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Current Ongoing Clinical Trials at the Comprehensive Transplant Center

Living Donor Liver Transplantation:  Perspectives of General Surgical Residents.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

Living Donor Liver Transplantation:  Perspectives of Potential Living Donors.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

Correlation of Donor Pro-Inflammatory mRNA Profiles with Early Outcomes of Thoracic and Abdominal Transplantation.
Please call 312-694-0238 for more information.

The Northwestern Experience with Hepatitis C and Kidney Transplantation: A Center Review.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

A2ALL:  Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplant Study.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

A2ALL: Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplant Cohort Study- Genomics and Regeneration in the Transplant Setting.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

Prediction of Hepatitis C Recurrence in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

Evaluation of Quality of Life Pre and Post Renal Transplant in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Recipients.
Please call 312-694-0242 for more information.

B-Cell Depletion by Anti-CD20 (Rituximab) in Renal Allograft Recipients who Develop Early de novo Anti-HLA Alloantibodies will Result in Inhibition of Alloantibody Production & Attenuation of Chronic Humoral Rejection.
Please call 312-694-0238 for more information.

Proteogenomic Monitoring and Assessment of Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Please call 312-694-0238 for more information.

A Prospective Long-Term Study of Intestinal Failure Patients and their Donors.
Please call 312-695-4064 for more information.

Influence of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (r-HGH) on Intestinal Permeability and Liver Injury in Intestinal Failure Patients Receiving Parenteral Nutrition.
Please call 312-695-4064 for more information.

Genomics of Chronic Renal Allograft Rejection.
Please call 312-694-0242 for more information.

Randomized Conversion of Calcineurin-Inhibitors (Tacrolimus to Sirolimus) at 6-24 Months Post Transplant in a Prednisone-Free Immunosuppression Regimen: Impact on Incidence of Acute Cellular Rejection, Renal Allograft Function and T Cell Function.
Please call 312-694-0242 for more information.

Genetic Predisposition of Chronic Nephrotoxicity from Calcineurin Inhibitors in Liver Transplant Recipients, Potential Correlation with Urinary Biomarkers.
Please call 312-694-0240 for more information.

The Differential Effects of 3 Different Immunosuppressive agents, Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate, and Sirolimus on the Generation of Tregs and Dcregs in in vitro MLR and T Cell Activation Assays (IS Agents).
Please call 312-694-0238 for more information.

Living Donor Urinary Biomarkers Measuring Function after Nephrectomy.
Please call 312-694-0240 for more information.

Urinary biomarkers as Indices of Kidney Recovery Following Cadaveric Renal Transplant with Delayed Graft Function.
Please call 312-694-0240 for more information.

Islet Transplantation versus Intensive Insulin Therapy in Type 1 Diabetic Kidney Allograft Recipients.
Please call 312-694-0241 for more information.

Peritransplant Deoxyspergualin in Islet Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetes.
Please call 312-694-0241 for more information.

Islet Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetes.
Please call 312-694-0241 for more information.

A2ALL Human Liver Explants for HIF-1 Alpha Analysis/Comparison.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

Genes Related to HCC Progression in Living Donor and Deceased Donor Transplant Recipients.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

A Single-Center Proof of Concept Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability of Sorafenib Combined with Therasphere® in Subjects With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

A Phase IV, Single Center Pilot Study Using Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) Induction Combined with Prednisone-Free and Calcineurin-Inhibitor-Free Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplantation.
Please call 312-694-0240 for more information.

Induction of Donor Specific Tolerance in Recipients of Living Kidney Allografts by Donor Bone Marrow Cell Infusion.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

Immune Tolerance Profiles after Conversion from Tacrolimus to Sirolimus after Liver Transplant.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

Evaluation of HepaGam B™ in Combination with Antiviral Treatment in Hepatitis B Liver Transplant Patients.
Please call 312-694-0240 for more information.

Study of the Antiviral Activity of Entecavir in Patients Receiving Liver Transplant Due to Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infections.
Please call 312-694-0240 for more information.

Evaluation of Belatacept as First Line Immunosuppression in De Novo Liver Transplant Recipients.
Please call 312-694-0240 for more information.

A Phase II Trial to Assess the Safety of Immunosuppression Withdrawal in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Please call 312-694-0240 for more information.

Delayed Use of Calcineurin Inhibitors and High Dose Mycophenolate Mofetil as Initial Immunosuppressive Therapy for Liver Transplant Recipients with Pre-Transplant Renal Dysfunction.
Please call 312-695-9286 for more information.

Proteogenomic Monitoring & Assessment of Liver Transplant Recipients.
Please call 312-694-0238 for more information.

Desensitization for Highly Sensitized Recipients of Pancreas Transplantation.
Please call 312-694-0241 for more information.

Procurement of Blood Samples from Healthy Volunteers for Immunological Studies.
Please call 312-908-5180 for more information.

HLA-Identical Sibling Renal Transplant Tolerance with Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Campath-1H.
Please call 312-694-0238 for more information.

A Phase IV, Single Center, Pilot Study to Assess the Effects of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) on B-Lymphocytes and Dendritic Cells Immunity.
Please call 312-503-2949 for more information.

A Phase 1, Investigator-Initiated, In-Vitro Standardization of B Cell Elispot Assays.
Please call 312-694-0232 for more information.

The above studies are adult clinical trials, pediatric clinical trials can be found at:

http://www.childrensmrc.org/clinical_trials/

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July 9, 2010
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Comprehensive Transplant Center
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Phone: 312.695.3555
Fax: 866.485.9212

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