A Safety Study of Tocilizumab to Improve Transplant Rates in Highly Sensitized Patients Awaiting Kidney Transplantation

PHASE1/PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

10

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2014

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2015

Conditions
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
Interventions
DRUG

Tocilizumab

Tocilizumab 8mg/kg on Days 0, 15, 30, 45, 75, 105, 119, 135, 149, and 180

DRUG

Intravenous Immunoglobulin

All HS who meet criteria for desensitization will receive IVIG 10% (2.0 g/kg \[maximum 140 g per dose\] on days 1 and 30).

Trial Locations (1)

90048

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

OTHER

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