Kidney Transplantation in Highly Sensitized Patients Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Single-arm, Multi-centre Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Imlifidase in Highly Sensitised Children (1-17 Years) Receiving a Kidney Transplant With Positive Crossmatch Against a Living or Deceased Donor Converted to Negative After Imlifidase Treatment
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the efficacy and safety of imlifidase in highly sensitized paediatric patients, 1-17 years old, with end stage renal disease (ESRD). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does imlifidase treatment result in crossmatch conversion that enables transplantation? - How is the function of the transplanted kidney? The participants will be hospitalised in accordance with the normal routines for transplanted patients. The patients will receive medication to prevent rejection of the donor kidney, and because such treatment make the body more vulnerable medications to prevent infections.
After being informed about the study and potential risks, all patients giving written informed consent will undergo pre-screening to determine eligibility for study entry. The trial will include highly sensitised ESRD paediatric patients (1-17 years). The patients have previously undergone desensitization unsuccessfully or have an anti-HLA antibody status deemed too difficult to make a successful desensitization using other experimental methods. A screening visit will take place when an organ offer has been placed for a final check of the patients' eligibility for study participation. All patients included in the trial will be desensitized with imlifidase to convert the positive XM to negative and then transplanted with either a kidney from a deceased donor (DD) or a living donor (LD). Patients will be hospitalised in accordance with the normal routines for transplanted patients at each clinic. Following transplantation, the patients will receive induction therapies, rejection prophylaxis, and maintenance immunosuppressive therapies. The patients will be closely monitored for any signs of antibody-mediated rejections (AMRs). The duration of the interventional trial period after an organ has been offered will be 6 months for each patient. The trial includes a follow-up part to collect long-term efficacy and safety data up to 5 years after the transplantation. ;