Immunosuppression Withdrawal for Stable Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
United States161 participantsStarted 2012-08-14
Plain-language summary
The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of immunosuppression withdrawal (ISW) in pediatric liver transplant (tx) recipients.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Subject and/or parent guardian must be able to understand and provide informed consent;
* Is the recipient of a living or deceased donor liver tx when subject was less than or equal to 6 years of age;
* Is at least 4 years post-tx at the time of study enrollment;
* Has normal allograft function defined as Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 50 IU/l and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) \< 50 IU/l;
* Has no evidence of acute rejection (AR) or chronic rejection (CR) within the past 2 years, based on medical history;
* Is stable on IS monotherapy with a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI);
* For female subjects of childbearing potential, subject must have a negative pregnancy test upon study entry;
* For female and male subjects with reproductive potential, subject must agree to use FDA approved methods of birth control for the duration of the study;
* Must be negative for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection within one year of enrollment;
* Must have screening biopsy that fulfills, based on central pathology reading, the following criteria:
* Portal inflammation and interface activity: Preferably absent, but minimal to focal mild portal mononuclear inflammation may be present. Interface necro-inflammatory activity is absent or equivocal/minimal and, if present, involves a minority of portal tracts.
* Centrizonal/peri-venular inflammation: Preferably absent, but minimal to focal mild perivenular mononuclear inflammation may be present. P…
What they're measuring
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Number of Operationally Tolerant Participants
Timeframe: 12 Months after complete immunosuppression withdrawal
Trial details
NCT IDNCT01638559
SponsorNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)