New hope for kidney transplant rejection: tocilizumab added to standard therapy
NCT ID NCT07006532
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding the drug tocilizumab to standard treatment (plasmapheresis, IVIG, and rituximab) can better treat chronic active antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant recipients. About 50 participants will be enrolled to see if the combination improves kidney function and reduces harmful antibodies. The goal is to find a more effective way to save transplanted kidneys from failing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tocilizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective treatment for chronic kidney transplant rejection, potentially improving long-term graft survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 50 participants. The added benefit of tocilizumab is uncertain, and there are risks of infection and other side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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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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: 1. Signed written informed consent 2. eGFR\> 25 cc/min 3. Chronicity index \<8 4. IFTA\<40% 5. EBV IgG positive Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active or recurrent infections 2. History of malignancy, unless in remission for more than 2 years with no relapse 3. abnormal liver function tests 4. Platelet \< 100,000
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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
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nooshin Dalili
RECRUITINGTehran, 1666663421, Iran
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