NCT00235300

Brief Summary

A multicenter clinical study comparing event-free survival at 6 months after transplant between Thymoglobulin-treated and Simulect-treated adult kidney transplant patients. Patients received Thymoglobulin or Simulect from Day 0 through Day 4. Day 0 was considered the day of the transplant procedure. Subjects meeting all inclusion and exclusion criteria were eligible to participate in this study. The treatment assignment was random and not chosen by the subject or their physician. Subjects were monitored during treatment with Thymoglobulin and during the transplant hospitalization. Additional subject monitoring occurred up to 12 months after transplant. 278 study subjects were enrolled at 28 transplant centers in the United States and Europe.

Trial Health

93
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
240

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2000

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
5 countries

28 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2000

Completed
2.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2003

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2005

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 6, 2005

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 10, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

March 18, 2015

Status Verified

March 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

2.9 years

First QC Date

October 6, 2005

Last Update Submit

March 17, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Anti-T cells antibodiesCadaveric Donor Renal TransplantationAcute Renal Allograft RejectionInduction Therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Freedom from acute rejection, kidney transplant loss, delayed kidney transplant function and death at 6 months after transplant.

    6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • 12-mo. safety & efficacy assessments including side effects and overall kidney transplant function.

    12 months

Study Arms (2)

1 Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Simulect (basiliximab)

Drug: Simulect (basliximab)

2

EXPERIMENTAL

Thymoglobulin (anti-thymocyte globulin (rabbit))

Biological: Thymoglobulin [Anti-thymocyte Globulin (rabbit)]

Interventions

1.5 mg/kg per day, for a maximum of 5 doses

2

20 mg per day on 2 days

1 Control

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patient greater than or equal to 18 years old.
  • Patient is classified as "high risk" for acute allograft rejection of DGF. Must have had at least 1 donor or 1 recipient variable for high risk.
  • Patient will be a recipient of a solitary cadaveric renal allograft.
  • Women of childbearing potential must have had a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine).
  • Man or woman agrees to practice medically acceptable contraception (i.e. barrier or pharmacologic) for a minimum of 3 months following study drug administration. In addition, women were recommended to practice contraception for 1 year following transplantation, or per local standard.
  • Patient agrees to participate in the study and sign an informed consent.
  • Patient has no known contraindication to the administration of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin or basiliximab. Patient has no history of hypersensitivity to basiliximab.
  • Patient is dialysis-dependent at the time immediately prior to transplantation.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient has received an investigational medication within the past 30 days.
  • Patient has a history of malignancy within 2 years, with the exception of adequately treated localized squamous basal cell carcinoma of the skin without evidence of recurrence.
  • Patient is currently abusing drugs or alcohol.
  • Patient is known or suspected to have an active infection or be seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C (HCV), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • Patient is a multiple organ transplant recipient.
  • Patient is on any type of immunosuppression (i.e. prior transplant recipient still on immunosuppression, or patient is receiving systemic steroids for any medical condition).
  • Patient, who, in the opinion of the investigator, has significant medical or psychosocial problems or unstable disease states which would preclude enrollment. Examples of significant medical problems include, but are not limited to, morbid obesity or severe cardiac disease.
  • Kidneys that are to be implanted en bloc or from donors less than 6 years old.
  • Kidneys from donors that are known or suspected to have an active infection with or be seropositive for HBsAg, hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), HCV, or HIV.
  • Kidneys from donors that have received investigational therapies designed to reduce the impact of ischemia reperfusion, DGF, or other donor-related immune events.
  • Donor kidney is preserved by cold storage (with or without machine preservation) for less than 16 hours, with the exception of kidneys from non-heart-beating donors or kidneys from donors greater than 50 years old or donors with a SCr above 2.5mg/dL.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (28)

University of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, 35296, United States

Location

UCLA School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

California Pacific Medical Center

San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

Location

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States

Location

Florida Hospital Medical Center and Translife

Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States

Location

Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

Location

Medical College of Georgia

Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States

Location

Rush University Transplant Program

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

University of Kentucky Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

Location

University of Michigan Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

St. Barnabas Medical Center

Livingston, New Jersey, 07039, United States

Location

Westchester Medical Center

Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States

Location

Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28232, United States

Location

Allegheny General Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

Location

University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, 77555, United States

Location

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

Location

Hopital Saint Jacques

Besançon, 25000, France

Location

Hopital de Bradois

Cedex, 54511, France

Location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

Grenoble, 38043, France

Location

Hopital Edouard Herriot

Lyon, 59003, France

Location

Hopital Foch

Suresnes, 92151, France

Location

Unicersitat Erlangen-Numberg

Erlangen, 12 91054, Germany

Location

University Hospital Eppendorf

Hamburg, 52 20246, Germany

Location

Hospital de Cruces

Barakaldo, Spain

Location

Hospital Clinico Universitario

Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Location

Hospital Reina Sofia

Córdoba, 14004, Spain

Location

Hospital Occe de Octubre

Madrid, 28041, Spain

Location

Freeman Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Brennan DC, Daller JA, Lake KD, Cibrik D, Del Castillo D; Thymoglobulin Induction Study Group. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin versus basiliximab in renal transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 9;355(19):1967-77. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa060068.

  • Lentine KL, Schnitzler MA, Xiao H, Brennan DC. Long-term safety and efficacy of antithymocyte globulin induction: use of integrated national registry data to achieve ten-year follow-up of 10-10 Study participants. Trials. 2015 Aug 19;16:365. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0891-y.

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

thymoglobulinAntilymphocyte SerumBasiliximab

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Immune SeraAntibodiesImmunoglobulinsImmunoproteinsBlood ProteinsProteinsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsSerum GlobulinsGlobulinsBiological ProductsComplex MixturesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, Monoclonal

Study Officials

  • Medical Monitor

    Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 6, 2005

First Posted

October 10, 2005

Study Start

May 1, 2000

Primary Completion

April 1, 2003

Study Completion

June 1, 2005

Last Updated

March 18, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

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