A Trial Of Transplanting Hepatitis C Kidneys Into Hepatitis C Negative Kidney Recipients
Posted Date: Jan 5, 2021
- Investigator: Ervin Steve Woodle
- Specialties:
- Type of Study: Drug
This study will include adult kidney transplant candidates without Hepatitis C (HCV) infection on the transplant waiting list who will consent to kidney transplantation from a deceased donor infected with HCV, followed by treatment with a direct acting antiviral. The HCV cure rate will be determined along with patient survival, graft survival, rate of CMV disease and pathologic findings of transplanted kidneys.
Criteria:
Patients Awaiting A Kidney Transplant
Keywords:
Hepatitis C, Kidney Transplant
For More Information:
Rita R. Alloway
513.558.1568
rita.alloway@uc.edu