Study of Anti-BKPyV Immune Responses in Kidney Transplant Patients With BKPyV Viremia

Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study ID
NCT06988072
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Conditions

  • BK Polyomavirus
  • Kidney Transplant

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
7 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • blood sampling — OTHER
    At BKPyV reactivation, at 1 month, 3 months and 12 months
  • blood sampling — OTHER
    once
  • blood sampling — OTHER
    once

Study Details

The human pathogen BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a ubiquitous, small, non-enveloped DNA virus that infects over 90% of people, typically in childhood with mild or no symptoms. Following primary infection, BKPyV establishes latency predominantly in the reno-urinary tract, and can occasionally be detected in the urine without any concomitant clinical symptoms. However, among kidney transplant recipients (KTR), due to impaired cellular and humoral immunity, uncontrolled viral replication in renal tubular epithelial cells (RPTE) can occur, leading to high-level BKPyV DNAemia and significant damage to the reno-urinary system (ie polyomavirus-associated nephropathy). In the absence of any effective antiviral drug, the mainstay of therapy for significant BKPyV replication among KTR is reducing immunosuppressive drugs, despite the subsequent of risk of graft rejection. Current efforts to identify new monitoring and therapeutical strategies need to be supported by a better understanding of the dynamics of BKPyV-specific immune responses following transplantation. Although adaptive cellular and humoral immune responses play a crucial role in the control of BKPyV reactivation among healthy individuals, immunosuppression and transplantation disrupt immune homeostasis and reshape the immune response landscape both in terms of function and fitness to new stimuli. Consequently, pre-transplant prediction of patients who will be able to control post-transplant BKPyV reactivation or who will develop BKPyV-related complications remains challenging. This knowledge gap stems from insufficient studies on the comprehensive analysis of immune responses during BKPyV reactivation. In particular, most studies to date have not investigated the role of NK cells in this context, despite their potent antiviral activity, heterogenous repertoire in each patient and their recently uncovered adaptive properties. The hypothesis is that among KTR with de novo BKPyV DNAemia, the comprehensive analysis of anti-BKPyV immune responses (including both the description of NK cell repertoire and adaptive immune), could allow * A better stratification of KTR at-risk for BKPyV-related complications using accessible immune biomarkers. * The identification of the most efficient strategies of immunosuppression management for the control of BKPyV DNAemia, that could be further evaluated in a prospective cohort. * The identification of immunological correlates for the control of BKPyV DNAemia, which aim at providing a foundation for the development of future immunotherapeutic strategies.

Key Dates

First listed
May 23, 2025
Start date
May 30, 2025
Status verified
May 2025
Primary completion
May 30, 2028
Completion
May 30, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
75 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Kidney transplant recipients with de novo BKPyV DNAemia
    kidney transplant recipients with de novo BKPyV DNAemia within the first 12 months post-transplantation, including adult and pediatric patients
  • Arm: Control subjects : Healthy adult donors from the National blood bak
  • Arm: Control subjects : Kidney transplant recipients without BKPyV DNAemia

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of circulating NK cells [ Time Frame: At inclusion ]

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