Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18-74 (full criteria)
Location
at Los Angeles, California and other locations
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by Suphamai Brunnapradist

Description

Summary

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.

Official Title

A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Randomized Phase 2 Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Felzartamab in Recipients of Kidney Transplants With Late Isolated Microvascular Inflammation (MVI)

Details

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).

Keywords

Microvascular Inflammation, Kidney Transplant, Kidney Transplant Rejection, felzartamab

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18-74

  • MVI (MVI ≥2), donor specific antibody (DSA)-negative that is either complement activation (C4d) negative or C4d positive (biopsy-confirmed) without T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) per central reading, as defined by the Banff 2022 criteria.
  • Biopsy must be prior to randomization.
  • For participants who received any prior treatment for antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) or MVI, the biopsy must be performed after completing (or stopping) prior treatment.
  • Kidney transplant prior to Screening visit (recipients of either living or deceased donors).

You CAN'T join if...

  • Transplant: Blood type (ABO)-incompatible transplant.
  • History of multiple organ transplants including en bloc and dual kidney transplants.
  • Acute, rapid decline in renal function, defined as a participant likely to require renal replacement therapy within the next 30 days as determined by the Investigator.

Note: Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Locations

  • University of California, Los Angeles accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90095 United States
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90048 United States
  • Keck Hispital of University of Southern California (USC) accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90033 United States

Lead Scientist at UCLA

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Biogen
Links
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ID
NCT07219043
Phase
Phase 2 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 81 study participants
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