APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network (APOLLO)



Status:Not yet recruiting
Conditions:Renal Impairment / Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Impairment / Chronic Kidney Disease
Therapuetic Areas:Nephrology / Urology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:2/17/2019
Start Date:March 2019
End Date:September 2023
Contact:Laurie P. Russell, MS
Email:lrussell@wakehealth.edu
Phone:336-713-4292

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
The APOLLO study is being done in an attempt to improve outcomes after kidney transplantation
and to improve the safety of living kidney donation based upon variation in the
apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1). Genes control what is inherited from a family, such as eye
color or blood type. Variation in APOL1 can cause kidney disease. African Americans,
Afro-Caribbeans, Hispanic Blacks, and Africans are more likely to have the APOL1 gene
variants that cause kidney disease. APOLLO will test DNA from kidney donors and recipients of
kidney transplants for APOL1 to determine effects on kidney transplant-related outcomes.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored collaborative APOL1 Long-term Kidney
Transplantation Outcomes Network (APOLLO) is charged with prospectively assessing the effects
of renal-risk variants (RRVs) in the apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) on outcomes for kidneys
from donors with recent African ancestry and the recipients of their kidneys, after deceased-
and living-donor renal transplantation. For the purposes of APOLLO, recent African ancestry
is defined as individuals with similar genetic make-up to those currently residing in Africa.
APOLLO will also study the impact of APOL1 RRVs on the health of living kidney donors with
recent African ancestry.

Inclusion Criteria for Living Donors:

- Living kidney donors with self-reported recent African ancestry (defined as African
American, Afro-Caribbean, Hispanic black or African) will be eligible for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria for Living Donors:

- Participants who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.

Inclusion Criteria for Recipients:

- Recipients of a kidney transplant from an eligible living or deceased donor with
recent African ancestry.

- Recipients of multi-organ transplants including a kidney plus an additional organ
(i.e. liver, heart, lung, pancreas, etc.) or pediatric en bloc and dual kidney
transplants.

Exclusion Criteria for Recipients:

- Participants who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
1720 2nd Ave S
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
(205) 934-4011 
Principal Investigator: Bruce A. Julian, MD
Phone: 205-996-7733
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Emory University School of Medicine
1648 Pierce Dr NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
(404) 727-5640
Principal Investigator: Stephen O. Pastan, MD
Phone: 404-712-1816
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Johns Hopkins University
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
410-516-8000
Principal Investigator: Daniel C. Brennan, MD
Phone: 410-614-6702
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Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
216.444.2200
Principal Investigator: Emilio D. Poggio, MD
Phone: 216-444-3256
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina 27710
(919) 684-8111
Principal Investigator: Rasheed A. Gbadegesin, MD
Phone: 919-681-8730
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1211 Medical Center Dr
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
(615) 322-5000
Principal Investigator: Kelly A. Birdwell, MD
Phone: 615-343-1218
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University of Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Principal Investigator: Mona D. Doshi, MD
Phone: 216-444-3256
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University of Maryland School of Medicine
655 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 706-7410
Principal Investigator: Jonathan S. Bromberg, MD
Phone: 410-328-0303
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Joslin Diabetes Center Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Principal Investigator: Sylvia E. Rosas, MD
Phone: 617-309-4130
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
(608) 263-2400
Principal Investigator: Brad Astor, PhD
Phone: 608-263-1864
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University of Miami / Miami Transplant Institute
Miami, Florida 33133
Principal Investigator: Alessia Fornoni, MD, PhD
Phone: 305-355-5315
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The Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York 10029
Principal Investigator: Barbara Murphy, MD
Phone: 212-241-0255
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York 10032
Principal Investigator: Sumit Mohan, MD
Phone: 212-305-8392
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York 10065
Principal Investigator: Darshana M. Dadhania, MD
Phone: 212-746-6112
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Univ of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
1 (215) 898-5000
Principal Investigator: Deirdre L. Sawinski, MD
Phone: 212-305-8392
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Saint Louis University Center for Transplantation
Saint Louis, Missouri 63104
Principal Investigator: Krista L. Lentine, MD, PhD
Phone: 314-577-8460
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University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, California 94143
Principal Investigator: Chi-yuan Hsu, MD
Phone: 415-476-8695
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Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
Principal Investigator: Barry I. Freedman, MD
Phone: 336-716-4246
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