Could a drug combo free kidney transplant patients from lifelong pills?
NCT ID NCT04803058
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 2 study tests whether a drug called TCD601 (siplizumab), combined with donor bone marrow cells and mild chemotherapy, can train the immune system to accept a new kidney without needing lifelong anti-rejection drugs. The trial involves 18 adults receiving a kidney from a living donor. The main goal is to see if participants can safely stop all immunosuppression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Siplizumab (TCD601) combined with donor bone marrow cells and chemotherapy drugs (fludarabine and cyclophosphamide)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could allow kidney transplant recipients to stop taking lifelong anti-rejection medications, reducing side effects and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 18 participants. The approach is complex and carries risks from the chemotherapy and potential rejection. Success is not guaranteed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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7 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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 65 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Able to understand the study requirements and provide written informed consent before any study assessment is performed * Male or female patients ≥ 18 to 65 years of age * Recipient of a renal transplant from a non-human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical but at least haploidentical, ABO compatible living donor Key Exclusion Criteria: * Women of child-bearing potential, unless willing to comply with the use of highly effective methods of contraception as defined by the protocol * A history of cancer other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix * Recipient with anti-HLA donor-specific antibody (DSA)
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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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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Samsung Medical University
Seoul, South Korea
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