A Study in Maintenance Kidney Transplant Recipients Following Conversion to Nulojix® (Belatacept)-Based
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01820572 |
Recruitment Status
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Active, not recruiting
First Posted
: March 29, 2013
Last Update Posted
: February 27, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Kidney Transplantation | Drug: Belatacept Drug: Tacrolimus Drug: Cyclosporine | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 440 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of the Benefits and Risks in Maintenance Renal Transplant Recipients Following Conversion to Nulojix® (Belatacept)-Based Immunosuppression |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 27, 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 9, 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 10, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Belatacept
Belatacept 5 mg/kg intravenous 30 minute infusion on Days 1, 15, 29, 43, 57 then every 28 days for 24 months
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Drug: Belatacept
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: CNI
Tacrolimus 4-11 ng/mL tablet orally according to package insert for 24 months Cyclosporine 50-250 ng/mL tablet orally according to package insert for 24 months |
Drug: Tacrolimus Drug: Cyclosporine |
- Proportion of subjects who survive with a functional graft at 24 months post randomization [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Patient and Graft Survival - Proportion of subjects who survive with a functional graft at 12 months post-randomization [ Time Frame: 12 month ]
- Incidence of acute rejection (AR) post-randomization [ Time Frame: 12 and 24 months ]
- Severity of AR post-randomization [ Time Frame: 12 and 24 months ]
- Renal Function - Mean change in cGFR (MDRD) from baseline to 12 and 24 months post-randomization (% and absolute) [ Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) to 12 and 24 months ]
- Renal Function - Slopes of cGFR and 1/serum creatinine respectively from baseline as well as Month 3 to 12 and 24 months post-randomization [ Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1), 3 to 12 and 24 months ]
- Renal Function - Proportion of subjects with >5% and >10% improvement over baseline in cGFR at 12 and 24 months post-randomization [ Time Frame: 12 and 24 months ]
- Renal Function - Urine protein/creatinine ratio (UPCR) at baseline, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months post-randomization [ Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1), 3, 6, 12 and 24 months ]
- Hypertension - Mean change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure from baseline to 12 and 24 months post-randomization, and intensity of anti-hypertensive treatment regimens from baseline to 12 and 24 months [ Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) to 12 and 24 months ]
- Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) - Proportion of donor specific antibodies (DSA) at 12 and 24 months post-randomization [ Time Frame: 12 and 24 Months ]
- Symptom occurrence and symptom distress measured with the Modified Transplant Symptom Occurrence and Symptom Distress Scale-59R (MTSOSDS-R 59) at baseline, Week 6, and 3, 6, and 12 months post-randomization [ Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1), Week 6 and 3, 6 and 12 months ]
- Safety and tolerability of a Belatacept-based immunosuppressive regimen-Proportions and incidence rates of all AEs, AEs of special interest, Clinically significant changes in vital signs, Laboratory test abnormalities, Clinically tolerability of the drug [ Time Frame: 12 and 24 Months ]AE = Adverse events

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
For more information regarding BMS clinical trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women, ages 18-75 inclusive
- Adult recipients of a renal allograft from a living donor or a deceased donor between 6-60 months prior to enrollment
- Receiving a stable (≥1 month) regimen of Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) [Cyclosporine A (CsA) or Tacrolimus (TAC)] with Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or Enteric Coated Mycophenolate Sodium (EC-MPS)/Mycophenolic acid (MPA), and corticosteroids
- Stable renal function for 12 weeks prior to enrollment without new onset proteinuria
- Calculated glomerular filtration rate (cGFR) ≥30 and ≤75 mL/min/1.73 m2 [Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study (MDRD) 4-formula]
Exclusion Criteria:
- Recipients with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) serostatus negative or unknown
- History of acute rejection (AR) within 3 months prior to enrollment
- History of antibody mediated rejection
- Positive T-cell lymphocytotoxic cross match
- Proteinuria >1 g/day or >0.5 g/day if diabetic

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01820572

United States, Alabama | |
UAB Division of Nephrology | |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 352940006 | |
United States, Arizona | |
Mayo Clinic Hospital | |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85027 | |
United States, California | |
Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) - Children's Hospital - Transplantation Institute | |
Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354 | |
Keck Medical Center of USC (PI Address) | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033 | |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center-Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Center | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048 | |
Transplant Research Institute (PI Address) | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90057 | |
UCLA Kidney Transplant Research Office | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-6984 | |
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)-Kidney Transplant Service | |
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817 | |
California Institute Of Renal Research | |
San Diego, California, United States, 92123 | |
California Pacific Medical Center, Depart of Transplantation (PI Address) | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115 | |
UCSF Medical Center | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143 | |
United States, Colorado | |
University of Colorado Denver (PI Address) | |
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045 | |
Denver Nephrologists, PC | |
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218 | |
United States, Connecticut | |
Yale University School of Medicine (Study Supplies Address) | |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06511 | |
United States, Florida | |
Florida Hospital Transplant Institute (PI Address) | |
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804 | |
Local Institution | |
Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33716 | |
Tampa General Medicine Group | |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33606 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Emory University | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322 | |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 31192 | |
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University | |
Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912 | |
United States, Illinois | |
RUSH University Transplant Program (PI Address) | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612 | |
United States, Iowa | |
University of Iowa Health Care (PI Address) | |
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52240 | |
United States, Louisiana | |
Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Cancer Center | |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112 | |
United States, Maine | |
Maine Transplant Program | |
Portland, Maine, United States, 04102 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
United States, Michigan | |
Henry Ford's Transplant Institute | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202 | |
Renaissance Renal Research Institute, LLC (PI, SC, and Drug Ship Address) | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48236 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
Local Institution | |
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905 | |
Mayo Clinic | |
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Washington Univ School of Med | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
United States, Nebraska | |
University or Nebraska Medical Center | |
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68105 | |
United States, New Jersey | |
Saint Barnabas Medical Center | |
Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07006 | |
United States, New York | |
University of Buffalo | |
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215 | |
Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institue (PI Address) | |
New York, New York, United States, 10029 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Carolinas Medical Center (PI Address) | |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203 | |
Duke University Medical Center | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
East Carolina Univ Nephrology Clin Res. Lab | |
Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834 | |
United States, Ohio | |
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5055 | |
Cleveland Clinic | |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Central PA Transplant Foundation | |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 17104 | |
Drexel University College of Medicine | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19102 | |
Penn Medicine | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15217 | |
United States, Rhode Island | |
Rhode Island Hospital | |
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903 | |
United States, South Carolina | |
Medical University of South Carolina, SCTR Research Nexus | |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute (PI Address) | |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38104 | |
United States, Texas | |
UT Southwestern Medical Center | |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390-9236 | |
Baylor University Medical Center | |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 85246 | |
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Ft. Worth | |
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104 | |
Baylor College of Medicine | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center (Tmc), The University Of Texas Medical School At Houston | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
The Methodist Hospital | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
United States, Utah | |
University of Utah Depart of Nephrology (PI Address) | |
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112 | |
United States, Virginia | |
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | |
Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507 | |
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center | |
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298 | |
United States, Washington | |
CHU Rangueil | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122 | |
Swedish Medical Center - Swedish Organ Transplant and Liver Center | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122 | |
University of Washington Medical Center (PI Address & Study Supplies Address) | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195 | |
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Childrens Hospital | |
Spokane, Washington, United States, 99204 | |
United States, Wisconsin | |
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (PI Address) | |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792 | |
Medical College of WI Froedtert Hospital | |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226 | |
Argentina | |
Local Institution | |
Caba, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1118 | |
Local Institution | |
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1425 | |
Local Institution | |
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1900 | |
Local Institution | |
Ciudad De Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina, 5501 | |
Local Institution | |
Rosario, Santa FE, Argentina, Santa Fe, 2000 | |
Local Institution | |
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1093 AAS | |
Local Institution | |
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1155 | |
Local Institution | |
Buenos Aires, Argentina, C1425 ASS | |
Local Institution | |
Cordoba, Argentina, 5016 | |
Local Institution | |
Santa Fe, Argentina, S3000EPV | |
Austria | |
Local Institution | |
Feldkirch, Austria, 6800 | |
Local Institution | |
Graz, Austria, 8036 | |
Local Institution | |
Innsbruck, Austria, 6020 | |
Local Institution | |
Linz, Austria, 4020 | |
Local Institution | |
Wien, Austria, A-1070 | |
Colombia | |
Local Institution | |
Bogota, Colombia | |
Local Institution | |
Cali, Colombia | |
France | |
Local Institution | |
Bordeaux, France, 33076 | |
Local Institution | |
Brest, France, 29609 | |
Local Institution | |
Creteil, France, 94010 | |
Local Institution | |
La Tronche, France, 38700 | |
Local Institution | |
Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France, 94270 | |
Local Institution | |
Lyon, France, 69003 | |
Local Institution | |
Paris Cedex 10, France, 75475 | |
Local Institution | |
Paris, France, 75011 | |
Local Institution | |
Rouen, France, 76031 | |
Local Institution | |
Strasbourg, France, 67091 | |
Germany | |
Local Institution | |
Berlin, Germany, 10117 | |
Local Institution | |
Berlin, Germany, 12200 | |
Local Institution | |
Dresden, Germany, 01307 | |
Local Institution | |
Erlangen, Germany, 91054 | |
Local Institution | |
Essen, Germany, 45147 | |
Local Institution | |
Frankfurt / Main, Germany, 60590 | |
Local Institution | |
Hamburg, Germany, 20246 | |
Local Institution | |
Hannover, Germany, 30625 | |
Local Institution | |
Heidelberg, Germany, 69120 | |
Local Institution | |
Kiel, Germany, 24105 | |
Local Institution | |
Lubeck, Germany, 23538 | |
Local Institution | |
Mannheim, Germany, 68167 | |
Local Institution | |
Muenchen, Germany, 81675 | |
Local Institution | |
Muenster, Germany, 48147 | |
Local Institution | |
Regensburg, Germany, 93053 | |
Local Institution | |
Wurzburg, Germany, 97080 | |
Greece | |
University of Virginia Health System (PI Address) | |
Ioannina, Greece, 45500 | |
Netherlands | |
Local Institution | |
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1081HV | |
Local Institution | |
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1105 AZ | |
Local Institution | |
Groningen, Netherlands, 9700RB | |
Local Institution | |
Leiden, Netherlands, 2333 ZA | |
Local Institution | |
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6525 GA | |
Local Institution | |
Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584 CX | |
Norway | |
Local Institution | |
Oslo, Norway, 0027 | |
Local Institution | |
Toensberg Norge, Norway, 3103 | |
Sweden | |
Local Institution | |
Goteborg, Sweden, S-41345 | |
Local Institution | |
Stockholm, Sweden, 14186 | |
Local Institution | |
Uppsala, Sweden, 75185 | |
Switzerland | |
Local Institution | |
Bern, Switzerland, 3010 | |
Local Institution | |
Geneve 14, Switzerland, 1211 | |
Local Institution | |
Zürich, Switzerland, 8091 |
Study Director: | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01820572 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IM103-116 2012-001314-42 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | March 29, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 27, 2018 |
Last Verified: | February 2018 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes | |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tacrolimus Cyclosporins Cyclosporine Abatacept Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |
Calcineurin Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antifungal Agents Anti-Infective Agents Dermatologic Agents Antirheumatic Agents |