In this study, researchers will learn more about a drug called felzartamab in people who have received a kidney transplant and later developed a condition called microvascular inflammation (MVI). MVI is a type of injury to small blood vessels in the transplanted kidney and may be a sign of rejection by the body. It can lead to serious kidney problems over time. In many cases, MVI is caused by antibodies that attack the transplanted kidney. But in some people, MVI happens without these antibodies. This type of MVI is called isolated MVI. There are currently no approved treatments for isolated MVI. The main goal of the study is to learn about the effect felzartamab has on inflammation in the transplanted kidney. The main question researchers want to answer is: • How many participants have no signs of active inflammation in the transplanted kidney after 24 weeks of treatment with felzartamab? Researchers will also study how felzartamab affects kidney function, immune activity, and overall health. They will monitor safety through kidney biopsies, lab tests, and by recording adverse events throughout the study. Adverse events are health problems that may or may not be caused by the study drug. The study will be done in 2 parts as follows: * Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either felzartamab or a placebo. A placebo looks like the study drug but contains no real medicine. * In Part A, participants will receive their assigned drug for 24 weeks. Neither the researchers nor the participants will know who is receiving felzartamab or placebo. * Part B will last another 28 weeks. All participants will receive felzartamab and both participants and researchers will know this. * All treatments will be given by intravenous (IV) infusion at the study site. * Participants will have kidney biopsies at the start of the study, at Week 24, and at Week 52 to help measure changes in inflammation. * Participants will stay in the study for about 1 year.
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of felzartamab compared to placebo in kidney transplant recipients in Cohort 1 (Part A). The secondary objectives of the study are to evaluate the efficacy of felzartamab compared to placebo through additional clinical endpoints (Part A), summarize efficacy of felzartamab up to Week 52 in kidney transplant recipients in Cohorts 1 and 2 (Part B); evaluate safety of felzartamab in kidney transplant recipients in Cohorts 1 and 2 (Parts A and B) and to assess the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile and immunogenicity of felzartamab (Parts A and B).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
81
Administered IV
Administered IV
Keck Hispital of University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, United States
RECRUITINGProvidence St. Joseph Hospital Orange
Orange, California, United States
RECRUITINGSutter Health - California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, California, United States
RECRUITINGMayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITINGWashington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
RECRUITINGCooperman Barnabas Medical Center
West Orange, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGCleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
RECRUITINGThe Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
RECRUITINGMedical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
RECRUITING...and 7 more locations
Part A: Percentage of Participants Who Achieve Biopsy-proven Histologic Resolution (BPHR)
Time frame: Week 24
Part A: Microvascular Inflammation (MVI) Score
Time frame: Week 24
Part A: Percentage of Participants Who Achieve an MVI Score of 0
Time frame: Week 24
Part A: Change from Baseline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
Time frame: Baseline, Week 24
Part A: Percentage of Participants in Cohort 2 Who Achieve BPHR
Time frame: Week 24
Part B: Percentage of Participants Who Achieve BPHR
Time frame: Weeks 24 and 52
Part B: MVI Score
Time frame: Weeks 24 and 52
Part B: Percentage of Participants Who Achieve an MVI Score of 0
Time frame: Weeks 24 and 52
Part B: Change from Baseline in eGFR
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 24 and 52
Part B: Time to All-cause Allograft Loss
Time frame: Up to Week 52
Parts A and B: Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs)
Time frame: From first dose of study drug up to end of study follow-up (up to week 57)
Parts A and B: Percentage of Participants with T Cell-mediated Rejection (TCMR) by Biopsy
Time frame: Weeks 24 and 52
Parts A and B: Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities
Time frame: From time of first dose to end of trial visit (Up to Week 52)
Parts A and B: Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Vital Signs Abnormalities
Time frame: From time of first dose to end of trial visit (Up to Week 52)
Parts A and B: Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities
Time frame: From time of first dose to end of trial visit (Up to Week 52)
Parts A and B: Felzartamab Serum Concentration
Time frame: Up to Week 52
Parts A and B: Number of Participants with Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs) Against Felzartamab
Time frame: Baseline, up to Week 52
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