Belatacept in Liver Transplant Recipients

NCT ID: NCT00555321

Last Updated: 2012-10-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

260 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2011-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this clinical research study is to evaluate the effects of belatacept, relative to tacrolimus, on the incidence of rejection, graft loss and death in subjects receiving a liver transplant

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Immunosuppression in Solid Organ Transplant

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group 1: Basiliximab+Belatacept (MI) + MMF

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Belatacept More Intensive (MI)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous (IV),

10 mg/kg on Days 1, 3 and 5, and at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, and 24.

After 6 months (24 weeks) 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 4 years (Long-term extension \[LTE\])

Basiliximab

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous (IV), 20 mg, Day1 and Day 5

Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous (IV)/Capsules, IV/Oral, 1-2g/day, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), ≤ 1 g/day, 4 years (Long-term extension \[LTE\])

Group 2: Belatacept (MI) + MMF

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Belatacept More Intensive (MI)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous (IV),

10 mg/kg on Days 1, 3 and 5, and at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, and 24.

After 6 months (24 weeks) 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 4 years (Long-term extension \[LTE\])

Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous (IV)/Capsules, IV/Oral, 1-2g/day, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), ≤ 1 g/day, 4 years (Long-term extension \[LTE\])

Group 3: Belatacept Less Intensive (LI) + MMF

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Belatacept Less Intensive (LI)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous (IV),

10 mg/kg on Days 1, 3 and 5, and at Weeks 2, 4, 8 and 12.

After 3 months (12 weeks) 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 4 years (Long-Term Extension(LTE)

Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous (IV)/Capsules, IV/Oral, 1-2g/day, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), ≤ 1 g/day, 4 years (Long-term extension \[LTE\])

Group 4: Tacrolimus + MMF

Other

Group Type OTHER

Tacrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

Capsules, Oral, dosed to achieve 12 hour trough level of 6-12 ng/mL, twice daily, 52 weeks (Short Term \[ST\]), in accordance with local practice and the package insert, 4 years (Long-Term Extension \[LTE\])

Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous (IV)/Capsules, IV/Oral, 1-2g/day, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), ≤ 1 g/day, 4 years (Long-term extension \[LTE\])

Group 5: Tacrolimus

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tacrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

Capsules, Oral, dosed to achieve 12 hour trough level of 6-12 ng/mL, twice daily, 52 weeks (Short Term \[ST\]), in accordance with local practice and the package insert, 4 years (Long-Term Extension \[LTE\])

Interventions

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Belatacept More Intensive (MI)

Intravenous (IV),

10 mg/kg on Days 1, 3 and 5, and at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, and 24.

After 6 months (24 weeks) 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 4 years (Long-term extension \[LTE\])

Intervention Type DRUG

Tacrolimus

Capsules, Oral, dosed to achieve 12 hour trough level of 6-12 ng/mL, twice daily, 52 weeks (Short Term \[ST\]), in accordance with local practice and the package insert, 4 years (Long-Term Extension \[LTE\])

Intervention Type DRUG

Basiliximab

Intravenous (IV), 20 mg, Day1 and Day 5

Intervention Type DRUG

Belatacept Less Intensive (LI)

Intravenous (IV),

10 mg/kg on Days 1, 3 and 5, and at Weeks 2, 4, 8 and 12.

After 3 months (12 weeks) 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), 5 mg/kg, every 4 weeks, 4 years (Long-Term Extension(LTE)

Intervention Type DRUG

Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)

Intravenous (IV)/Capsules, IV/Oral, 1-2g/day, 52 weeks (Short term \[ST\]), ≤ 1 g/day, 4 years (Long-term extension \[LTE\])

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* First time recipient of deceased donor liver transplant
* Age 18-70
* Hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive recipients
* For Long-term extension study-Subjects who have completed one year of study treatment (through Week 52)

Target Disease Exclusions:

Donor Exclusions a) Living donors b) ABO-incompatible donor recipient pairs c) Donor age \< 12 or \> 65 years d) Non heart-beating donors e) Anticipated cold ischemia time \> 14 hours f) Donor Disease i) Known Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ii) Hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen-positive or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive donor if HBV negative recipient iii) HCV antibody-positive or PCR positive donor if HCV negative recipient

Recipient Exclusions g) Subjects with a history of hypercoagulable state h) Subjects with fulminant hepatic failure i) Subjects receiving a split or reduced liver j) Subjects who are Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) negative

Medical History and Concurrent Diseases

1. Subjects who have received 2 or more consecutive weeks of dialysis 1 month prior to enrollment OR anticipated to have prolonged dialysis post-transplantation
2. Subjects with known intrinsic renal disease (e.g., a urine protein/ creatinine ratio \> 150 mg/g or the presence of an abnormal number of red blood cells (RBCs) or granular casts in the urine) AND calculated GFR \< 40 ml/min/1.73 m\^2 body surface area (BSA) (abbreviated Modification of Diet in Renal Disease \[MDRD\]). Subjects must have a calculated GFR assessment within 1 month prior to enrollment.
3. Subjects with known HIV
4. Subjects with any prior or concurrent solid organ (e.g., heart, kidney, pancreas) or cell (e.g., islet, bone marrow) transplant or subjects deemed likely to have a second solid organ or cell transplant (e.g., islet, bone marrow) within the next 3 years.
5. Subjects with a history of cancer within the last 5 years

Allergies and Adverse Drug Reactions

a) Hypersensitivity to any medications that will be used in the protocol

Prohibited Treatments and/or Therapies

1. Subjects receiving immunosuppressive agent(s) (e.g., methotrexate, abatacept, infliximab, etanercept, chemotherapy, etc.) within the past 6 months for other indications such as an autoimmune disease
2. Subjects who received maintenance corticosteroids at a dose of \> 5 mg/day of prednisone (or equivalent) for at least 7 consecutive days within the prior year for an underlying chronic inflammatory or autoimmune disease
3. Subjects who have used any investigational drug within 30 days prior to the Day 1 visit
4. Subjects previously treated with belatacept
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 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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Mayo Clinic Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Usc University Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

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University Of California San Francisco Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States

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Mayo Clinic Transplant Department

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Lifelink Healthcare Institute

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Tulane Center For Abdominal Transplant

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Henry Ford Hospital

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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Nyu School Of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

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Westchester Medical Center

Valhalla, New York, United States

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Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Univ. Of Cin. Coll. Of Med.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Integris-Baptist Medical Ctr.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Local Institution

Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Vienna, , Austria

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Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Centro-Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Clichy, , France

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Lyon, , France

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Montpellier, , France

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Paris, , France

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Toulouse, , France

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Villejuif, , France

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Berlin, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Hanover, , Germany

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Heidelberg, , Germany

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Tübingen, , Germany

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Bergamo, , Italy

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Padua, , Italy

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Pisa, , Italy

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Roma, , Italy

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Countries

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United States Argentina Austria Brazil Canada France Germany Italy Spain

References

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Klintmalm GB, Feng S, Lake JR, Vargas HE, Wekerle T, Agnes S, Brown KA, Nashan B, Rostaing L, Meadows-Shropshire S, Agarwal M, Harler MB, Garcia-Valdecasas JC. Belatacept-based immunosuppression in de novo liver transplant recipients: 1-year experience from a phase II randomized study. Am J Transplant. 2014 Aug;14(8):1817-27. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12810.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25041339 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IM103-045

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id