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Study identifier: NCT06478017 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Belatacept in Heart Transplantation

Condition: Heart Transplant  ·  Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

PhasePhase 2
Planned participants66
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to 71 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

This is a phase 2, prospective, multi-center, open-label clinical trial. Sixty-six (66) primary heart transplant recipients will be randomized (1:2) to receive either standard-of-care, tacrolimus-based immunosuppression, or a belatacept-based regimen with gradual tacrolimus withdrawal over 9-months post-transplant. Both study arms will receive CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil- MMF) or Myfortic® (mycophenolate sodium). Corticosteroids will be continued throughout the study in the belatacept arm. The primary objective is to evaluate whether NULOJIX® (belatacept), when implemented with gradual tacrolimus withdrawal over 9 months, is safe with respect to preventing the composite endpoint of acute cellular rejection (ACR) \>= International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 2R, hemodynamic compromise rejection in the absence of a biopsy or histological rejection, re-transplantation, and death at 18 months post-transplant.

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Talk to the study team

Yvonne Morrison  ·  301-706-9137  ·  ymorrison@niaid.nih.gov

Jaclyn Evans  ·  240-669-5470  ·  Jaclyn.evans@nih.gov

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Locations (6)

Cedars Sinai Heart Institute/ Cedars Sinai Medical (Site # 71146)Los Angeles, California, United StatesRecruiting
Tampa General Hospital (Site # 71150)Tampa, Florida, United StatesRecruiting
Emory University Hospital (Site #: 71103)Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesRecruiting
St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri, United StatesRecruiting
NYU Langone Health (Site # 71177)New York, New York, United StatesRecruiting
University of Utah Medical Center (Site # 71126)Salt Lake City, Utah, United StatesRecruiting

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