Ultra-low Dose Subcutaneous IL-2 in Renal Transplantation
Status: | Active, not recruiting |
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Conditions: | Renal Impairment / Chronic Kidney Disease |
Therapuetic Areas: | Nephrology / Urology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 18 - 75 |
Updated: | 7/19/2017 |
Start Date: | September 2015 |
End Date: | October 2019 |
Safety and Efficacy of Treatment With Ultra-low Dose Subcutaneous IL-2 to Promote Regulatory T Cells Post Renal Transplantation
To investigate the safety and tolerability of treatment with low dose rIL-2 in renal
transplant recipients. To assess the immunologic impact of low dose rIL-2 in renal transplant
recipients. To assess the efficacy of low dose rIL-2 in renal transplant recipients.
transplant recipients. To assess the immunologic impact of low dose rIL-2 in renal transplant
recipients. To assess the efficacy of low dose rIL-2 in renal transplant recipients.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Kidney transplant recipients
- >18 years and <75 years of age
- >6 months post Tx
- on stable dose of immunosuppression
- Transplant biopsy showing interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy of grade II or
greater, with some evidence of lymphocytic infiltration (biopsy is NOT a study
procedure, it would be performed as part of the patient's SOC)
- Ability to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Biopsy proven acute cellular rejection; greater than grade 1A
- Baseline creatinine >3.5mg/dL
- Patients with active infection, including Hepatitis B and C, HIV
- Current or prior invasive malignancy
- Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Patients who are unable to give consent
- Prior intolerance of/allergy to IL2
- Inability to comply with treatment
- History of thrombotic angiopathy including hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic
thrombocytopenic purpura
- Symptomatic congestive cardiac failure or uncontrolled cardiac angina
- Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy
test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 24 hours prior to
the start of study drug.
- WOCBP and male subjects with reproductive potential must agree to use a highly
effective method of birth control [defined in protocol & ICF] during study treatment,
and for 6 months after completion of treatment.
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