Impact of Photopheresis in the Prevention of Acute Rejection in Highly Sensitized de Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients

Kidney Transplant Rejection Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Photopheresis in the Prevention of Acute Rejection in Highly Sensitized de Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04414735
• Other study ID #: HCB/2018/0853
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 17, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 2025

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica
• Contact: Diekmann
• Phone: +34932275400
• Email: fdiekman[@]clinic.cat
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the superiority of photopheresis in combination with the standard immunosuppression vs standard immunosuppression alone for the prevention of acute rejection in highly sensitized kidney transplant recipients (cPRA ≥90%).

Unicentric, randomized, open study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: December 2025
• Est. primary completion date: March 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sensitized (cPRA =90%) candidates for a deceased-donor kidney transplantation

• Recipients between 18 and 75 years old

• Patients are able to understand and sign informed consent (Annex 1).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participation in another interventional clinical trial.

• Use of Rituximab or Eculizumab at the time of transplant or in the first 24 hours post-transplant.

• Persons with any dependency on the researcher or employee by the responsible institution or researcher. As well as people detained by legal order.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Kidney Transplant Rejection

Intervention

Other:
• Extracorporeal Photopheresis
Infusion of autologous cellular products exposed to ultraviolet light (UV), in the presence of a photosensitizer. The cellular product is obtained through leucopheresis and its subsequent exposure to 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and irradiation with UV-A light.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Deparment of Nephology and Kidney Transplant	Barcelona	Please Select

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica	Mallinckrodt

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

References & Publications (9)

Barr ML, Baker CJ, Schenkel FA, McLaughlin SN, Stouch BC, Starnes VA, Rose EA. Prophylactic photopheresis and chronic rejection: effects on graft intimal hyperplasia in cardiac transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2000 Apr;14(2):162-6. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-0012.2000.140211.x. — View Citation

Barr ML, Meiser BM, Eisen HJ, Roberts RF, Livi U, Dall'Amico R, Dorent R, Rogers JG, Radovancevic B, Taylor DO, Jeevanandam V, Marboe CC. Photopheresis for the prevention of rejection in cardiac transplantation. Photopheresis Transplantation Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1998 Dec 10;339(24):1744-51. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199812103392404. — View Citation

Heshmati F. Updating ECP action mechanisms. Transfus Apher Sci. 2014 Jun;50(3):330-9. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2014.04.003. Epub 2014 Apr 13. — View Citation

Jaksch P, Knobler R. ECP and solid organ transplantation. Transfus Apher Sci. 2014 Jun;50(3):358-62. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2014.04.006. Epub 2014 Apr 13. — View Citation

Jaksch P, Scheed A, Keplinger M, Ernst MB, Dani T, Just U, Nahavandi H, Klepetko W, Knobler R. A prospective interventional study on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Sep;31(9):950-7. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.05.002. — View Citation

Kirklin JK, Brown RN, Huang ST, Naftel DC, Hubbard SM, Rayburn BK, McGiffin DC, Bourge RB, Benza RL, Tallaj JA, Pinderski LJ, Pamboukian SV, George JF, Marques M. Rejection with hemodynamic compromise: objective evidence for efficacy of photopheresis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Mar;25(3):283-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.10.004. Epub 2006 Jan 25. — View Citation

Kusztal M, Koscielska-Kasprzak K, Gdowska W, Zabinska M, Myszka M, Klak R, Krajewska M, Boratynska M, Szyber P, Chudoba P, Patrzalek D, Klinger M. Extracorporeal photopheresis as an antirejection prophylaxis in kidney transplant recipients: preliminary results. Transplant Proc. 2011 Oct;43(8):2938-40. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.08.061. — View Citation

Pecoraro Y, Carillo C, Diso D, Mantovani S, Cimino G, De Giacomo T, Troiani P, Shafii M, Gherzi L, Amore D, Rendina EA, Venuta F, Anile M. Efficacy of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Patients With Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome After Lung Transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2017 May;49(4):695-698. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.02.035. — View Citation

Rose EA, Barr ML, Xu H, Pepino P, Murphy MP, McGovern MA, Ratner AJ, Watkins JF, Marboe CC, Berger CL. Photochemotherapy in human heart transplant recipients at high risk for fatal rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1992 Jul-Aug;11(4 Pt 1):746-50. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time to first histological rejection in the first year of kidney transplantation.	Time to first histological rejection in the first year of kidney transplantation.	1 year after kidney transplantation
Secondary	Biopsy proved acute rejection		1 year after kidney transplantation
Secondary	Glomerular filtrate rate at one year after kidney transplant		1 year after kidney transplantation