New drug frexalimab aims to outperform tacrolimus in kidney transplants
NCT ID NCT07412470
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether the drug frexalimab can prevent kidney transplant rejection better than the standard drug tacrolimus. About 526 adults receiving their first kidney transplant will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments and followed for up to 5 years. The main goal is to see if frexalimab reduces the combined risk of rejection, graft loss, or death within the first year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- frexalimab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, frexalimab could offer a new option to prevent kidney transplant rejection, potentially with fewer side effects than current standard treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-to-mid-stage trial (phase 2/3) with 526 participants, so results may not confirm long-term safety or effectiveness. Open-label design may introduce bias.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 526 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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Aug 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- 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: * Participants who are scheduled to receive their first kidney transplant from a living or deceased donor. * Participants with low to moderate immunological risk. Exclusion Criteria: * Deceased donor kidney graft qualified as expanded criteria donor or donor after cardiac death. * Positive T or B cell crossmatch, or positive virtual crossmatch per local practice at screening. * Participants receiving a kidney graft from HLA-identical living-related donors, or have current or previous solid organ, cell, or multi-organ transplantation, or paired kidney transplantation. * Participants whose primary causes of ESKD are idiopathic FSGS, C3 glomerulopathy, lupus nephritis, or thrombotic microangiopathy * Evidence of active or latent TB, HIV, HBV or HCV infection. * Participants who have known genetically predisposed thrombophilia, have history of thromboembolic events, or who need long-term anti-coagulation therapy. * Participants who have severe medical co-morbidities, active infection, or severely limited life expectancy due to underlying medical conditions that are generally precluded from kidney transplant. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
63 sites in 17 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Brigham & Women's Hospital- Site Number : 8400049
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center- Site Number : 8400007
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital- Site Number : 8400010
RECRUITINGHines, Illinois, 60141, United States
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Emory University Hospital- Site Number : 8400002
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30324, United States
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Hospital Geral de Fortaleza - HGF- Site Number : 0760007
RECRUITINGFortaleza, Ceará, 60150-160, Brazil
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Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo- Site Number : 0760006
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil
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Hospital do Rim e Hipertensão- Site Number : 0760001
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 04038-002, Brazil
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Investigational Site Number : 0320001
RECRUITINGCorrientes, 3400, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0320002
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, 1431, Argentina
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Investigational Site Number : 0360001
RECRUITINGParkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia
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Investigational Site Number : 0360002
RECRUITINGAdelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Investigational Site Number : 0360003
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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Investigational Site Number : 0360004
RECRUITINGClayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Investigational Site Number : 0560001
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number : 0560002
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1200, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number : 1520004
RECRUITINGSantiago, Reg Metropolitana de Santiago, 8330034, Chile
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Investigational Site Number : 1520005
RECRUITINGSantiago, Reg Metropolitana de Santiago, 8320325, Chile
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Investigational Site Number : 1560001
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200127, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560002
RECRUITINGHangzhou, 310003, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560003
RECRUITINGChengdu, 610041, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560005
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, 450052, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560006
RECRUITINGWuhan, 430030, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560007
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, 510080, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560008
RECRUITINGNanning, 053007, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560009
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, 450061, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560011
RECRUITINGTianjin, 300192, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560012
RECRUITINGJinan, 250014, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560016
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200032, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560017
RECRUITINGNanchang, 330006, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560018
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100050, China
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Investigational Site Number : 1560020
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, 510280, China
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Investigational Site Number : 2030001
RECRUITINGPrague, 140 21, Czechia
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Investigational Site Number : 2030002
RECRUITINGOstrava, 708 52, Czechia
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Investigational Site Number : 2080001
RECRUITINGAarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Investigational Site Number : 2500001
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500003
RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500008
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2500009
RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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Investigational Site Number : 3480001
RECRUITINGPécs, 7624, Hungary
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Investigational Site Number : 3760002
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5262100, Israel
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Investigational Site Number : 3800003
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800005
RECRUITINGMilan, Milano, 20162, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800006
RECRUITINGRome, Roma, 00133, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800008
RECRUITINGTorette, Ancona, 60020, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800009
RECRUITINGBrescia, 25123, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800010
RECRUITINGMilan, Milano, 20122, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800011
RECRUITINGNovara, 28100, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 5280001
RECRUITINGGroningen, 9713 GR, Netherlands
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Investigational Site Number : 5280002
RECRUITINGLeiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Investigational Site Number : 7240001
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalunya [Cataluña], 08035, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240003
RECRUITINGL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalunya [Cataluña], 08907, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240005
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7240007
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalunya [Cataluña], 08036, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 7520001
RECRUITINGGothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
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Investigational Site Number : 8260001
RECRUITINGBirmingham, England, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre- Site Number : 0760004
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90020-090, Brazil
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Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus- Site Number : 8400006
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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The Mount Sinai Hospital- Site Number : 8400027
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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The Ohio State University- Site Number : 8400025
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center- Site Number : 8400044
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore- Site Number : 8400045
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Michigan Health System - Ann Arbor- Site Number : 8400022
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Washington Medical Center- Site Number : 8400035
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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