Scientists probe immune cells to predict transplant rejection
NCT ID NCT03016455
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at 116 kidney transplant patients to understand how B cells (a type of immune cell) behave in those who develop donor-specific antibodies or chronic rejection. Researchers analyzed blood samples to find patterns that could serve as early warning signs. The goal is to improve future treatments by identifying who is at risk.
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 successful, this could lead to better ways to predict and treat antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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116 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2013
- Finished
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Dec 2016
- 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
100 kidney graft recipients with DSA or cAMR (renal dysfunction, positive DSA, allograft nephropathy), and 25 stable patients of 13 French transplantation centres.
- 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 : * Non stable patients : * Patient older than 18 years old. * Patient which is the recipient of a renal transplant * Patient who develops anti donor antibodies after the transplantation and / or suffering from a histologically-proven antibody mediated rejection. * Patient who has signed an informed consent form * Stable patients : * Patient older than 18 years old. * Patient that is the recipient of a renal transplant for more than one year * Patient who has accepted to participate in the Brest Kidney graft recipient collection * Patient that is not suffering from any rejection, that has a good renal function and a low proteinuria * Patient that has not developed any DSA. Exclusion criteria : \- Patients that has not signed the consent form.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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APHP Hôpital Necker
Paris, 75743, France
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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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CHU Brest
Brest, 29200, France
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CHU CAEN
Caen, 14033, France
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CHU Limoges
Limoges, 87042, France
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CHU Poitiers
Poitiers, 86021, France
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CHU Reims
Reims, 51092, France
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CHU Rennes
Rennes, 35033, France
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CHU Rouen
Rouen, 76230, France
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CHU Tours
Tours, 37044, France
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Chu Angers
Angers, 49933, France
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Chu Clermont Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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