A Comparative Effectiveness Study in Heart Transplant Patients of Rejection Surveillance With Cell-free DNA Versus Endomyocardial Biopsy (ACES-EMB)

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (11) locations...
Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This is an open label Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) study in which patients will be randomized at the site level to Prospera surveillance or EMB surveillance in a 2:1 ratio (Prospera to EMB) at each site. Subjects will be enrolled into the study while under evaluation for heart transplantation or on the transplant waiting list prior to heart transplantation. All subjects will follow the center's standard of care surveillance schedule from transplant through 4 weeks post-transplantation. EMB during this phase is expected to occur roughly weekly or bi-weekly. Study group assignment will take place at randomization. Subjects will be randomized 30 days (± 10 days) post-transplant to Prospera surveillance versus EMB surveillance in a 2:1 ratio. Rejection surveillance (Prospera Group and EMB Group) will be performed at times corresponding to the institutional standard of care schedule for rejection surveillance.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age 18 years or older at the time of signing informed consent.

• Undergoing transplant evaluation or currently on the heart transplant waiting list and expected to receive a heart transplant.

• Able to read, understand and provide written informed consent. If the patient is unable to sign informed consent, a legally authorized representative (LAR) can consent on behalf of the patient.

• Able and willing to comply with the study visit schedule, study procedures and study requirements.

Locations
United States
California
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
RECRUITING
San Diego
Colorado
University of Colorado
RECRUITING
Aurora
Florida
Mayo Clinic
RECRUITING
Jacksonville
Georgia
Piedmont Healthcare
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Atlanta
Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITING
Boston
Michigan
University of Michigan
RECRUITING
Ann Arbor
North Carolina
Duke University
RECRUITING
Durham
Texas
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITING
Dallas
Utah
University of Utah
RECRUITING
Salt Lake City
Virginia
Inova Schar Heart and Vascular Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Falls Church
Contact Information
Primary
Kiara Stoddard
ACES@natera.com
(650) 249-9090
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-06-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 250
Treatments
Experimental: Prospera Surveillance Cohort
Subjects are required to undergo Prospera testing at times corresponding to the institution's graft surveillance schedule. Prospera test results will be provided to the clinical team. Prospera cfDNA level \< 0.15% will be interpreted as low risk for acute rejection (AR). Prospera cfDNA ≥ 0.15% will be interpreted as increased risk for AR and may be followed by EMB to rule out AR at the discretion of the treating clinicians. All other standard of care modalities for assessing AR can be used at the discretion of the treating clinicians at any time throughout the study.~As per standard of care, in subjects with clinical signs or symptoms of rejection, a for cause EMB can be done per the clinical team's discretion at any time during the study.
No_intervention: Endomyocardial Biopsy Surveillance Cohort
Subjects will undergo surveillance EMB per the institution's standard clinical care. Biopsy interpretation will be per the institutional pathologist using international guidelines for grading of acute cellular or antibody-mediated rejection.~Subjects will also have Prospera testing performed at the time of surveillance EMB for the purpose of measuring concordance between dd-cfDNA surveillance testing and surveillance EMB; Prospera results will not be returned to investigators for subjects in the EMB surveillance group.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Natera, Inc.

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