Recruiting
Phase 2

IS Reduction

Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Code:

NCT07549503

Conditions

Liver Transplant

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3 - 13

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Tacrolimus reduction

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a prospective multi-center, longitudinal study to determine efficacy of 50 percent Immunosuppression (IS) reduction. One hundred fully eligible participants will reduce IS by 50 percent in two steps. Liver tests will be checked every 0.5 months through month 4, once a month through month 12, and every other month through month 18. Liver transplant (LTx) center visits will take place at screening, months 6, 12 and 18 after initiating IS dose reduction. A protocol driven liver biopsy to adjudicate the endpoint will be performed at 18 months. The duration of the study from time of starting IS dose reduction to the primary endpoint assessment is 18 months.

The primary objective is to assess the efficacy of 50 percent IS dose reduction in children with Liver transplants (LTxs)

Conditions

Liver Transplant

Study ID

NCT07549503

Start date

May 14, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Oct 1, 2031

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr 1, 2031

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3 - 13

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participant and parent or guardian must be able to understand and provide informed assent and consent, respectively
2. Recipient of a living or deceased donor Liver transplant (LTx) at <7 years of age
3. > 3 years but <7 years after LTx at the time of study enrollment
4. Stable liver tests defined as baseline serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level < 30 IU/l and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) level < 50 IU/l (based on the average of the 3 most recent values prior to screening; all must be within 1 year of screening; 2 must be within 6 months of screening)
5. No Acute rejection (AR) or chronic rejection within 12 months of enrollment
6. Tacrolimus monotherapy for > 6 months with baseline 12-hour trough levels <8 ng/mL (based on the average of 3 values prior to screening; all must be within 1 year of screening; 2 must be within 6 months of screening)
7. Participants of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test upon study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Liver transplant (LTx) for autoimmune disease, including autoimmune hepatitis or primary sclerosing cholangitis
2. LTx for hepatitis B or hepatitis C
3. Recipient of any other organ transplant or liver re-transplant, except for patients who have a repeat LTx within 30 days of first LTx who are eligible for enrollment
4. >=50 percent dose increase in tacrolimus within 12 months of enrollment
5. Discontinued a second Immunosuppression (IS) agent within 12 months of enrollment
6. Systemic illness requiring chronic or recurrent use of IS for which there is a risk of reactivation if tacrolimus is reduced
7. Use of medication to treat systemic conditions which in the judgement of the investigator could influence results of the study
8. Active or chronic infection requiring treatment
9. Inability or unwillingness to comply with the study protocol
10. Use of investigational drug within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives of investigational drug, whichever is longer) of enrollment
11. Has any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, will interfere with safe participation in the trial

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: IS dose reduction

Eligible participants will reduce immunosuppression (IS) by 50 percent in two steps. For subjects taking tacrolimus once daily:

1. reduce dose to 75 percent of initial dose for 6 weeks
2. reduce dose to 50 percent of initial dose

For subjects taking tacrolimus twice daily:

1. reduce evening such that the total daily dose is 75 percent of the initial dose for 6 weeks
2. stop evening dose

For participants taking different doses of tacrolimus in the morning and evening, the clinical site will confer will the protocol chair and PI to determine the schedule for IS reduction

Interventions

Tacrolimus reduction

Prospective multi-center, longitudinal study to determine the success rate of 50% immunosuppression (IS) dose reduction. One hundred fully eligible participants will reduce IS by 50% in two steps

Primary outcome measure

  • Achieving successful 50 percent Immunosuppression (IS) reduction [ Time Frame: At 18 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Contacts

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Recruiting

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Last update posted

Jun 9, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Liver transplant
  • Immunosuppression

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on 2026-06-09.