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
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNorthwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGMayo Clinic in Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
NOT_YET_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 District, 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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