The goal of this multi-national, multi-center, open-label, randomized Phase 2 trial is to determine the safety and efficacy of administering expanded regulatory T cells (TRK-001) to prevent allograft rejection in living donor renal transplant recipients. Enrolled subjects will be randomized to one of 2 study arms: Arm 1 subjects will receive standard of care immunosuppression Arm 2 subjects will receive initial standard of care (SOC) immunosuppression and a single infusion of TRK-001. Three months after the transplant, Arm 2 subjects may be able to begin reducing their immunosuppression medication to a 1-drug regimen. The primary outcome measures of trial are to evaluate several components indicating immunologic problems with the transplanted organ at 1-year post-transplant and to evaluate the ability for the study subjects given TRK-001 to wean to a 1-drug immunosuppression regimen. All enrolled subjects will be followed for 5 years post-transplant.
This is a prospective, multi-national, multi-center, open-label, randomized Phase 2 trial to determine the safety and efficacy of administering autologous expanded regulatory T cells (TRK-001) to prevent allograft rejection in living donor renal transplant recipients. All subjects will be followed for 5 years post-transplant, comprising of a 2-year post-transplant follow-up period and a 3-year surveillance period. Subjects with end-stage renal disease undergoing a living donor kidney transplant will be enrolled into the trial as follows: Arm 1 SOC: Standard of care immunosuppression (N=14) Arm 2 TRACT/MONO: TRK-001 and initial SOC immunosuppression weaned to monotherapy (N=20) At Month 3 post-transplant, Arm 2 subjects will be further randomized prior to weaning to either mTOR or CNI monotherapy as follows: Arm 2A: TRACT/MONO mTOR (N=10) or Arm 2B: TRACT/MONO CNI (N=10)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Subjects randomized to Arm 1 will remain on standard dual-immunosuppression therapy (CNI and mTOR) throughout the trial.
All subjects will be prescribed standard of care (SOC) immunosuppressive agents. Subjects randomized to Arm 2 will be maintained on the prescribed SOC immunosuppression (tacrolimus + sirolimus or everolimus) and have a single intravenous infusion of autologous, expanded Tregs (TRK-001) at Day +53 to +67 post-transplant. At Month 3 post-transplant, Arm 2 subjects will be further randomized to receive either: * Arm 2A: mTOR monotherapy or * Arm 2B: CNI monotherapy. These subjects will transition to the assigned 1-drug immunosuppression regimen beginning at Month 3 post-transplant. Weaning must be completed by 12 months post-transplant. Subjects in Arm 2 will undergo leukapheresis to collect peripheral blood mononuclear cells required for the cellular product.
All subjects will be prescribed standard of care (SOC) immunosuppressive agents. Subjects randomized to Arm 2 will be maintained on the prescribed SOC immunosuppression (tacrolimus + sirolimus or everolimus) and have a single intravenous infusion of autologous, expanded Tregs (TRK-001) at Day +53 to +67 post-transplant. At Month 3 post-transplant, Arm 2 subjects will be further randomized to receive either: * Arm 2A: mTOR monotherapy or * Arm 2B: CNI monotherapy. These subjects will transition to the assigned 1-drug immunosuppression regimen beginning at Month 3 post-transplant. Weaning must be completed by 12 months post-transplant. Subjects in Arm 2 will undergo leukapheresis to collect peripheral blood mononuclear cells required for the cellular product.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
RECRUITINGNorthwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGMayo Clinic in Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITINGTaichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan
RECRUITINGNational Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNational Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
RECRUITINGChang Gung Medical Foundation Hospital
Taoyuan, Taiwan
RECRUITINGDevelopment of de novo donor-specific antibodies
A primary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate a composite endpoint of immunologic events against the allograft, where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic events including the development of de novo donor-specific antibodies.
Time frame: Month 12 Post-transplant
Biopsy-proven acute rejection
A primary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate a composite endpoint of immunologic events against the allograft, where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic events including biopsy-proven acute rejection.
Time frame: Month 12 Post-transplant
Biopsy-proven subclinical rejection
A primary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate a composite endpoint of immunologic events against the allograft, where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic events including biopsy-proven subclinical rejection.
Time frame: Month 12 Post-transplant
Development of significant (2+) interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy
A primary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate a composite endpoint of immunologic events against the allograft, where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic events including the development of significant (2+) interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy.
Time frame: Month 12 Post-transplant
Successful taper to monotherapy (Arm 2)
A primary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate the ability for Arm 2 subjects to successfully taper to monotherapy by one-year post-transplant.
Time frame: Month 12 Post-transplant
Successful maintenance of monotherapy (Arm 2)
A secondary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate the ability for Arm 2 subjects to successfully maintain monotherapy through two-years post-transplant.
Time frame: Month 24 Post-transplant
Development of de novo donor-specific antibodies
A secondary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate overall and composite component-specific time to immunologic failure where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic events including the development of de novo donor-specific antibodies.
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Biopsy-proven acute rejection
A secondary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate overall and composite component-specific time to immunologic failure where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic events including biopsy-proven acute rejection.
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Biopsy-proven subclinical rejection
A secondary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate overall and composite component-specific time to immunologic failure where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic events including biopsy-proven subclinical rejection.
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Development of significant (2+) interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy
A secondary outcome measure for this study is to evaluate overall and composite component-specific time to immunologic failure where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic events including the development of significant (2+) interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy.
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Graft loss
A secondary outcome measure for the study is the incidence and timing of clinical outcomes, including graft loss. Graft loss is defined as 56 consecutive days of hemodialysis or re-transplantation.
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Malignancy
A secondary outcome measure for the study is the incidence and timing of clinical outcomes, including malignancy.
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Infections
A secondary outcome measure for the study is the incidence and timing of clinical outcomes, including infections (bacterial, viral, fungal).
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Metabolic anomalies
A secondary outcome measure for the study is the incidence and timing of clinical outcomes, including metabolic anomalies (e.g., diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism).
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Biopsy-proven acute rejection
A secondary outcome measure for the study is to evaluate the incidence and timing of a composite endpoint of immunologic events against the allograft, where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic event, including biopsy-proven acute rejection.
Time frame: To Month 24 Post-transplant
Graft loss
A secondary outcome measure for the study is to evaluate the incidence and timing of a composite endpoint of immunologic events against the allograft, where a failure is defined as patient-experienced immunologic event, including graft loss. Graft loss is defined as 56 consecutive days of hemodialysis or re-transplantation.
Time frame: To Month 24 Post-transplant
Death (all cause)
A secondary outcome measure for the study is to evaluate the incidence and timing of a composite endpoint of immunologic events against the allograft, where a failure is defined as patient- experienced immunologic event, including all cause death.
Time frame: To Month 24 Post-transplant
Quality of Life Measures by using KDQOL-SF
The KDQOL-SF is an assessment tool designed for individuals with kidney disease to measure the impact of kidney disease and its treatment on a patient's quality of life.
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Quality of Life Measures by using EQ-5D-5L
The EQ-5D-5L is a standardized measurement tool to evaluate health status. The questionnaire has a descriptive section and a visual analog scale.
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
Safety- Adverse Events
Incidence of adverse events
Time frame: To Month 60 Post-transplant
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