Scientists hunt for clues to stop kidney rejection
NCT ID NCT07011238
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at a type of immune cell called memory B cells in people waiting for a kidney transplant who have certain antibodies. Researchers want to understand why some of these cells cause rejection while others don't. They will analyze blood samples from 51 patients to find patterns that could improve transplant success.
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 study could help doctors better predict and prevent kidney transplant rejection by identifying harmful immune cells.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 51 participants, so findings may not apply to all patients. It aims to gather knowledge, not test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 51 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
Who is studied
Patients awaiting kidney transplantation and carrying HLA antibodies following immunizing events
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Rouen University Hospital patient monitored in the Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, registered on the national kidney transplant waiting list * Carrier of HLA antibodies, including at least anti-HLA2, identified during the last screening * Notion of classic immune-promoting events including at least one previous transplant or pregnancy, or absence of a known immune-promoting event (naïve patient group) * Incompatible graft rate (IGR) * IGR ≥ 85% (hyperimmunized patient group with anti-HLA polyreactivity) or * IGR between 50% and 85% (immunized patient group with a more restricted repertoire of HLA reactivities) or * IGR \< 50% (naïve patient group with no known history of immune-promoting events) * Person who has read and understood the information letter and does not object Not participating in the study * Affiliation to a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have received rituximab in the previous year (B-cell depleting therapy) * Patients undergoing an HLA desensitization protocol using plasmapheresis and/or rituximab * Patients with an active infection * Persons deprived of their liberty by an administrative or judicial decision or persons placed under judicial protection/guardianship or curatorship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hopsital of Rouen
RECRUITINGRouen, 76031, France
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