Campath-1H Induction to Allow Discontinuation of Calcineurin Inhibitors After Renal Transplantation
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Primary Renal Transplant
- Interventions
- Drug: Calcineurin inhibitor withdrawal
- Registration Number
- NCT00214201
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Campath-1H induction therapy and the associated lymphocyte depletion will permit long-term, rejection free renal allograft function in the absence of maintenance calcineurin inhibitor (CI) therapy.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- received a renal transplant, induction with Campath-1H, and at least 2 months of calcineurin inhibitor therapy, CellCept, and prednisone.
Exclusion Criteria
- Recipients of HLA-identical living-donor renal transplants;
- PRA value >20% within 30 days of transplant;
- GFR <40ml/min;
- multi-organ transplant;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 2 Calcineurin inhibitor withdrawal Calcineurin inhibitor withdrawal
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Participants With Biopsy Proven Rejection 3 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serum Creatinine at 36 Months (End of Study) 36 months +/- 60 days
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Wisconsin
🇺🇸Madison, Wisconsin, United States