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The Everolimus-Transplant Exit Strategy Trial (E-TEST) (E-TEST)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01636466
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Feasibility)
First Posted : July 10, 2012
Results First Posted : June 8, 2015
Last Update Posted : February 5, 2018
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Ashtar Chami, Emory University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of everolimus (Zortress®) in preventing antibody formation in patients with chronic failing kidney transplants. Everolimus (Zortress®) is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of rejection in kidney transplant.

The primary objective for the study is to determine whether conversion of patients with chronic renal graft failure approaching dialysis to an everolimus-based regimen will prevent allosensitization. The secondary objective will be to determine whether conversion of patients with chronic renal graft failure to everolimus (elimination of calcineurin inhibitor) will delay the onset of dialysis.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Kidney Failure, Chronic Drug: Everolimus Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 1 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Zortress (Everolimus) to Prevent Alloantibody Formation in Patients With Late Stage Renal Allograft Failure: The Everolimus-Transplant Exit Strategy Trial (E-TEST)
Study Start Date : June 2013
Actual Primary Completion Date : May 2014
Actual Study Completion Date : May 2014

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Drug Information available for: Everolimus

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Everolimus conversion
Subjects who have previously undergone a kidney transplant and are in late stage renal allograft failure will be randomized to take everolimus 0.75 mg twice daily after discontinuing current calcineurin inhibitor. Subjects will be weaned off of all other immunosuppression medicines when dialysis starts.
 Drug: Everolimus
Everolimus will initially be dosed at 0.75 mg tablet taken orally twice a day. The dose will be adjusted to maintain serum trough concentrations of 5-8 ng/ml.
Other Name: Zortress
No Intervention: Control
Subjects who have previously undergone a kidney transplant and are in late stage renal allograft failure will be randomized to continue on current immunosuppressive regimen. Subjects will be weaned off of all immunosuppression medicines when dialysis starts.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Mean Fluorescence Index (MFI) of Donor Specific Alloantibodies (DSA) [ Time Frame: 36 months ]
    Development of new donor-specific alloantibody as determined by solid phase bead array (Luminex) technology defining MFIs for fine specificity at Class I and Class II antigens (human leukocyte antigens (HLA) - A, B, C, DR, DP, and DQ) with an MFI >5000 defined as positive


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Incidence of Return to Dialysis Dependence [ Time Frame: 36 months ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • recipient of deceased or living donor kidney transplant
  • Age 18-75 years (inclusive)
  • Male or female
  • renal allograft dysfunction/deterioration evidenced by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than or equal to 35
  • Grade 2 or 3 Interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy (IF/TA) on renal allograft biopsy within 5 years of enrollment
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent for study participation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior solid organ transplant (other than kidney)
  • History of donor-specific antibody
  • History of biopsy-proven acute rejection within 1 year prior to enrollment
  • Proteinuria greater than or equal to 1.5 gm on spot urine protein/creatinine ratio
  • Evidence of Hepatitis C virus infection (antibody positive or polymerase chain reaction(PCR) positive)
  • Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia at the time of enrollment
  • Subjects receiving belatacept (Nulojix)
  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
  • Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) who are unwilling or unable to use two birth-control methods throughout participation in the study
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01636466


Locations
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United States, Georgia
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
Sponsors and Collaborators
Ashtar Chami
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Ashtar Chami, MD Emory University
More Information
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Responsible Party: Ashtar Chami, Assistant Professor, Emory University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01636466    
Other Study ID Numbers: IRB00059278
CRAD001AUS191T ( Other Identifier: Other )
First Posted: July 10, 2012    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: June 8, 2015
Last Update Posted: February 5, 2018
Last Verified: January 2018
Keywords provided by Ashtar Chami, Emory University:
Chronic allograft failure
Kidney Transplantation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Renal Insufficiency
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Kidney Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
 Everolimus
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs