Clinical trials: Immune System Suppression
Heptocellular Cancer, Biliary Tract Neoplasms
Tremelimumab With Chemoembolization or Ablation for Liver Cancer
Background: Tremelimumab is a cancer treatment drug that helps the immune system recognize and destroy cancer cells. Researchers want to see if it can be used to treat advanced liver cancer.
- Conditions
- Heptocellular Cancer, Biliary Tract Neoplasms, Liver Cancer, Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01853618
- Testing
- Tremelimumab, RFA, TACE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Kidney Transplantation
Study of a JAK3 Inhibitor for the Prevention of Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients
A new immunosuppressive drug, based on the inhibition of an important enzyme in the immune system called JAK3, is being developed by Pfizer to prevent transplant rejection.
- Trial name
- NCT00483756
- Testing
- Cyclosporine, CP-690,550
- Where
- 69 sites in United States, Australia and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 338 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Immunosuppression
Conversion of CellCept to Myfortic: A Prospective Study in Liver Transplant Recipients
The objective of this study is to determine the tolerability and safety of Myfortic in liver transplant patients. Patients receiving CellCept who have GI side effects will have CellCept discontinued and changed to Myfortic…
- Trial name
- NCT00336895
- Testing
- Myfortic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
HIV
BATAR: Individuals Currently Taking Boosted Atazanavir as Part of an HIV Treatment Regimen Will be Evaluated to See if Substituting Raltegravir for Nucleoside Transcriptase Inhibitors Will be Safe and Well Tolerated.
The purpose of this Phase IV pilot study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and satisfaction of a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI)sparing regimen for participants fully suppressed on an…
- Trial name
- BATAR (NCT00931801)
- Testing
- atazanavir/raltegravir, atazanavir/tenofovir/emtricitabine
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Community Research Initiative of New England
Kidney Transplantation
Extension Study Of Stage 1 Subjects Of Study A3921009 For The Prevention Of Acute Rejection In Kidney Transplant Patient
A new immunosuppressive drug, based on the inhibition of an important enzyme in the immune system called JAK3, is being developed by Pfizer to prevent transplant rejection.
- Trial name
- NCT00263328
- Testing
- Tacrolimus, CP-690,550
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Renal Transplantation
Study Evaluating Conversion From Tacrolimus to Sirolimus in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Myfortic
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of Myfortic and sirolimus is effective at preventing rejection while preserving kidney function in stable kidney transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- MYFIIRP (NCT00713284)
- Testing
- sirolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent
Islet Transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to test whether the islet cell transplantation procedures and results from a previous study in Edmonton, Canada, can be repeated.
- Trial name
- NCT00014911
- Testing
- Islet Transplantation, Sirolimus, Tacrolimus
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
RI-001 in Immunosuppressed Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infected Patients at Risk of Lower Tract RSV Illness
RSV infections can develop into serious, life threatening conditions among immunocompromised patients. The objective of this study (ADMA 001) is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RI-001 for the prevention of lower…
- Trial name
- NCT00632463
- Testing
- RI-001
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- ADMA Biologics, Inc.
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
Kidney Transplant Immunosuppression
Use of DNA Testing to Help Transition Kidney Transplant Recipients to Belatacept-only Immunosuppression
The purpose of the study is to identify kidney transplant patients that can be transitioned from multi-drug immunosuppression therapy to Belatacept monotherapy, using cell free DNA and gene expression as markers of immune…
- Trial name
- NCT04786067
- Testing
- Belatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lung Transplant Rejection, Antibody-mediated Rejection
Belatacept Pilot Study in Lung Transplantation Immunosuppression in Lung Transplantation
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial examining the feasibility of conducting a large scale randomized controlled trial of belatacept-based immunosuppression in lung transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT03388008
- Testing
- Belatacept, Tacrolimus, ATG
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Kidney Transplantation
A Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Tacrolimus ER Dosing in Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients
Tacrolimus extended release (Astagraf) has recently been approved by the FDA as a once a day dosing regimen. This formulation has the potential to improve compliance.
- Trial name
- Tacrolimus ER (NCT02444143)
- Testing
- tacrolimus extended release
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Liver Transplant, Kidney Transplant
Optimizing Immunosuppression Drug Dosing Via Phenotypic Precision Medicine
Clinical trial applying Phenotypic Precision Medicine (PPM) to tacrolimus dosing in liver and/or kidney transplant recipients to show improvement in maintaining drug trough levels within the target range.
- Trial name
- PPM - Pro (NCT03527238)
- Testing
- PPM-based Computation Assisted Drug Dosing, Tacrolimus
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Singapore
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Renal Transplant Rejection, Transplants and Implants
Prospective Pilot Study of Pre-Transplant Thymoglobulin Administration in Living Donor Renal Transplant Recipients
To determine how safe and effective giving Thymoglobulin before transplantation to patients who are going to be receiving kidney transplants.
- Trial name
- NCT00771745
- Testing
- Thymoglobulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Sirolimus, Cyclosporine, and Mycophenolate Mofetil in Preventing Graft-versus-Host Disease in Treating Patients With Blood Cancer Undergoing Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
This phase II trial studies how well sirolimus, cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil works in preventing graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) in patients with blood cancer undergoing donor peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplant.
- Conditions
- Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Adult Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01251575
- Testing
- Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Cyclosporine, Fludarabine Phosphate
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Denmark
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
End Stage Renal Disease, Rejection of Renal Transplant
Extended Release Tacrolimus vs. Twice-Daily Tacrolimus
The overall aim of the study is to prospectively investigate the impact of two maintenance calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressive regimens: once-daily extended release tacrolimus and twice-daily tacrolimus on subpopulations of T…
- Trial name
- NCT03289650
- Testing
- Tacrolimus, Tacrolimus Extended Release Oral Tablet [Envarsus]
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Lorenzo Gallon
Non-infectious Uveitis
Safety and Efficacy of AIN457 in Patients With Quiescent Non-infectious Uveitis
This extension study will assess the safety and efficacy of AIN457 versus placebo for maintaining uveitis suppression when reducing systemic immunosuppression
- Trial name
- ENDURE (NCT01090310)
- Testing
- AIN457
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Kidney Transplantation
Kidney Biopsy Controlled Trial of Calcineurin Inhibitor Withdrawal
Current therapy to prevent organ rejection relies on the use of calcineurin inhibitors either cyclosporine or tacrolimus. Although these agents have been very successful in preventing early acute rejection, this success has not…
- Trial name
- NCT00896012
- Testing
- Kidney Biopsy, Rapamune (sirolimus/rapamycin), Tacrolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Immunosuppression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
This is a multicenter, 15-month study evaluating the effect of immunosuppression treatment on the rate of change on the ALS Functional Rating Scale (Revised) (ALSFRS-R) score in up to 33 subjects with Amyotrophic Lateral…
- Trial name
- NIPALS2013 (NCT01884571)
- Testing
- Basiliximab, Methylprednisolone, Prednisone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Primary Renal Allograft Candidate, Kidney Transplantation
Open-Label Phase 2 Trial of a Steroid-Free, CNI-Free, Belatacept-Based Immunosuppressive Regimen
The primary objective is to evaluate a NULOJIX® (belatacept) based regimens as a means of improving long-term graft function without increasing the risks of immunologic graft injury by avoiding both calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs)…
- Trial name
- NCT01856257
- Testing
- Anti-thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit), belatacept, methylprednisolone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)