Clinical trials: Liver Transplant Failure and Rejection
Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C, Chronic
Gradual Withdrawal of Immune System Suppressing Drugs in Patients Receiving a Liver Transplant
In order to prevent organ rejection, patients receiving liver transplants currently require life-long treatment with immune system-suppressing medications to prevent the rejection of the transplanted liver.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C, Chronic, Nonimmune Nonviral Causes of Liver Failure
- Trial name
- A-WISH (NCT00135694)
- Testing
- calcineurin inhibitor-based immunosuppression, liver transplant, corticosteroids
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)