Biopsy-Guided strategy aims to make kidney transplants last

NCT ID NCT02444429

Summary

This study tested a strategy to personalize anti-rejection drugs for kidney transplant patients. Researchers used a routine biopsy taken 3 months after transplant to guide treatment. For patients with early signs of inflammation, they tested giving stronger treatment. For patients with no inflammation, they tested safely stopping steroid drugs to reduce side effects.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Département de Néphrologie et Transplantation d'Organes - Hôpital Rangueil - CHU de Toulouse

    Toulouse, 31059, France

  • Institut de Transplantation, Urologie et Néphrologie (ITUN) - CHU de Nantes

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Service de Néphrologie - Hôpital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille

    Lille, 59037, France

  • Service de Néphrologie et Transplantation - Nouvel Hôpital Civil - CHRU Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67091, France

  • Service de Néphrologie, Hémodialyse, Transplantations Rénales - Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche - CHU de Brest

    Brest, 29609, France

  • Service de Néphrologie, Transplantation et Immunologie Clinique - Hôpital Edouard Herriot - Hospices Civils de Lyon

    Lyon, 69437, France

  • Service de Néphrologie,Transplantation, Dialyse I - Hôpital Pellegrin - CHU Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, 33000, France

  • Service de Transplantation - Hôpital Universitaire Necker

    Paris, 75015, France

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