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NCT Number: NCT07551531

GraftAssure Lowering Allograft rejeCTIon by Combination- (GALACTIC) Trial

The GALACTIC Registry study purpose is to validate the Combination Model-score (CM-score) for increased accuracy in the percentage of the positive predictive value (PPV) of allograft rejection results for the GraftAssure (GraftAssureCore and GraftAssureDx) assay. This will also be correlated with the biopsy yield and treatment decisions. The GraftAssure assay is a diagnostic test intended for the quantitative measurement of dd-cfDNA in plasma from kidney transplant recipients. The test is minimally invasive, and is intended to be used in conjunction with standard clinical assessment and other laboratory findings as an aid in the detection of allograft rejection.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Livingston, New Jersey, 07039, United States

Location contact

Ana Merced Director of Transplant Services, PhD, MSN, RN, BS, CCTC

CONTACT

[email protected]

973-322-8467

Anup Patel, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

This is a prospective, multi-center, longitudinal, registry study.

The study will be conducted in two parts:

Part 1: GraftAssureCore assay (Laboratory-Developed Test)

Blood samples will be obtained by the site, or via contracted phlebotomy or laboratory services, and shipped to iMDx for centralized GraftAssure testing. Results will be reported to the study site.

Part 2: GraftAssureDx assay (On-Site Testing at study site)

Sites will be trained to perform on-site GraftAssure testing in-house with iMDx permission, post-FDA authorization.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Prospective Participant

  • 18 years of age or older.
  • ≥ 2 weeks post-kidney transplant at the time of first sample collection.
  • Provides legally effective informed consent.
  • Agrees to comply with all study procedures.

Inclusion criteria

Historical Control Participant

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Has a minimum of three clinical evaluations per year post-transplant.

Exclusion criteria

Prospective Participant

  • Has received transplanted kidney from their identical twin.
  • Has a history of another previously transplanted organ in situ, other than a prior kidney transplant.
  • Has received an allogenic bone marrow graft or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
  • Self-reports as pregnant.
  • Has a current malignancy, other than low-grade malignancy.
  • Actively enrolled in another cfDNA assay-based trial.
  • In the opinion of the investigator, participation in this study would pose a risk to data integrity or to the participant's safety and welfare.

Exclusion criteria

Historical Control Participant

  • Has received a kidney transplant from their identical twin.
  • Has a history of another previously transplanted organ in situ, excluding previous kidney transplant.
  • Has a current malignancy, other than low-grade malignancy.
  • Self-reported pregnancy during the historical data time period.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Detect Rejection

    Time frame: 7 years

    Detection of rejection using fractional abundance (%) dd-cfDNA, absolute (cp/mL) dd-cfDNA, and a Combination Model-score of both of these values.

  2. Validate Superiority of Combination Model-score (CM-score)

    Time frame: 7 years

    Validate superiority of combined use of percent & cp/mL dd-cfDNA values, defined as Combination Model-score, over individual dd-cfDNA percent and cp/mL values.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Association of dd-cfDNA levels

    Time frame: 7 years

    Association of dd-cfDNA levels and graft survival/retained function, retransplant, DSA development, and patient survival.

  2. Graft survival

    Time frame: 7 years

    Graft survival

  3. Biopsy rate and yield

    Time frame: 7 years

  4. Time-to-intervention impact

    Time frame: 7 years

    Lower hospitalization rates, less severe rejection, lower treatment intensity.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Annum Zhara, MSc.

CONTACT

[email protected]

1-949-554-4946

Haley Russell

CONTACT

[email protected]

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Insight Molecular Diagnostics

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

GraftAssure Lowering Allograft rejeCTIon by Combination- (GALACTIC) Trial: A Multi-Center Registry Study Assessing Transplanted Kidney Status

Acronym: GALACTIC

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2032
Study completion
2033
First posted
Apr 27, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 30, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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