HCV + to HCV - Kidney Transplant
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This is a single center study characterizing the experience of administration of 8 weeks of pan-genotypic DAA therapy in kidney transplantation to prevent the transmission of hepatitis C virus infection from an HCV-positive donor kidney to an HCV-negative recipient.
Full description
The goal of this study is to determine if 8 weeks of preemptive and sustained administration of pan-genotypic DAA therapy after kidney transplant prevents the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection from an HCV-positive donor kidney to an HCV-naive recipient.
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Recipient Inclusion Criteria:
- Met MGH transplant center criteria and already listed for kidney transplant
- Must agree to birth control. Women must agree to use birth control in accordance with Mycophenolate Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy and at least one barrier method
- No evidence of clinically significant liver disease at the time of transplant readiness as determined by the clinical team
- Able to sign informed consent
Recipient Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
- HBV positivity (Ag or DNA)
- Any contra-indication to kidney transplantation per center protocol
Donor Inclusion Criteria
- Detectable HCV NAT test
- KDPI score is less than ≤ 0.850
- Traditional Donor Selection Criteria Met - acceptable for transplantation per usual evaluation
Donor Exclusion Criteria
- Confirmed HIV
- Confirmed HBV positive (surface antigen or HBV DNA positive)
- Any standard contra-indication to donation noted in donor (significant malignancy, unusual infection, kidney anatomical damage or significant pathology)
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