Blood markers may predict liver transplant complications
NCT ID NCT07875595
First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last updated Oct 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are studying blood samples from 60 adults who receive a liver transplant to see how immune markers change over the first year. The study measures cytokines, interferons, immunoglobulins, lymphocyte populations, and other immune signals before transplant and at set times afterward. The goal is to learn whether these markers are linked to infections, organ rejection, or viral reactivation. Biomarker results are for research only and do not change patient care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If immune markers reliably track complications, doctors could one day tailor immunosuppression doses to each liver transplant patient instead of using standard regimens.
- What could go wrong
- This observational study cannot prove that biomarkers cause or prevent complications, and it does not change any patient's treatment. Results may not hold up in larger or more diverse groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult liver transplant recipients treated at Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Hospital Universitario Austral, or Hospital Alemán de Buenos Aires.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Age 18 years or older. Adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit after liver transplantation. Exclusion Criteria: Refusal to participate in the study. Liver transplantation performed for acute liver failure (fulminant hepatitis).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Aleman
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., C1118AAT, Argentina
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., 1199, Argentina
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Hospital Universitario Austral
RECRUITINGPilar, Buenos Aires, B1629, Argentina
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