Light-Based therapy may tame kidney transplant rejection

NCT ID NCT07663669

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at whether a treatment called extracorporeal photopheresis can help kidney transplant recipients whose bodies are rejecting the new organ. The treatment involves filtering the patient's blood, treating it with a light-activated drug, and returning it to the body. Researchers will track kidney function over one year to see if the therapy stabilizes or slows the decline in kidney health.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

extracorporeal photopheresis

What this could lead to

If effective, this approach could offer a way to control antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant patients without increasing immunosuppression.

What could go wrong

This is a small, observational study with no control group, so results may not prove cause and effect. The treatment may not work for all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute transplant rejection transplant rejection

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon

    RECRUITING

    Besançon, 25000, France

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