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NCT Number: NCT07231328

PIONEER Trial (Post-Transplant Application of TruGraf and TRAC Molecular Panel in Renal Transplant Recipients)

This is an observational, prospective, multi-center trial designed to evaluate clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients undergoing TruGraf and TRAC monitoring.

Approximately 15 U.S. sites

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

All subjects who meet the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be eligible to participate. As the study is non-interventional, no protocol-mandated treatment or management plan will be imposed. In the absence of a universally ac-cepted paradigm for post-transplant monitoring with molecular diagnostics, participat-ing sites will be encouraged to follow their usual practice, supplemented where ap-propriate by the suggested TruGraf and TRAC™ algorithms.

To evaluate both the prognostic performance and the clinical utility of these bi-omarkers, a hybrid analytic framework will be used. Biomarker results will be made available to clinicians in real time, and investigators will prospectively record whether each result led to a change in clinical management. Natural History Subgroup: Test-ing events in which both TruGraf® and TRAC results are double-negative and no change in management occurred. Analyses will be anchored at the test-event level to avoid immortal time bias. This subgroup will be used to evaluate the safety and true negative predictive value (NPV) of a double-negative result, including the incidence of biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR) within 30 days.

  • Real-World Use Subgroup: Testing events in which biomarker results prompt-ed a change in clinical management (e.g., change in immunosuppression, for-cause biopsy, or enhanced monitoring). By definition, any action following a test result places the event in this subgroup, irrespective of whether the bi-omarker result was double-negative or abnormal. Because clinical actions can alter subsequent risk trajectories, analyses in this subgroup will account for treatment-confounder feedback using causal modeling strategies (e.g., marginal structural models, target trial emulation).

Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Able to understand the key components of the study as described in the written informed consent document and willing and able to provide written informed consent.
  • At least 18 years of age at the time of screening.
  • Enrollment begins 30 days prior to transplant till day 29 post-transplantation.
  • Recipient of a kidney transplant (either primary or repeat), from either deceased or living donor.
  • Receiving any immunosuppressive regimen.
  • Able and willing to comply with all study procedures, as assessed by the Investigator.
  • Selected by the treating provider to undergo TruGraf and TRAC™ testing as part of routine post-transplant care

Exclusion criteria

History of previous non-kidney solid organ, vascular composite allograft, pancreatic islet, stem cell, or bone marrow transplant.

  • History of dual or en-bloc kidney transplants.
  • Recipient or donor with positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), hepatitis B virus (HBV) nucleic acid testing (NAT), hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, HCV NAT, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or HIV NAT.
  • Patients known to be pregnant or with plans to become pregnant over the 24 months after enrollment.
  • History or presence of coagulopathy, thrombophilia, unexplained bleeding or clotting disorders, or use of or documented plans for use of systemic anticoagulants at the time of screening, with the exception of uremic coagulopathy or prophylactic heparin preparations.
  • History or presence, upon clinical evaluation, of any illness or condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the ability to provide informed consent or comply with study instructions

Treatment and study plan

There is no required Intervention for this Protocol. Based on Results for TruGraf/TRAC/TRAC ID Investigators may use the results in managing subjects Immunosuppression or rule out rejection.

Diagnostic Test

Investigators will prospectively record whether each results led to a change in clinical management. Participating sites will be encouraged to follow their usual practice, supplemented where appropriate by the suggested TruGraf and TRAC™ TRAC ID algorithms

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate post-transplant clinical outcomes in recipients of kidney transplants who are undergoing TruGraf and TRAC™ monitoring

    Time frame: 24 Months post transplant

    The primary endpoint is a composite at 24-months post-transplant, defined as the occurrence of any of the following events:

    • Biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR) on any for-cause biopsy between Month 1 to Month 24 (local read).

    OR

    • De novo Class I or Class II DSA detected at Month 12 or Month 24 (centrally read).

    OR • Decline in eGFR ≥20% from Month 3 to Month 24, calculated using the CKD-EPI creatinine-based equation.

    OR

    • Three or more abnormal TruGraf and TRAC results between Months 1 and 24

Secondary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the overall safety of TruGraf and TRAC monitoring in post-transplant recipients of kidney transplants.

    Time frame: Month 3 to Mo 24 post transplant

    Actions taken based on tests results TruGraf, TRAC/TRAC-ID

  2. To asses the safety of a double negative TruGraf/TRAC result

    Time frame: Month 3 to Mo 24 post transplant

    Quantifying the incidence of biopsy -proven acute rejection (BPAR) withing 30 days among patients for whom no change in clinical management was undertaken

  3. To explore the impact of biomarker -informed clinical decision-making on outcomes such as BPAR, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) trajectory, and immunosuppressive adjustments

    Time frame: Month 3 to Mo 24 post transplant

    Quantifying the incidence of biopsy -proven acute rejection (BPAR) withing 30 days among patients for whom no change in clinical management was undertaken

Other outcomes

  1. Exploratory objective: Evaluate the utility of serial TRAC-ID assays to monitor viral or systemic infections and guide safe adjustments of immunosuppression

    Time frame: Mont 3- Mo 24

    TRAC-ID results will be available for Investigators

Study contacts

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

Isioma Agboli, Assistant Director, Clinical Programs, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

510- 767-8609

Iulia Movileanu, Senior Clinical Trial Manager, MS CCRP

CONTACT

[email protected]

315-720-7289

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Transplant Genomics, Inc.

Industry

Collaborators

  • AdventHealth
  • Duke University
  • East Carolina University
  • Erie County Medical Center
  • Georgetown University
  • Keck School of Medicine USC
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Northwestern University
  • The Cleveland Clinic
  • The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Nebraska
  • University of Utah
  • University of Washington
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Registry information

Official study title

Post-Transplant Application of TruGraf and TRAC Molecular Panel in Renal Transplant Recipients

Acronym: PIONEER

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2029
First posted
Nov 17, 2025
Registry last updated
Nov 17, 2025

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