NCT04877288

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefits and risks of conversion of existing adolescent kidney allograft recipients aged 12 to less than 18 years of age to a belatacept-based immunosuppressive regimen as compared to continuation of a calcineurin inhibitor-based regimen and their adherence to immunosuppressive medications.

Trial Health

88
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
102

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
100mo left

Started Jul 2021

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
10 countries

38 active sites

Status
recruiting

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 Progress37%
Jul 2021Jun 2034

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 3, 2021

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 7, 2021

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 21, 2021

Completed
11.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 30, 2032

Expected
1.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2034

Last Updated

February 3, 2026

Status Verified

February 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

11.5 years

First QC Date

May 3, 2021

Last Update Submit

February 2, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

Acute rejectionBelataceptCalcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine, tacrolimus)ConversionDonor-specific antibodieseGFRImmunosuppressive regimenAdolescent kidney transplant recipients

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Proportion of participants who survive with a functional graft with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) > 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (updated Schwartz formula) at 24 months post-randomization

    24 months

Secondary Outcomes (33)

  • Participant and graft survival: Proportion of participants who survive with a functioning graft

    6, 12 and 24 months

  • Participant and graft survival: Proportion of participants who survive

    6, 12, and 24 months

  • Participant and graft survival: Proportion of participants who experience death-censored graft loss

    6, 12, and 24 months

  • Acute rejection: Incidence of clinically suspected biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR)

    3, 6, 12, and 24 months

  • Acute rejection: Severity of clinically suspected, biopsy confirmed rejection as determined by locally and centrally reviewed histopathology

    3, 6, 12, and 24 months

  • +28 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Arm 1: Conversion from a CNI- to belatacept-based regimen after a period of overlap

EXPERIMENTAL

Conversion followed by tapering and discontinuation of the calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)

Biological: BelataceptDrug: TacrolimusDrug: Cyclosporine ADrug: Mycophenolate MofetilDrug: Enteric Coated Mycophenolate SodiumDrug: Corticosteroids

Arm 2: Continue calcineurin inhibitor-based regimen

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: TacrolimusDrug: Cyclosporine ADrug: Mycophenolate MofetilDrug: Enteric Coated Mycophenolate SodiumDrug: Corticosteroids

Interventions

BelataceptBIOLOGICAL

Specified dose on specified days

Also known as: Nulojix
Arm 1: Conversion from a CNI- to belatacept-based regimen after a period of overlap

Specified dose on specified days

Arm 1: Conversion from a CNI- to belatacept-based regimen after a period of overlapArm 2: Continue calcineurin inhibitor-based regimen

Specified dose on specified days

Arm 1: Conversion from a CNI- to belatacept-based regimen after a period of overlapArm 2: Continue calcineurin inhibitor-based regimen

Specified dose on specified days

Arm 1: Conversion from a CNI- to belatacept-based regimen after a period of overlapArm 2: Continue calcineurin inhibitor-based regimen

Specified dose on specified days

Arm 1: Conversion from a CNI- to belatacept-based regimen after a period of overlapArm 2: Continue calcineurin inhibitor-based regimen

Specified dose on Specified days

Arm 1: Conversion from a CNI- to belatacept-based regimen after a period of overlapArm 2: Continue calcineurin inhibitor-based regimen

Eligibility Criteria

Age12 Years - 17 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Male and female adolescents 12 to less than 18 years of age
  • Recipients of a renal allograft from a living or deceased donor transplanted at least 6 calendar months prior to enrollment
  • Receiving a stable regimen of a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium/mycophenolate mofetil (EC-MPS/MPA), with or without daily corticosteroids for ≥ 30 days prior to randomization
  • Clinically stable renal function during the 12-week period prior to screening, in the opinion of the investigator and based on protocol-defined criteria for proteinuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
  • Serologic evidence of past exposure to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and current absence of EBV DNA replication at or prior to renal transplantation and during the Screening period
  • Completion of an initial course of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination per local standard of care, a minimum of 6 weeks prior to enrollment

You may not qualify if:

  • Recipients with EBV serostatus negative or unknown at screening or at transplant
  • Treatment for biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR) of any degree of severity within 6 calendar months prior to enrollment
  • Biopsy-confirmed antibody-mediated acute rejection at any time with the current allograft
  • Banff 97 grade IIA or higher acute cellular rejection (or equivalent), or treatment with plasmapheresis or rituximab for any acute rejection at any time with the current allograft
  • Current evidence or past history of active or inadequately treated latent tuberculosis (TB) infection
  • Previously treated with belatacept or previously enrolled in a belatacept trial with their present allograft

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (38)

Local Institution - 0042

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0041

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0014

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0022

Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0045

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0049

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0033

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0017

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0044

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0043

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0024

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0025

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0048

Cleveland, Ohio, 44124, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0052

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0038

Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0060

ABB, Buenos Aires F.D., C1199ABB, Argentina

NOT YET RECRUITING

Local Institution - 0062

Buenos Aires, 1425, Argentina

NOT YET RECRUITING

UZ Gent-Paediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Department

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

RECRUITING

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes - L' Hopital l'hôtel-Dieu

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44093, France

RECRUITING

Bordeaux University Hospital - Pellegrin-Pediatrics

Bordeaux, 33076, France

RECRUITING

Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant-néphrologie pédiatrique

Bron, 69677, France

RECRUITING

Hopital De La Timone

Marseille, 13005, France

RECRUITING

Hopital Necker

Paris, 75015, France

RECRUITING

Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hopital Robert Debre - Centre Hospitalo Universita

Paris, 75019, France

RECRUITING

Universitaetsklinikum Essen

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45122, Germany

RECRUITING

Universitaetsklinikum Koeln-Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Abteilung für Pädia

Cologne, 50937, Germany

RECRUITING

Local Institution - 0011

Hamburg, 20246, Germany

RECRUITING

Local Institution - 0026

Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

RECRUITING

IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini

Genoa, Liguria, 16147, Italy

RECRUITING

Local Institution - 0030

Milan, 20122, Italy

WITHDRAWN

Ospedale Regina Margherita-S.C Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto Renale

Torino, 10126, Italy

RECRUITING

Emma Children (AMC)

Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Local Institution - 0061

Oslo, N-0027, Norway

WITHDRAWN

Local Institution - 0001

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

COMPLETED

Local Institution - 0012

Rivas-Vaciamadrid, 28523, Spain

COMPLETED

Local Institution - 0003

Seville, 41013, Spain

COMPLETED

Local Institution - 0008

Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom

COMPLETED

Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals-Children's Clinical Research Team

Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

AbataceptTacrolimusCyclosporineMycophenolic AcidAdrenal Cortex Hormones

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ImmunoconjugatesAntibodiesImmunoglobulinsSerum GlobulinsBlood ProteinsProteinsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsGlobulinsMacrolidesLactonesOrganic ChemicalsCyclosporinsPeptides, CyclicMacrocyclic CompoundsPolycyclic CompoundsPeptidesCaproatesAcids, AcyclicCarboxylic AcidsFatty AcidsLipidsHormonesHormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists

Study Officials

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb

    Bristol-Myers Squibb

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

BMS Study Connect Contact Center www.BMSStudyConnect.com

CONTACT

First line of the email MUST contain NCT # and Site #.

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 3, 2021

First Posted

May 7, 2021

Study Start

July 21, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 30, 2032

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2034

Last Updated

February 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

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