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Regimen Optimization Study

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Transplantation
Interventions
Drug: Corticosteroids
Drug: Everolimus(EVL)
Drug: Tacrolimus(TAC)
Registration Number
NCT02137239
Lead Sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Brief Summary

Patients who undergo a kidney transplant require prolonged therapy with drugs that suppress the immune system (called immunosuppressive regimens) to stop the immune system from attacking the transplanted kidney in order to limit damage to or the possibility of rejecting the transplanted kidney. The purpose of this study is to evaluate benefits and risks of two immunosuppressive regimens (belatacept with everolimus or tacrolimus with mycophenolate mofetil) following thymoglobulin induction and rapid corticosteroid withdrawal.

Detailed Description

Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
58
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men and women, aged 18 to 75
  • Serologic test results are positive for past exposure to Epstein Barr Virus (EBV+)
  • Diagnosed with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and scheduled to undergo transplantation of a non-HLA identical, living or standard criteria deceased donor kidney
Exclusion Criteria
  • Primary cause of ESRD is: primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; or Type I or II membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; or Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome / Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  • Had a previous graft loss due to acute rejection
  • At increased immunologic risk of graft loss due to panel reactive antibodies (PRA) >20% or need for desensitization therapy
  • Scheduled to receive a: kidney from identical twin; or paired kidney; or kidney from a Cytomegalovirus(CMV) positive donor when recipient is CMV negative; or kidney from an extended criteria donor
  • Have a body mass index (BMI) of > 35 kg/m2 for nondiabetics or > 30 kg/m2 for diabetics
  • Diagnosed as Hepatitis B positive; or Hepatitis C positive; or HIV positive; or currently or previously active or inadequately treated latent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Belatacept + EverolimusCorticosteroidsThymoglobulin (i.v. infusion) induction, daily (or less frequently, as tolerated) not to exceed 10 days, to reach a total cumulative dose between 3.0 and 5.5 mg/kg; belatacept (infusion) regimen of 10 mg/kg i.v. on Day 1, Weeks 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12 post transplant and then a maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks after 12 weeks post transplant; everolimus (tablet) daily dosing at 3.0 mg/day, 2 divided doses, starting on Day 3 dosing adjusted based on blood sample tests; methylprednisolone (infusion) prior to each Thymoglobulin infusion and prednisone (tablet), once methylprednisolone is no longer needed. (Corticosteroids to be discontinued by Day 7 or as soon thereafter as thymoglobulin infusions are completed)
Belatacept + EverolimusEverolimus(EVL)Thymoglobulin (i.v. infusion) induction, daily (or less frequently, as tolerated) not to exceed 10 days, to reach a total cumulative dose between 3.0 and 5.5 mg/kg; belatacept (infusion) regimen of 10 mg/kg i.v. on Day 1, Weeks 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12 post transplant and then a maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks after 12 weeks post transplant; everolimus (tablet) daily dosing at 3.0 mg/day, 2 divided doses, starting on Day 3 dosing adjusted based on blood sample tests; methylprednisolone (infusion) prior to each Thymoglobulin infusion and prednisone (tablet), once methylprednisolone is no longer needed. (Corticosteroids to be discontinued by Day 7 or as soon thereafter as thymoglobulin infusions are completed)
Tacrolimus + Mycophenolate mofetilmycophenolate mofetil(MMF)Thymoglobulin (i.v. infusion) induction, daily (or less frequently, as tolerated) not to exceed 10 days, to reach a total cumulative dose between 3.0 and 5.5 mg/kg; tacrolimus (tablet) daily dosing beginning at 0.1 mg/kg/day, then adjusted based on blood sample tests; MMF (tablet) daily dosing between 0.5 to 2.0 g/day divided in 2 doses (up to 3 g/day if African Americans/Blacks); methylprednisolone (infusion) prior to each Thymoglobulin infusion and prednisone (tablet), once methylprednisolone is no longer needed. (Corticosteroids to be discontinued by Day 7 or as soon thereafter as thymoglobulin infusions are completed)
Tacrolimus + Mycophenolate mofetilCorticosteroidsThymoglobulin (i.v. infusion) induction, daily (or less frequently, as tolerated) not to exceed 10 days, to reach a total cumulative dose between 3.0 and 5.5 mg/kg; tacrolimus (tablet) daily dosing beginning at 0.1 mg/kg/day, then adjusted based on blood sample tests; MMF (tablet) daily dosing between 0.5 to 2.0 g/day divided in 2 doses (up to 3 g/day if African Americans/Blacks); methylprednisolone (infusion) prior to each Thymoglobulin infusion and prednisone (tablet), once methylprednisolone is no longer needed. (Corticosteroids to be discontinued by Day 7 or as soon thereafter as thymoglobulin infusions are completed)
Tacrolimus + Mycophenolate mofetilTacrolimus(TAC)Thymoglobulin (i.v. infusion) induction, daily (or less frequently, as tolerated) not to exceed 10 days, to reach a total cumulative dose between 3.0 and 5.5 mg/kg; tacrolimus (tablet) daily dosing beginning at 0.1 mg/kg/day, then adjusted based on blood sample tests; MMF (tablet) daily dosing between 0.5 to 2.0 g/day divided in 2 doses (up to 3 g/day if African Americans/Blacks); methylprednisolone (infusion) prior to each Thymoglobulin infusion and prednisone (tablet), once methylprednisolone is no longer needed. (Corticosteroids to be discontinued by Day 7 or as soon thereafter as thymoglobulin infusions are completed)
Belatacept + EverolimusThymoglobulinThymoglobulin (i.v. infusion) induction, daily (or less frequently, as tolerated) not to exceed 10 days, to reach a total cumulative dose between 3.0 and 5.5 mg/kg; belatacept (infusion) regimen of 10 mg/kg i.v. on Day 1, Weeks 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12 post transplant and then a maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks after 12 weeks post transplant; everolimus (tablet) daily dosing at 3.0 mg/day, 2 divided doses, starting on Day 3 dosing adjusted based on blood sample tests; methylprednisolone (infusion) prior to each Thymoglobulin infusion and prednisone (tablet), once methylprednisolone is no longer needed. (Corticosteroids to be discontinued by Day 7 or as soon thereafter as thymoglobulin infusions are completed)
Tacrolimus + Mycophenolate mofetilThymoglobulinThymoglobulin (i.v. infusion) induction, daily (or less frequently, as tolerated) not to exceed 10 days, to reach a total cumulative dose between 3.0 and 5.5 mg/kg; tacrolimus (tablet) daily dosing beginning at 0.1 mg/kg/day, then adjusted based on blood sample tests; MMF (tablet) daily dosing between 0.5 to 2.0 g/day divided in 2 doses (up to 3 g/day if African Americans/Blacks); methylprednisolone (infusion) prior to each Thymoglobulin infusion and prednisone (tablet), once methylprednisolone is no longer needed. (Corticosteroids to be discontinued by Day 7 or as soon thereafter as thymoglobulin infusions are completed)
Belatacept + EverolimusBelataceptThymoglobulin (i.v. infusion) induction, daily (or less frequently, as tolerated) not to exceed 10 days, to reach a total cumulative dose between 3.0 and 5.5 mg/kg; belatacept (infusion) regimen of 10 mg/kg i.v. on Day 1, Weeks 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12 post transplant and then a maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks after 12 weeks post transplant; everolimus (tablet) daily dosing at 3.0 mg/day, 2 divided doses, starting on Day 3 dosing adjusted based on blood sample tests; methylprednisolone (infusion) prior to each Thymoglobulin infusion and prednisone (tablet), once methylprednisolone is no longer needed. (Corticosteroids to be discontinued by Day 7 or as soon thereafter as thymoglobulin infusions are completed)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Clinically-suspected Biopsy-proven Acute Rejection (CSBPAR) at 6 Months6 Months

Number of Participants with Clinically-suspected biopsy-proven acute rejection (CSBPAR) at 6 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinically-suspected Biopsy-proven Acute Rejection (CSBPAR) at 6, 12 and 24 MonthsUp to 24 Months

Clinically-suspected biopsy-proven acute rejection (CSBPAR) at 6, 12 and 24 Months

Change in the incidence of CSBPAR at 6, 12 and 24 months post transplant, in the belatacept + EVL(Treatment A) as compared to TAC + MMF (Treatment B).

Time to Clinically-suspected Biopsy-proven Acute Rejection (CSBPAR).Up to 24 Months

Time to Clinically suspected biopsy proven acute rejection

Percentage of Participants With BANFF Grade by Severity Grades. BANFF Type (Grade) for Acute/Active RejectionAt 6, 12 and 24 Months

Treatment differences in the severity grades to treat all episodes of CSBPAR at 6, 12, and 24 months post-transplant.

Type 1A - Cases with significant interstitial infiltration (\>25% of parenchyma affected) and foci of moderate tubulitis (\>4 mononuclear cells/Tubular cross section or group of 10 Tubular cell). Type 1B - Cases with significant interstitial infiltration (\>25% of parenchyma affected) and foci of moderate tubulitis (\>10 mononuclear cells/Tubular cross section or group of 10 Tubular cell).Type 2A - Cases with mild to moderate intimal arteritis.Type 2B - Cases with severe intimal arteritis comprising \>25% of the luminal area. Type 3 - Cases with "transmural" arteritis and/or arterial fibrinoid change and necrosis of medial smooth muscle cells (v3 with accompanying lymphocytic inflammation)

Treatment Differences in Therapeutic Modalitiesat 6, 12 and 24 Months

Treatment Received for Biopsy Proven Acute Rejection (Banff Grade IA or Higher), or Humoral (Antibody Mediated) Rejection Treatment regimen: Categorical analysis of CSBPAR episodes by treatment received.

Number of Participants Who Survive With a Functioning GraftAt 6, 12 and 24 months

Number of all participants who survive with a functioning graft at 6, 12 and 24 months post transplant

Number of Participants Deaths Post Transplantup to 24 months

Number of participant deaths at 6, 12 and 24 months post transplant

Number of Participants Who Experience Graft Loss Post TransplantAt 6, 12 and 24 months

Number of all participants who experience graft loss at 6, 12 and 24 months post transplant

Time to Event: Graft Loss and DeathUp to 728 Days

The Number of days to participant Graft Loss and death for any reason

Absolute Calculated Glomerular Filtration Rate (cGFR): MeanUp 24 Months post-transplant

Absolute (mean and median) cGFR values at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months post-transplant, as determined from the 4-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula

Median Calculated Glomerular Filtration Rate (cGFR)Up 24 Months post-transplant

Median cGFR values at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months post-transplant, as determined from the 4-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula

Mean Change From Month 3 in cGFRUp 24 Months post-transplant

The mean change from Month 3 cGFR at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months post-transplant

Urine Protein Creatinine Ratio (UPr/Cr)Up 24 Months post-transplant

Urine protein to creatinine ratio (UPr/Cr) at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months post-transplant.

Percentage of Participants With Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies (DSA)Up to 24 Months

Percentage of participants with, and titers of pre-existing (pre-transplant) DSA on Day 1 (pre-transplant, pre-dose), and at Months 12 and 24 posttransplant

Percentage of Participants With De Novo Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies (DSA)Up to 24 Months

Characterization of any de novo DSA detected by IgM and IgG subclasses, and by the presence or absence of complement fixing properties.

Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)Up to 24 months Post-Transplant

Percentage of participants with AEs up to 24 months post-transplant

Percentage of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Up to 24 months Post-Transplant

Percentage of participants with SAEs up to 24 months post-transplant

Percentage of Participants With Events of Special Interest (ESIs)Up to 24 Months

Percentage of participants which have one of the following events of special interest:

Serious Infections Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) Malignancies (Other than PTLD) including non-melanoma skin carcinomas (Malignancies) Tuberculosis Infections Central Nervous System (CNS) Infections Viral Infections Infusion Related reactions within 24 hours since belatacept infusion

Percentage of Particpants With Laboratory Test Abnormalities (LTAs)At 24 Months

Percentage of participants with laboratory tests with marked laboratory abnormalities

Mean and Mean Change From Baseline in Blood GlucoseUp to 24 months

Mean fasting blood glucose levels, and mean changes from baseline values at Months 6, 12 and 24 months post- transplant

Mean and Mean Change From Baseline in Whole Blood HbA1cUp to 24 months

Mean whole blood HbA1C concentrations, and mean changes from baseline values at Months 6, 12 and 24 months post-transplant.

Percentage of Participants With New Onset Diabetes After Transplantup to 24 months

Percentage of participants with New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation (NODAT) at 6, 12, and 24 months post-transplant.

Absolute Values of Blood Pressure: MeanUp to 24 Months

Absolute (mean and median) values for SBP and DBP at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months posttransplant;

Absolute Values of Blood Pressure: MedianUp to 24 Months

Absolute (mean and median) values for SBP and DBP at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months posttransplant;

Mean Changes From Baseline Values for Blood PressureUp to 24 Months

Mean changes from baseline values for SBP and DBP at 6, 12 and 24 months post-transplant

Absolute Values of Fasting Lipid Values: MeanUp to 24 Months

Absolute (mean and median) values at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months post-transplant for the following:

Serum total cholesterol (TC) Serum high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol Serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol Serum triglycerides (TG)

Absolute Values of Fasting Lipid Values: MedianUp to 24 Months

Absolute (mean and median) values at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months post-transplant for the following:

Serum total cholesterol (TC) Serum high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol Serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol Serum triglycerides (TG)

Mean Changes From Baseline Values of Lipid Valuesat months 12 and 24

Mean changes from baseline values in the following:

Serum total cholesterol (TC) Serum high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol Serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol Serum triglycerides (TG)

Trial Locations

Locations (20)

Emory Univeristy

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

University Of Illinois

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Swedish Medical Center - Swedish Colon and Rectal Clinic - First Hill (Northwest Colon and Rectal Cl

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Seattle, Washington, United States

California Institute Of Renal Research

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San Diego, California, United States

Sanatorio Parque S.A.

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Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Central PA Transplant Foundation

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

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Livingston, New Jersey, United States

Tulane Medical Center

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Clinica De Nefrologia, Urologia Y Enf. Cardiovasculares

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Sante Fe, Argentina

California Pacific Medical Center

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San Francisco, California, United States

University Of Colorado

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Yale University

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Wake Forest University School Of Medicine

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Erie County Medical Center

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Buffalo, New York, United States

University of Virginia

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Clinica Privada Velez Sarsfield

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Cordoba, Argentina

Inova Fairfax Hospital

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States

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