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Lead
Massachusetts General Hospital
The goal of this study is to determine if the administration of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir (G/P) for 4 weeks beginning in the immediate peri-transplant period prevents establishment of HCV infection in HCV negative recipients receiving transplanted kidneys from HCV RNA positive donors.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Met MGH Transplant Center criteria and already listed for kidney transplant with stage 5 CKD / ESRD (eGFR \<15 ml/min/1.73m2 or on renal replacement therapy)
2. 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
3. No evidence of clinically significant liver disease at the time of transplant readiness as determined by the clinical team
4. Able to sign informed consent
1. Detectable HCV NAT test
2. KDPI score is less than ≤ 0.850
3. Traditional Donor Selection Criteria Met - acceptable for transplantation per usual evaluation
You may not be if
1. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
2. HBV positivity (Ag or DNA)
3. Any contra-indication to kidney transplantation per MGH transplant center protocol
4. Any signs or symptoms of clinically significant chronic liver disease per transplant center physician
5. Inability to discontinue any medication with a known drug-drug interaction as listed in the G/P package insert
1. Confirmed HIV
2. Confirmed HBV positive (surface antigen or HBV DNA positive)
3. Any standard contra-indication to donation noted in donor (significant malignancy, unusual infection, kidney anatomical damage or significant pathology)
