype of immune senescence or exhaustion is different between operationally tolerant and non-tolerant liver allograft recipients.
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT02533180)
- Testing
- Immunosuppression withdrawal
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)