Recruiting
Early Phase 1

Sip-Tego

Sponsor:

Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD

Code:

NCT06972069

Conditions

Kidney Failure

Transplant Recipient (Kidney)

Transplant Tolerance

Immunosuppresion

Immunosuppression After Kidney Transplantation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow Transplant

Donation of Kidney / Bone Marrow

Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart)

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is an open-label, single-institution study to assess the safety and the efficacy of the Sip-Tego regimen for the induction of donor-specific immunologic unresponsiveness to a renal allograft. The investigators propose to treat 6 adult subjects in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who do not demonstrate evidence of prior sensitization.

Conditions

Kidney Failure

Transplant Recipient (Kidney)

Transplant Tolerance

Immunosuppresion

Immunosuppression After Kidney Transplantation

Study ID

NCT06972069

Start date

May 31, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Recipient Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female 18-65 years of age.
2. Subjects with chronic kidney disease stage V (GFR<15ml/min/1.73m2) or ESRD who are treated or imminently be treated with either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
3. Candidate for a living-donor renal allograft from an HLA matched or mismatched donor
4. First or second renal transplant.
5. EBV Seropositive
6. Use of FDA-approved methods of contraception by all recipients from the time that study treatment begins until 104 weeks (24 months) after renal transplantation
7. Ability to understand and provide informed consent.
8. Negative COVID-19 test during screening and two days prior to procedure

Recipient Exclusion Criteria:

1. ABO blood group-incompatible renal allograft
2. Participant with a donor-specific antibody (DSA) within 6 months prior to transplant
3. Persistent Leukopenia (WBC less than 2,000/mm3) or thrombocytopenia (<100,000/mm3)
4. Seropositivity for HIV-1, hepatitis B core antigen, or hepatitis C virus (confirmed by hepatitis C virus RNA); or positivity for hepatitis B surface antigen.
5. Untreated Infection
6. Left ventricular ejection fraction < 40% as determined by TTE or clinical evidence of heart failure.
7. Forced expiratory volume FEV1 or DLCO < 50% of predicted.
8. Lactation or pregnancy.
9. Patients with active cancer or those with a high risk of recurrence following the American Transplant Society
10. Underlying renal disease etiology with a high risk of disease recurrence in the transplanted kidney (such as non-genetic primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis dense deposit disease, C3 glomerulonephritis, and, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome).
11. Prior dose-limiting radiation therapy for treatment of malignant disease.
12. Known genetic disease or family history that may result in greater sensitivity to the effects of irradiation, or a physical deformity that would preclude adequate shielding or appropriate dosing during the irradiation component of the conditioning regimen. This includes long term cigarette smoking or a family history of malignancy.
13. Enrollment in other investigational drug studies within 30 days prior to enrollment.
14. Abnormal (>2 times lab normal) values for (a) liver function chemistries (ALT, AST, AP), (b) bilirubin, (c) coagulation studies (PT, PTT) , or any patients on chronic anticoagulation therapy.
15. Allergy or sensitivity to any component of Cyclophosphamide, ATGAM, tacrolimus, Siplizumab, Tegoprubart, or rituximab.
16. The presence of any medical condition that the investigator deems incompatible with participation in the trial. This includes a history of alcohol abuse or illicit drug use/dependence.
17. Any chronic or intermittent administration of immunosuppressant medication (such as for inflammatory bowel disease or asthma)
18. Subjects who have non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) without good blood glucose control (HbA1c<8%). Subjects with severe diabetes-related complications, such as advanced retinopathy, gastroparesis, or severe neuropathy that significantly impair their ability to perform normal, independent daily activities, will also be excluded.

Donor Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female 18-70 years of age.
2. For females of childbearing potential: a serum pregnancy test showing negative results.
3. Excellent health per conventional pre-donor workup (medical and psychosocial evaluation)
4. Acceptable laboratory parameters (hematology in normal or near-normal range; Liver function <2 times the upper limit of normal, and normal creatinine).
5. Negative for viral infection with HBV (HbsAg and NAT), HIV (antibody and NAT), HCV (NAT), or HTLV-1.
6. Cardiac/pulmonary function within normal limits (CXR, ECG).
7. Ability to understand and provide informed consent.
8. Meets standard institutional criteria for bone marrow aspiration and kidney donation.
9. Negative COVID-19 test during screening and two days prior to procedure

Study Design

Enrollment

12 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Recipient

Recipient of kidney and bone marrow transplant

other: Donor

Living donors of kidney and bone marrow transplant

Interventions

Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow Transplant

The conditioning regimen to be used in this protocol consists of an ordered series of procedures and treatments including thymic irradiation, low-dose cyclophosphamide, antibody administration (Siplizumab (or ATGAM), rituximab and tegoprubart), and bone marrow cell infusion.

Donation of Kidney / Bone Marrow

The donor will undergo nephrectomy and under general anesthesia. Donors will undergo bone marrow harvested under general anesthesia. Sufficient marrow will be obtained to provide at least 2 x 108 nucleated cells per kilogram weight of the recipient.

Conditioning Regimen (Rituxan, Siplizumab (or ATGAM), Cyclophosphamide, Tegoprubart)

Recipients will receive a conditioning regimen that includes rituximab on study day -6 and -2, Siplizumab (0.6mg/kg) on day -6, -1, 0 and +1 (or ATGAM if Siplizumab becomes unavailable), cyclophosphamide (CP, 22.5mg/kg) on days -5 and -4. Tegoprubart (Fc-modified anti-CD154 mAB, Eledon Pharm) 20mg/kg will be administered on days 0, 2, 5, 12 and 19).

Primary outcome measure

  • Induction of mixed chimerism without chimeric transition syndrome [ Time Frame: 7 Years ]
  • Achievement of IS minimization (tacrolimus or Belatacept monotherapy) [ Time Frame: 7 Years ]
  • Number of patients who complete full immunosuppression withdrawal [ Time Frame: 7 Years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Tatsuo Kawai, MD PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD

Last update posted

Jul 22, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Tolerance
  • Transplant without immunosuppression
  • kidney transplant

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD on 2026-07-22.