Belatacept Evaluation of Nephroprotection and Efficacy as First-line Immunosuppression (BENEFIT)

NCT ID: NCT00256750

Last Updated: 2016-08-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

738 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-03-31

Study Completion Date

2015-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to learn if Belatacept can provide protection from organ rejection following kidney transplantation while avoiding some of the toxic effects of standard immunosuppressive medications such as kidney damage. Effects on kidney function and patient survival as well as drug safety will also be studied.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Kidney Transplantation Chronic Kidney Failure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Cyclosporine (CsA)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclosporine (CsA)

Intervention Type DRUG

tablet, oral, 1st month target: 150-300 ng/mL, after 1st month target: 100-250 ng/mL, daily, 36 months (ST), 100-250 ng/mL, daily, 24 months (LT)

Belatacept LI (less intensive)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Belatacept LI (less intensive)

Intervention Type DRUG

solution, IV, 10mg/kg: Days 1 and 5, Weeks 2, 4, 8 and 12, then 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks, q 4 weeks, 36 months (ST), 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks, q 4 weeks, 24 months (LT)

Belatacept MI (more intensive)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Belatacept MI (more intensive)

Intervention Type DRUG

solution, IV, 10mg/kg: Days 1 and 5, Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,12, 16, 20, and 24, then 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks, q 4 weeks, 36 months (ST), 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks, q 4 weeks, 24 months (LT)

Interventions

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Cyclosporine (CsA)

tablet, oral, 1st month target: 150-300 ng/mL, after 1st month target: 100-250 ng/mL, daily, 36 months (ST), 100-250 ng/mL, daily, 24 months (LT)

Intervention Type DRUG

Belatacept LI (less intensive)

solution, IV, 10mg/kg: Days 1 and 5, Weeks 2, 4, 8 and 12, then 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks, q 4 weeks, 36 months (ST), 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks, q 4 weeks, 24 months (LT)

Intervention Type DRUG

Belatacept MI (more intensive)

solution, IV, 10mg/kg: Days 1 and 5, Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,12, 16, 20, and 24, then 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks, q 4 weeks, 36 months (ST), 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks, q 4 weeks, 24 months (LT)

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The subject is a recipient of a living donor or deceased donor kidney transplant.
* Male or Female, 18 or older

Exclusion Criteria

* First time recipient, PRA \>- 50% or for retransplantation PRA \>- 30%.
* If retransplantation, previous graft loss cannot be due to acute rejection.
* Positive cross match.
* Subject receiving extended criteria donor (ECD) organ
* For Long-term extension study-Subjects who have completed three years of study treatment (through Week 156)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Locations

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University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Loma Linda University Medical Center-Transplantation Institu

Loma Linda, California, United States

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Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

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California Institute Of Renal Research

San Diego, California, United States

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University Of California San Francisco Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States

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University Of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Yale University School Of Medicine-Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Piedmont Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Medical College Of Georgia

Augusta, Georgia, United States

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University Of Chicago Hospitals

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University Of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics

Iowa City, Indiana, United States

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University Of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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Maine Tranplant Program

Portland, Maine, United States

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Western New England Renal & Transplant Associates, Pc

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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Henry Ford Hospital, Transplant Institute

Detriot, Michigan, United States

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University Of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Washington University School Of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute

New York, New York, United States

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Columbia University College Of Physicians & Surgeons

New York, New York, United States

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University Of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

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University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Div Of Multi-Organ Trans, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Musc

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Fletcher Allen Health Care

Burlington, Vermont, United States

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Inova Transplant Center

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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Swedish Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Sacred Heart Medical Ctr Providence Medical Research Ctr

Spokane, Washington, United States

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University Of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Cordoba, Crd, Córdoba Province, Argentina

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Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

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Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

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Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

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Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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Innsbuck, , Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Ghent, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Rio de Janeiro / Rj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Prague, , Czechia

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Bordeaux, , France

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Brest, , France

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Créteil, , France

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Grenoble, , France

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Nantes, , France

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Paris, , France

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Toulouse, , France

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Berlin, , Germany

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Erlangen, , Germany

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Essen, , Germany

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Hanover, , Germany

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Szeged, , Hungary

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Gujarat, Ahmedabad, India

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Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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Nadiād, Gujarat, India

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Kochi, Kerala, India

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Chennai, , India

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Lucknow, , India

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New Delhi, , India

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Petah Tikva, , Israel

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Milan, , Italy

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Padua, , Italy

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Roma, , Italy

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Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

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Distrito Federal, Mexico City, Mexico

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Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

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Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

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San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

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Poznan, , Poland

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Szczecin, , Poland

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Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

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Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Málaga, , Spain

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Gothenburg, , Sweden

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Bern, , Switzerland

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Zurich, , Switzerland

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Antalya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Czechia France Germany Hungary India Israel Italy Mexico Poland South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Vincenti F, Rostaing L, Grinyo J, Rice K, Steinberg S, Gaite L, Moal MC, Mondragon-Ramirez GA, Kothari J, Polinsky MS, Meier-Kriesche HU, Munier S, Larsen CP. Belatacept and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jan 28;374(4):333-43. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1506027.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26816011 (View on PubMed)

Dobbels F, Wong S, Min Y, Sam J, Kalsekar A. Beneficial effect of belatacept on health-related quality of life and perceived side effects: results from the BENEFIT and BENEFIT-EXT trials. Transplantation. 2014 Nov 15;98(9):960-8. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000159.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24831918 (View on PubMed)

Vincenti F, Larsen CP, Alberu J, Bresnahan B, Garcia VD, Kothari J, Lang P, Urrea EM, Massari P, Mondragon-Ramirez G, Reyes-Acevedo R, Rice K, Rostaing L, Steinberg S, Xing J, Agarwal M, Harler MB, Charpentier B. Three-year outcomes from BENEFIT, a randomized, active-controlled, parallel-group study in adult kidney transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2012 Jan;12(1):210-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03785.x. Epub 2011 Oct 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21992533 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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IM103-008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

NCT00432497

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: nct_alias

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