Panel Reactive Antibody (PRA) Reduction in Sensitized Patients Awaiting Renal Transplantation

NCT00784979 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2015-06-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to offer Panel Reactive Antibodies \[PRA\] reduction treatment to high responder renal transplant patients who otherwise may never be compatible with a potential organ donor. PRA reduction is offered in the following phases:

1. Immunological Testing
2. Transplant Nephrectomy
3. Pharmacologic Therapy
4. Plasmapheresis
5. Transplant

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

CMVIG

400mg/kg IV (60mg/kg/IV/hr initially, titrated up) once a week up to four weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • CSL Behring

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Tampa General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Leone, MD, PhD · Lifelink Healthcare Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2012-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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