Overview

YSPSL for Prevention of Delayed Graft Function Part A

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-12-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Selectins have been implicated in the pathogenesis of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced kidney injury and resultant DGF. PSGL-1 is a ligand for P-, E-, and L-selectin. It has been reported that that YSPSL (rPSGL-Ig) blocks P-selectin and, to a lesser degree, E- and L-selectin. Both sPSGL-1 and YSPSL (rPSGL-Ig) have been shown in animal models to reduce both cytokines and tissue damage associated with ischemia reperfusion and to improve renal function post-transplant. Therefore, the current phase I/II clinical study is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of YSPSL (rPSGL-Ig) in preventing DGF in patients undergoing cadaveric kidney transplants and to determine a dose for future pivotal studies.
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Y's Therapeutics, Inc.
Treatments:
polysaccharide-K
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- primary cadaver renal transplants Other inclusion criteria delineated in protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

- Full criteria delineated in protocol Patient has a planned transplant of a donor
kidney from a non-heartbeating donor; Patient has a planned transplant of kidneys that
are implanted en bloc (dual kidney transplant) or from donors <6 years of age; Patient
has a planned transplant of a kidney from a donor who has received investigational
therapies designed to reduce the impact of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, DGF, or
other donor-related immune events; Patient is planned to receive a living donor
kidney; or Patient is planned to receive an ABO-incompatible donor kidney.