Efficacy and Safety of Immunosuppressive Withdrawal After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 47
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Number of immune tolerance participants
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the efficacy and safety of immunosuppressive withdrawal in pediatric liver transplant recipients. The main question it aims to answer is:exploring the landscape of immune tolerance after pediatric liver transplantation. Moreover,this clinical trial aims to provide important foundation and clinical data for inducing immune tolerance, as well as to clarify the mechanism of immune tolerance development in pediatric liver transplantation, identify biomarkers that can be used to predict immune tolerance, and build a prediction model of immune tolerance after pediatric liver transplantation.
The study planned to enroll 47 recipients after pediatric liver transplantation which would gradually withdrawal immunosuppressive after enrollment, divided the participants into immune tolerance and immune intolerance groups based on the outcome of immunosuppressive withdrawal.In this study, we collect the peripheral blood and liver biopsy samples from the two groups, find biomarkers with predictive value for immune tolerance in recipients after pediatric liver transplantation, and build a predictive model of immune tolerance by machine learning.
详细描述
Background: The main conditions which require pediatric liver transplantation are benign diseases with curable primary diseases, such as metabolic and biliary diseases. After liver transplantation, the two main risk factors affecting recipients survival are cumulative IS toxicity and chronic graft injuries. Adverse reactions such as renal dysfunction, metabolic problems, infection, and cancer can result from chronic exposure to IS. As a result, decreasing or stopping immunosuppressive treatment is an effective way for improving recipients survival after liver transplantation. Currently, the recipients after pediatric liver transplantation lacks defined IS withdrawal plans and also unified and uniform recipients selection criteria and processes. Additionally, IS withdrawal could result in graft fibrosis, rejection, and graft dysfunction.Therefore, the safety and efficacy of IS withdrawal needs to be discussed.
Methods:The study planned to enroll 47 recipients after pediatric liver transplantation which would gradually withdrawal IS after enrollment, divided the participants into immune tolerance and immune intolerance groups based on the outcome of IS withdrawal.In this study, we will collect the peripheral blood and liver biopsy samples from the two groups, find biomarkers with predictive value for immune tolerance in recipients after pediatric liver transplantation, and build a predictive model of immune tolerance by machine learning.
Protocol after enrollment: After enrollment,the recipients will take IS withdrawal follow the protocol of this study.The IS withdrawal protocol is once daily for weeks 1 to 4, then decreased every 4 weeks until the IS is totally stopped by 25 weeks. Following enrollment, recipients will be examined at several time periods such as peripheral blood tests,liver function , liver biopsy, and other relevant indicators to determine IS withdrawal and adverse effects.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Diagnostic
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 4 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age at liver transplantation: under 6 years
- •Follow-up time after liver transplantation: more than 4 years
- •Liver function maintains normal before enrollment
- •Monotherapy of IS (Tacrolimus or Cyclosporine A)
- •Liver biopsy: No signs of acute rejection or chronic rejection, and no obvious fibrosis (Ishak<2) 2 years before enrollment
- •Female recipients of fertility treatment must have a negative pregnancy test before enrollment
- •No Hepatitis virus infection 1 year before enrollment
- •Written consents are required
排除标准
- •Original disease before liver transplantation: Tumor, secondary liver transplantation, hepatitis virus infection, autoimmune hepatitis
- •Type of liver transplantation: ABO incompatible liver transplantation or multiple organ transplantation
- •Liver biopsy: obvious fibrosis(Ishak≥2；LAFSc moderate or severe)
- •Recipients taking IS for other diseases besides their liver transplantation
研究组 & 干预措施
immunosuppressive withdrawal
After enrollment,the recipients will take IS withdrawal follow the protocol of this study.Following enrollment, recipients will be examined at several time periods such as peripheral blood test,liver function , liver biopsy, and other relevant indicators to determine immunosuppressant withdrawal condition and adverse effects.
干预措施: Tacrolimus or Cyclosporine A (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
Number of immune tolerance participants
时间窗: Enrollment to 2 year post cessation of immunosuppression
Number of participants who are immune tolerance, defined as those who successfully withdraw from immunosuppression and maintain normal graft status as assessed by liver biopsy and liver tests 2 years after complete immunosuppression withdrawal.
次要结局
- Number of participants with complications attributed to immunosuppression withdrawal(Enrollment to 4 year post cessation of immunosuppression)
- Impact of iImmunosuppression withdrawal on graft histology(Enrollment to 4 year post cessation of immunosuppression)
- Severity of acute rejection in immunotolerant recipients(Enrollment to 2 year post cessation of immunosuppression)
研究者
Wei Gao
Head of Department of Pediatric Organ Transplantation
Tianjin First Central Hospital