Status:

COMPLETED

Mesenchymal Stem Cells After Renal or Liver Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

University of Liege

Conditions:

Liver Failure

Kidney Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The immune system of a patient can attack the liver or the kidney received from a donor (organ rejection). This can be prevented by treating these patients long-life with immunosuppressive drugs. Unfo...

Detailed Description

The present project aims at evaluating the safety and tolerability of third party MSC administration after liver or kidney organ transplantation. Ten patients undergoing liver transplantation and 10 p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female patients between 18 and 75 years of age, who will undergo first Kidney Transplantation or whole Liver Transplantation from a cadaveric or donation after cardiac death (DCD) organ donor;
  • Fertile female patients must use a reliable contraception method;
  • Informed consent given by patient or his/next of kin if the patient is unable to give informed consent, for the complete (MSC + follow-up) or partial(no MSC + follow-up) study;
  • Successful liver/kidney transplantation, demonstration of organ function (improvement of INR in liver recipients and of creatinine in kidney recipients at 24-36h) and normal graft vasculature at Doppler examination.

Exclusion

  • Past history of malignant disease, with the exception of hepatocarcinoma within the Milan criteria for the Liver Transplantation patients;
  • Active uncontrolled infection;
  • HIV or HCV positive;
  • EBV-negative;
  • Retransplantation;
  • Combined transplantation;
  • Living related transplantation or split liver transplantation;
  • Autoimmune disease or expected impossibility to wean immunosuppression (Liver Transplantation) or corticosteroids (Kidney Transplantation);
  • Endotracheal intubation;
  • Postoperative cardiovascular instability, active hemorrhage, or any other serious clinical complication between transplantation and evaluation for suitability for MSC infusion;
  • For Kidney Transplantation: panel reactive antibodies (PRA) \>50%.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 11 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01429038

Start Date

February 1 2012

End Date

March 11 2019

Last Update

June 14 2022

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University Hospital Liege

Liège, Belgium, 4000