Gene-Tailored drug dosing aims to protect young transplant patients
NCT ID NCT06529536
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a child's genetic information to guide the dose of the anti-rejection drug tacrolimus can help achieve safer and more effective drug levels after a solid organ transplant. About 45 children aged 1-18 who receive a kidney, liver, or heart transplant will take part. The goal is to reduce side effects from too much or too little medication.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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.
- Ages
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1 year to 18 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.
Participants will be assigned to the prospective arm if treated at Royal Children's Hospital who are receiving a solid organ transplant (SOT) (excluding repeat graft in liver transplant recipients, or lung or intestinal transplant) and who will be on tacrolimus as one of the main immunosuppressants post-transplant. Inclusion Criteria: * Age 1-18 years of age * Kidney, liver or heart transplant recipients * Participant and/or parent consent to the study (prospective arm only) Exclusion Criteria: * Previous liver transplant. * Lung OR Intestinal transplant. * Insufficient time before transplant for pharmacogenomic analysis (prospective arm only) * Immunosuppressant regimen not containing tacrolimus immediate release product * Known hypersensitivity to tacrolimus and/or its formulation.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Royal Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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