Belatacept Early Steroid Withdrawal Trial

Sponsor
University of Cincinnati (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT01729494
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The study purpose is to determine the safety and efficacy of a belatacept-based immunosuppressive regimen (calcineurin inhibitor free) with alemtuzumab or rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) induction and early glucocorticoid withdrawal (CSWD) and a belatacept-based immunosuppressive regimen with tacrolimus-based regimen with rabbit antithymocyte globulin induction and early glucocorticoid withdrawal in renal transplant recipients.

The hypothesis is that a belatacept-based immunosuppressive regimen with alemtuzumab induction, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)/mycophenolic acid (MPA), and early glucocorticoid withdrawal (Group A) in renal transplant recipients or Belatacept-based immunosuppressive regimen with rabbit antithymocyte globulin induction, MMF/MPA and early glucocorticoid withdrawal (Group B) will lead to less risk of graft loss, patient death, or reduced renal function at 12 months as compared to a tacrolimus-based immunosuppressive regimen with rabbit antithymocyte globulin, MMF/MPA, and early glucocorticoid withdrawal in renal transplant recipients (Group C).

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 4

Detailed Description

Renal transplant is the most effective treatment for end-stage renal disease. It provides improved survival and quality of life. Maintenance of a functioning renal transplant mandates lifelong immunosuppressive therapy to prevent immune destruction of the graft. Current immunosuppressive regimens yield 1-year survival rates of 89% for cadaveric and 94% for living-donor grafts. Over time, however, there is progressive loss of both subjects and grafts. Five-year graft survival for cadaveric and living related donor renal transplants is 67% and 80%, respectively.

The most common causes of long-term subject and graft loss in kidney transplant recipients are cardiovascular disease and chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN), respectively. Paradoxically, the principal immunosuppressive therapies for renal transplant, the calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), cyclosporine (CsA) and tacrolimus, directly contribute to long-term allograft loss and subject death, since they are inherently nephrotoxic and can cause or exacerbate cardiovascular risks including hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus.

There is, therefore, a substantial unmet medical need for new therapies in renal transplant that can provide short-term subject and graft survival comparable to the CNIs without their long-term nephrotoxic, cardiovascular, and metabolic effects. Because belatacept can be administered at the time of engraftment rather than in a delayed fashion, as is frequently necessary with CNIs - especially in those allografts with initial impaired renal function-- it affords immunosuppression in a timely manner. Unlike CNIs, the targeted mechanism of action of belatacept should provide immunosuppression without nephrotoxicity or adverse effects on the cardiovascular/metabolic profile.

Glucocorticoids have been a cornerstone of immunosuppressive therapy for six decades. Although glucocorticoids provide potent suppression of allo-immune responses in humans, their adverse effects including infection, diabetes, weight gain, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, bone disease, dermal thinning, collagen loss in multiple tissues, and cataracts, combined with a lack of available therapeutic monitoring all argue against their continued use in transplantation.

Belatacept represents a potential new treatment option for renal transplant recipients, which addresses the current unmet need for an immunosuppressive treatment that provides short-term outcomes comparable to calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) with the potential to avoid their renal, cardiovascular, and metabolic toxicities. However, the initial Phase 3 studies exhibited in higher rate of acute rejection and malignancy. The malignancies were associated with recipients who were EBV negative at the time of transplant. All EBV negative patients are precluded from treatment with Belatacept. Due to the limitations of Phase 3 trial designs and the required use of basilixumab induction, it is intuitive that the addition of a potent t cell depleting induction agent may decrease the overall acute rejection rate in patients treated with belatacept.

The current study tests these assumptions with the following immunosuppressive regimens. Group A and B consist of potent T-cell depleting induction agents combined with belatacept. Group C represents the most common immunosuppressive regimen currently utilized in the United States. Each of these regimens include early withdrawal of glucocorticoids along with maintenance mycophenolate mofetil.

Based upon the totality of available evidence, the current study offers a favorable benefit/risk profile to study subjects, and the potential to continue to provide important data for the development of new immunosuppressive regimens that address important unmet needs.

The proposed Phase 4 study is designed to determine whether belatacept, in combination with other immunosuppressive agents (rabbit antithymocyte globulin or alemtuzumab, mycophenolate mofetil/EC mycophenolate sodium), may provide acceptable efficacy and safety in de novo kidney transplant recipients, in a regimen that provides simultaneous CNI freedom and early CSWD.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
316 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Randomized, Open Label, Multicenter Study of Belatacept-based Early Steroid Withdrawal Regimen With Alemtuzumab or rATG Induction Compared to Tacrolimus-based Early Steroid Withdrawal Regimen With rATG Induction in Renal Transplantation
Actual Study Start Date :
Sep 1, 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2018
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Group A

Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids

Drug: Alemtuzumab
Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab.
Other Names:
  • Campath
  • Drug: Belatacept
    Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is defined as the day of transplant.
    Other Names:
  • Nulojix
  • Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil
    The first dose of mycophenolate mofetil/EC mycophenolate sodium will be administered pre-operatively. Patients receiving mycophenolate mofetil will be dosed 1000 mg twice daily (2000mg/day). Patients receiving EC mycophenolate sodium will be dosed 720 mg twice daily (1440 mg/day). Dose may be increased for African American transplant recipients to mycophenolate mofetil 1500 mg twice daily (3000mg/day) or EC mycophenolate sodium 1080 mg twice daily (2160 mg/day).
    Other Names:
  • Cellcept, various, Myfortic
  • Drug: early cessation of steroids
    Glucocorticoid therapy will be administered as described. Methylprednisolone will be administered on Days 1 through 3. Additional tapering doses of glucocorticoids will continue to be given until Day 5 as below: Day 1 (day of transplant): 500mg IV prior to alemtuzumab (Group A) or rabbit antithymocyte globulin (Groups B and C) Day 2: 250mg IV Day 3: 125mg IV Day 4: 80mg p.o. Day 5: 60mg p.o. No further steroids
    Other Names:
  • prednisone, various
  • Experimental: Group B

    Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids

    Drug: rabbit antithymocyte globulin
    Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions.
    Other Names:
  • Thymoglobulin
  • Drug: Belatacept
    Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is defined as the day of transplant.
    Other Names:
  • Nulojix
  • Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil
    The first dose of mycophenolate mofetil/EC mycophenolate sodium will be administered pre-operatively. Patients receiving mycophenolate mofetil will be dosed 1000 mg twice daily (2000mg/day). Patients receiving EC mycophenolate sodium will be dosed 720 mg twice daily (1440 mg/day). Dose may be increased for African American transplant recipients to mycophenolate mofetil 1500 mg twice daily (3000mg/day) or EC mycophenolate sodium 1080 mg twice daily (2160 mg/day).
    Other Names:
  • Cellcept, various, Myfortic
  • Drug: early cessation of steroids
    Glucocorticoid therapy will be administered as described. Methylprednisolone will be administered on Days 1 through 3. Additional tapering doses of glucocorticoids will continue to be given until Day 5 as below: Day 1 (day of transplant): 500mg IV prior to alemtuzumab (Group A) or rabbit antithymocyte globulin (Groups B and C) Day 2: 250mg IV Day 3: 125mg IV Day 4: 80mg p.o. Day 5: 60mg p.o. No further steroids
    Other Names:
  • prednisone, various
  • Active Comparator: Group C

    Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids

    Drug: rabbit antithymocyte globulin
    Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions.
    Other Names:
  • Thymoglobulin
  • Drug: Tacrolimus
    Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID). The recommended total initial dose of tacrolimus is 0.1 mg/kg/day in two divided doses orally. Tacrolimus should be started post-transplant within 48 hours or when serum creatinine drops lower than 4mg/dL, whichever comes first. The initial targeted trough level of tacrolimus will be 8 - 12 ng/mL for Days 1 through 30, with dose reduction to achieve a 12-hour trough target of 5 - 10 ng/mL thereafter.
    Other Names:
  • Prograf, various
  • Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil
    The first dose of mycophenolate mofetil/EC mycophenolate sodium will be administered pre-operatively. Patients receiving mycophenolate mofetil will be dosed 1000 mg twice daily (2000mg/day). Patients receiving EC mycophenolate sodium will be dosed 720 mg twice daily (1440 mg/day). Dose may be increased for African American transplant recipients to mycophenolate mofetil 1500 mg twice daily (3000mg/day) or EC mycophenolate sodium 1080 mg twice daily (2160 mg/day).
    Other Names:
  • Cellcept, various, Myfortic
  • Drug: early cessation of steroids
    Glucocorticoid therapy will be administered as described. Methylprednisolone will be administered on Days 1 through 3. Additional tapering doses of glucocorticoids will continue to be given until Day 5 as below: Day 1 (day of transplant): 500mg IV prior to alemtuzumab (Group A) or rabbit antithymocyte globulin (Groups B and C) Day 2: 250mg IV Day 3: 125mg IV Day 4: 80mg p.o. Day 5: 60mg p.o. No further steroids
    Other Names:
  • prednisone, various
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. # Patients With Composite Endpoint of Experiencing Either Death, Graft Loss, or eGFR < 45ml/Min [12 months]

      Number of Patients that experienced patient Death or Graft Loss or had an estimated GFR (eGFR) (MDRD) < 45 mL/min

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. # Patients Experiencing a Graft Loss But Not Including Patients Who Died With Functioning Graft (Death-censored Graft Loss) [24 months]

      Number of patient who experienced Graft loss, not including (censored) patients who lost graft due to death

    2. # Patients With Composite Endpoint of Either Experiencing Death, Graft Loss, or eGFR < 45ml/Min at 24 Months [24 months]

      Composite Endpoint of number of patients who experienced either patient death, allograft loss, or had an eGFR < 45 ml/min/1.73m2

    3. eGFR (MRDRD) < 45 ml/Min/1.73m2 [24 months]

      Patients with reduced Renal function measured by estimated GFR MDRD < 45 ml/min at 24 months

    4. Biopsy Proven Acute Rejection [24 months]

      Incidence of all biopsy proven acute rejection whether clinically relevant or clinically silent.

    5. Biopsy Proven Acute Cellular Rejection [24 months]

      Biopsy proven acute cellular rejection (BPACR)

    6. Biopsy Proven Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection [24 months]

      Incidence of patients experiencing a Biopsy proven acute antibody mediated rejection (BPAMR)

    7. Biopsy Proven Mixed Acute Rejection [24 months]

      Incidence of patients experiencing a Biopsy proven acute cellular rejection with either DSA positive or C4d staining positive indicating antibody rejection

    8. # of Patients Developing Denovo Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) Post-transplant [24 months]

      Number of patients (%) with development of denovo DSA after transplant

    9. Mean eGFR (MDRD) (ml/Min/1.73m2) [24 months]

      Mean eGFR (MDRD) (ml/min/1.73m2) measured for all patients reaching 2 year endpoint

    10. Proteinuria UPC Ratio > 0.8 [24 months]

      Number of Patients with a Urine protein/creatinine (UPC) ratio > 0.8

    11. Patient Death [24 months]

      Number of Patients who experienced death, all causes

    Other Outcome Measures

    1. Requirement of T-cell Depleting Therapy for Biopsy Proven Acute Rejection (BPAR) [24 months]

      Number of patients requiring anti-lymphocyte therapy for the treatment of BPAR rejection

    2. New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation (NODAT) [24 months]

      Number of patients developing New Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Transplant by one of 5 definitions; only patients without preexisting diabetes were included

    3. Time to First BPAR [24 months]

      Mean Time to first episode of BPAR (days)

    4. # Patients Experiencing a First Biopsy-proven ACR With Severity Banff > or = 2a Grade [24 months]

      Number of patients with their First BPACR with a Banff grade >= Banff 2a using the Banff 2007 classification system for biopsy grading. Banff grade 2a and above is considered severe cellular rejection and includes grades of Banff 2a, Banff 2b, and Banff 3.

    5. Delayed Graft Function [24 months]

      Number of patients experiencing Delayed graft function (DGF) within first week after transplant. DGF is defined as need for dialysis within the first week after transplant.

    6. Leukopenia (WBC < 2000/mm3) [24 months]

      Number of patients developing leukopenia defined as WBC < 2000/mm3

    7. Steroid Therapy [24 months]

      Number of patients on treatment with corticosteroids at 2 years

    8. Discontinuation of Mycophenolate [24 months]

      Number of patients who were discontinued from mycophenolate treatment at 2 years

    9. Discontinuation of Study Treatment (Belatacept or Tacrolimus) [24 months]

      Number of patients who had to Discontinue study treatment (belatacept or tacrolimus) at 2 years

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    1. Male and female patients > 18 years of age.

    2. Patient who is receiving a renal transplant from a living or deceased donor.

    3. Female patients of child bearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within the past 48 hours prior to study inclusion.

    4. The patient has given written informed consent to participate in the study.

    Exclusion Criteria:
    1. Patient has previously received an organ transplant other than a kidney.

    2. Patient is receiving an human leucocyte antigen (HLA) identical living donor transplant.

    3. Patient who is a recipient of a multiple organ transplant.

    4. Patient has a most recent cytotoxic panel reactive antibody (PRA) of >25% or calculated PRA of > 50% where multiple moderate level HLA antibodies exist and in the opinion of the PI represents substantial HLA sensitization.

    5. Patient with a positive T or B cell crossmatch that is primarily due to HLA antibodies.

    6. Patient with a donor specific antibody (DSA) as deemed by the local PI to be associated with significant risk of rejection.

    7. Patient has received a blood group (ABO) incompatible donor kidney.

    8. The donor and/or donor kidney meet any of the following extended criteria for organ donation (ECD):

    • Donor age >/= 60 years OR

    • Donor age 50-59 years and 1 of the following:

    • Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) + hypertension + serum creatinine (SCr) > 1.5 mg/dL OR

    • CVA + hypertension OR

    • CVA + SCr > 1.5 mg/dL OR

    • Hypertension + SCr > 1.5 mg/dL OR

    • Cold ischemia time (CIT) > 24 hours, donor age > 10 years OR

    • Donation after cardiac death (DCD)

    1. Recipients will be receiving a dual or en bloc kidney transplant.

    2. Donor anticipated cold ischemia is > 30 hours.

    3. Recipient that is seropositive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) with detectable Hepatitis C viral load are excluded. HCV seropositive patients with a negative HCV viral load testing may be included.

    4. Recipients who are Hepatitis B core antibody seropositive are eligible if their hepatitis B viral loads are negative. After transplant, their hepatitis B viral loads will be monitored every three months for the first year after transplant. If hepatitis B viral loads become positive, patients will be treated per institutional standard of care.

    5. Patients who are Hepatitis B surface antibody seropositive and who receive a kidney from a Hepatitis B core surface antibody positive donor may be included.

    6. Recipient or donor is known to be seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

    7. Recipient who is seronegative for Epstein Barr virus (EBV).

    8. Patient has uncontrolled concomitant infection or any other unstable medical condition that could interfere with the study objectives.

    9. Patients with thrombocytopenia (PLT < 75,000/mm3), and/or leucopoenia (WBC < 2,000/mm3), or anemia (hemoglobin < 6 g/dL) prior to study inclusion.

    10. Patient is taking or has been taking an investigational drug in the 30 days prior to transplant.

    11. Patient who has undergone desensitization therapy within 6 months prior to transplant.

    12. Patient has a known hypersensitivity to belatacept, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, alemtuzumab, rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin, or glucocorticoids.

    13. Patient is receiving chronic steroid therapy at the time of transplant.

    14. Patients with a history of cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cell cancers cured by local resection) within the last 5 years, unless they have an expected disease free survival of > 95%.

    15. Patient is pregnant, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by positive human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) laboratory test.

    16. Women of childbearing potential must use reliable contraception simultaneously, unless they are status post bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy.

    17. Patient has any form of substance abuse, psychiatric disorder or a condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may invalidate communication with the investigator.

    18. Inability to cooperate or communicate with the investigator.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 California Pacific Medical Center San Francisco California United States 94107
    2 University of Colorado Denver Denver Colorado United States 80045
    3 Tampa General Hospital Tampa Florida United States 33606
    4 University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago Chicago Illinois United States 60612
    5 University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota United States 55455
    6 The Christ Hospital Cincinnati Ohio United States 45219
    7 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio United States 45219
    8 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison Wisconsin United States 53792

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Cincinnati

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: E. Steve Woodle, MD, University of Cincinnati

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    E. Steve Woodle, MD, FACS, University of Cincinnati
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01729494
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • BEST
    First Posted:
    Nov 20, 2012
    Last Update Posted:
    Jul 28, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Aug 1, 2020
    Keywords provided by E. Steve Woodle, MD, FACS, University of Cincinnati
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    Participant Flow

    Recruitment Details
    Pre-assignment Detail
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Period Title: Overall Study
    STARTED 107 104 105
    COMPLETED 97 93 94
    NOT COMPLETED 10 11 11

    Baseline Characteristics

    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C Total
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID). Total of all reporting groups
    Overall Participants 107 104 105 316
    Age (years) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [years]
    51.1
    (13.1)
    51.6
    (11.7)
    51.5
    (12.3)
    51.4
    (12.1)
    Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants)
    Female
    30
    28%
    38
    36.5%
    36
    34.3%
    104
    32.9%
    Male
    77
    72%
    66
    63.5%
    69
    65.7%
    212
    67.1%
    Race (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants)
    American Indian or Alaska Native
    3
    2.8%
    1
    1%
    1
    1%
    5
    1.6%
    Asian
    5
    4.7%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    5
    1.6%
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
    0
    0%
    1
    1%
    0
    0%
    1
    0.3%
    Black or African American
    12
    11.2%
    11
    10.6%
    19
    18.1%
    42
    13.3%
    White
    82
    76.6%
    88
    84.6%
    80
    76.2%
    250
    79.1%
    More than one race
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    Unknown or Not Reported
    5
    4.7%
    3
    2.9%
    5
    4.8%
    13
    4.1%
    Region of Enrollment (participants) [Number]
    United States
    107
    100%
    104
    100%
    105
    100%
    316
    100%
    # Patients with Pre-existing Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) (Count of Participants)
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    1
    0.9%
    4
    3.8%
    1
    1%
    6
    1.9%
    calculated panel reactive antibody (cPRA) % (percentage) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [percentage]
    4.9
    (12.7)
    6.4
    (16.4)
    5.9
    (15.7)
    5.8
    (14.6)
    Repeat Transplant (Count of Participants)
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    7
    6.5%
    2
    1.9%
    3
    2.9%
    12
    3.8%
    Living related donor (Count of Participants)
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    25
    23.4%
    25
    24%
    33
    31.4%
    83
    26.3%
    Living unrelated donor (Count of Participants)
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    55
    51.4%
    53
    51%
    47
    44.8%
    155
    49.1%
    Deceased donor (Count of Participants)
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    27
    25.2%
    26
    25%
    25
    23.8%
    78
    24.7%
    Pre-emptive transplant (Count of Participants)
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    37
    34.6%
    27
    26%
    40
    38.1%
    104
    32.9%
    Cytomegalovirus (CMV) High Risk status (D+/R-) (Count of Participants)
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    18
    16.8%
    21
    20.2%
    25
    23.8%
    64
    20.3%
    Pre-existing diabetes mellitus (Count of Participants)
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    26
    24.3%
    33
    31.7%
    33
    31.4%
    92
    29.1%

    Outcome Measures

    1. Primary Outcome
    Title # Patients With Composite Endpoint of Experiencing Either Death, Graft Loss, or eGFR < 45ml/Min
    Description Number of Patients that experienced patient Death or Graft Loss or had an estimated GFR (eGFR) (MDRD) < 45 mL/min
    Time Frame 12 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat analysis
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    9
    8.4%
    15
    14.4%
    14
    13.3%
    2. Secondary Outcome
    Title # Patients Experiencing a Graft Loss But Not Including Patients Who Died With Functioning Graft (Death-censored Graft Loss)
    Description Number of patient who experienced Graft loss, not including (censored) patients who lost graft due to death
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    0
    0%
    1
    1%
    1
    1%
    3. Secondary Outcome
    Title # Patients With Composite Endpoint of Either Experiencing Death, Graft Loss, or eGFR < 45ml/Min at 24 Months
    Description Composite Endpoint of number of patients who experienced either patient death, allograft loss, or had an eGFR < 45 ml/min/1.73m2
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    11
    10.3%
    13
    12.5%
    21
    20%
    4. Secondary Outcome
    Title eGFR (MRDRD) < 45 ml/Min/1.73m2
    Description Patients with reduced Renal function measured by estimated GFR MDRD < 45 ml/min at 24 months
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to Treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    9
    8.4%
    8
    7.7%
    20
    19%
    5. Secondary Outcome
    Title Biopsy Proven Acute Rejection
    Description Incidence of all biopsy proven acute rejection whether clinically relevant or clinically silent.
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    20
    18.7%
    26
    25%
    7
    6.7%
    6. Secondary Outcome
    Title Biopsy Proven Acute Cellular Rejection
    Description Biopsy proven acute cellular rejection (BPACR)
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    14
    13.1%
    22
    21.2%
    2
    1.9%
    7. Secondary Outcome
    Title Biopsy Proven Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection
    Description Incidence of patients experiencing a Biopsy proven acute antibody mediated rejection (BPAMR)
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    2
    1.9%
    2
    1.9%
    3
    2.9%
    8. Secondary Outcome
    Title Biopsy Proven Mixed Acute Rejection
    Description Incidence of patients experiencing a Biopsy proven acute cellular rejection with either DSA positive or C4d staining positive indicating antibody rejection
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    4
    3.7%
    2
    1.9%
    2
    1.9%
    9. Secondary Outcome
    Title # of Patients Developing Denovo Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) Post-transplant
    Description Number of patients (%) with development of denovo DSA after transplant
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 89 85 84
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    5
    4.7%
    1
    1%
    5
    4.8%
    10. Secondary Outcome
    Title Mean eGFR (MDRD) (ml/Min/1.73m2)
    Description Mean eGFR (MDRD) (ml/min/1.73m2) measured for all patients reaching 2 year endpoint
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 96 92 97
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [ml/min/1.73m2]
    65.5
    (18.9)
    65.3
    (19.3)
    63.4
    (19.8)
    11. Secondary Outcome
    Title Proteinuria UPC Ratio > 0.8
    Description Number of Patients with a Urine protein/creatinine (UPC) ratio > 0.8
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 84 85 84
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    11
    10.3%
    5
    4.8%
    21
    20%
    12. Secondary Outcome
    Title Patient Death
    Description Number of Patients who experienced death, all causes
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    2
    1.9%
    4
    3.8%
    1
    1%
    13. Other Pre-specified Outcome
    Title Requirement of T-cell Depleting Therapy for Biopsy Proven Acute Rejection (BPAR)
    Description Number of patients requiring anti-lymphocyte therapy for the treatment of BPAR rejection
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    8
    7.5%
    15
    14.4%
    0
    0%
    14. Other Pre-specified Outcome
    Title New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation (NODAT)
    Description Number of patients developing New Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Transplant by one of 5 definitions; only patients without preexisting diabetes were included
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 80 71 72
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    11
    10.3%
    5
    4.8%
    12
    11.4%
    15. Other Pre-specified Outcome
    Title Time to First BPAR
    Description Mean Time to first episode of BPAR (days)
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [days]
    229
    (147.7)
    131.6
    (119.6)
    159.6
    (219.6)
    16. Other Pre-specified Outcome
    Title # Patients Experiencing a First Biopsy-proven ACR With Severity Banff > or = 2a Grade
    Description Number of patients with their First BPACR with a Banff grade >= Banff 2a using the Banff 2007 classification system for biopsy grading. Banff grade 2a and above is considered severe cellular rejection and includes grades of Banff 2a, Banff 2b, and Banff 3.
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    5
    4.7%
    12
    11.5%
    0
    0%
    17. Other Pre-specified Outcome
    Title Delayed Graft Function
    Description Number of patients experiencing Delayed graft function (DGF) within first week after transplant. DGF is defined as need for dialysis within the first week after transplant.
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    3
    2.8%
    1
    1%
    5
    4.8%
    18. Other Pre-specified Outcome
    Title Leukopenia (WBC < 2000/mm3)
    Description Number of patients developing leukopenia defined as WBC < 2000/mm3
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    22
    20.6%
    14
    13.5%
    15
    14.3%
    19. Other Pre-specified Outcome
    Title Steroid Therapy
    Description Number of patients on treatment with corticosteroids at 2 years
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    16
    15%
    14
    13.5%
    9
    8.6%
    20. Other Pre-specified Outcome
    Title Discontinuation of Mycophenolate
    Description Number of patients who were discontinued from mycophenolate treatment at 2 years
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    11
    10.3%
    9
    8.7%
    13
    12.4%
    21. Other Pre-specified Outcome
    Title Discontinuation of Study Treatment (Belatacept or Tacrolimus)
    Description Number of patients who had to Discontinue study treatment (belatacept or tacrolimus) at 2 years
    Time Frame 24 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Intent to treat
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    Measure Participants 107 104 105
    Count of Participants [Participants]
    11
    10.3%
    9
    8.7%
    5
    4.8%

    Adverse Events

    Time Frame Adverse event data was collected in every patient over a 2 year time period.
    Adverse Event Reporting Description The definition used for serious adverse events were the same as the standard definition. The definition for adverse events differed only in that the adverse events that were related to immunosuppression were captured and any adverse events of special interest in the study.
    Arm/Group Title Group A Group B Group C
    Arm/Group Description Alemtuzumab + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids Alemtuzumab: Alemtuzumab will be dosed on day of transplant (Study Day 1) at dose of 30 mg given intravenously (IV) over a period of 2 hours after induction of anesthesia. Methylprednisolone IV will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to the administration of alemtuzumab. Belatacept: Belatacept will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA approved dosage recommendations. Subjects randomized to belatacept arms will receive the first dose of IV belatacept (10 mg/kg) within 12-24 hours post reperfusion. The second dose will be given between post-transplant days 4 -6 (Study Days 5-7), and then study days 14, 28, 56, and 84 (12 weeks) and then subjects will receive belatacept at the maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks until completion of the trial at 24 months (104 weeks). Study Day 1 is the day of transplant. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + belatacept + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Belatacept: Belatacept is administered via intravenous (IV) infusion according to the FDA label Rabbit antithymocyte globulin + tacrolimus + mycophenolate mofetil /Enteric coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium + early cessation of steroids rabbit antithymocyte globulin: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin will be dosed post-operatively at a total cumulative dose of 4.0-6.0mg/kg given by days 5-10 post-transplant. It will be administered by local standards of care with the following recommendations. The initial intravenous intra-operative dose will be administered approximately one hour after the methylprednisolone dose. The first dose will be administered so that approximately 25% of the dose is infused prior to revascularization of the graft. Subsequent doses will be administered over a minimum of 4 hours. Premedication with acetaminophen 650mg p.o. and diphenhydramine 25mg p.o. prior to rabbit antithymocyte globulin dose will be given to reduce the incidence of infusion reactions. Tacrolimus: Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily (BID).
    All Cause Mortality
    Group A Group B Group C
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 2/107 (1.9%) 4/104 (3.8%) 1/105 (1%)
    Serious Adverse Events
    Group A Group B Group C
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 58/107 (54.2%) 66/104 (63.5%) 62/105 (59%)
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    PTLD 0/107 (0%) 1/104 (1%) 0/105 (0%)
    Cardiac disorders
    Cardiovascular event 1/107 (0.9%) 1 9/104 (8.7%) 12 3/105 (2.9%) 5
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Nausea/vomiting or GI requiring hospitalization 4/107 (3.7%) 6 7/104 (6.7%) 10 13/105 (12.4%) 16
    Immune system disorders
    Malignancy 7/107 (6.5%) 6/104 (5.8%) 7/105 (6.7%)
    Infections and infestations
    Infection Requiring Hospitalization 24/107 (22.4%) 24/104 (23.1%) 23/105 (21.9%)
    Nervous system disorders
    Mental status changes or neurological AE's 5/107 (4.7%) 8 0/104 (0%) 0 5/105 (4.8%) 9
    Renal and urinary disorders
    Renal dysfunction resulting in hospitalization 30/107 (28%) 53 32/104 (30.8%) 50 28/105 (26.7%) 40
    Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events
    Group A Group B Group C
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 91/107 (85%) 90/104 (86.5%) 92/105 (87.6%)
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Hematologic events 59/107 (55.1%) 55/104 (52.9%) 60/105 (57.1%)
    Leukopenia WBC < 2000/mm3 22/107 (20.6%) 14/104 (13.5%) 15/105 (14.3%)
    Anemia (Hg < 7gm/dL) 2/107 (1.9%) 3/104 (2.9%) 6/105 (5.7%)
    Thrombocytopenia (PLT < 50,000/mm3) 5/107 (4.7%) 2/104 (1.9%) 1/105 (1%)
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Gastrointestinal events 32/107 (29.9%) 34/104 (32.7%) 50/105 (47.6%)
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Electrolyte/metabolic events 15/107 (14%) 21/104 (20.2%) 32/105 (30.5%)
    Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
    Musculoskeletal/Bone events 2/107 (1.9%) 6/104 (5.8%) 5/105 (4.8%)
    Nervous system disorders
    Neurologic events 14/107 (13.1%) 14/104 (13.5%) 33/105 (31.4%)
    Renal and urinary disorders
    Nephrotoxicity events 22/107 (20.6%) 28/104 (26.9%) 37/105 (35.2%)
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Wound healing 7/107 (6.5%) 10/104 (9.6%) 9/105 (8.6%)

    Limitations/Caveats

    [Not Specified]

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    Certain Agreements

    Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

    There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

    Results Point of Contact

    Name/Title Rita R. Alloway, Pharm.D., Director of Clinical Trials
    Organization University of Cincinnati
    Phone 513-558-1568
    Email rita.alloway@uc.edu
    Responsible Party:
    E. Steve Woodle, MD, FACS, University of Cincinnati
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01729494
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • BEST
    First Posted:
    Nov 20, 2012
    Last Update Posted:
    Jul 28, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Aug 1, 2020