Clinical trial Recruiting at 14 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

AIC263029 in kidney transplant recipients with BK virus infection

Official title: A Randomized, Adaptive, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Operationally Seamless Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AIC263029 in the Treatment of BKV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Run by AiCuris Anti-infective Cures AG · NCT07503561 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial tests whether AIC263029 is safe and tolerable and can lower BK virus levels in adults who recently had a kidney transplant and have BK viremia, compared with placebo.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment24 (estimated)
SponsorAiCuris Anti-infective Cures AG
Industry-sponsored
Locations14 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 13 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedOctober 5, 2026
Main results expectedSeptember 17, 2027
Study endsDecember 31, 2027
Registry record updatedNovember 10, 2026
Trial IDNCT07503561 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults (18+) with a recent kidney transplant (within 12 months) and a first detectable episode of BKV DNA in plasma.

Probably not a fit

Patients without BK viremia or with contraindications to the study drug or placebo may not benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind study in adults with kidney transplants and BK virus in the blood. Participants receive weekly subcutaneous injections of either AIC263029 or placebo for four weeks, across sequential dose cohorts (100 mg, 200 mg, 330 mg) to evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral activity. The study includes safety monitoring, PK assessments, and measurement of plasma BKV DNA, with follow-up for up to about 24 weeks after treatment. Up to three additional cohorts may be opened based on initial safety and activity data. Primary goals are to characterize tolerability and PK, while exploring antiviral effects and informing future dosing.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, participants could experience reduced BK virus levels and better kidney transplant outcomes with a new targeted therapy.

How similar studies have gone: Phase 2a studies of similar antisense oligonucleotides in infectious settings have shown safety signals and potential antiviral activity, but this exact approach is relatively novel for BK virus in transplant patients.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female aged 18 years or older
2. Kidney transplantation within 12 months prior to randomization
3. First episode of detectable BKV DNA in plasma since last kidney transplantation. As defined by either:

   1. positive BKV DNA test of one time \>104 IU/mL and \<106 IU/mL, within 30 days prior to randomization, or
   2. \>103 IU/mL and ≤104 IU/mL sustained for at least 2 weeks (confirmed by at least 2 consecutive measurements), with the most recent measurement within 14 days prior to randomization.
4. Female participants (if of childbearing potential) must agree to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use at least one highly effective contraceptive method that result in a failure rate of \<1% per year until the end of the trial.

   Male participants must agree to refrain from donating sperm, and to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a condom with a female partner of childbearing potential until the end of the trial.
5. Negative serum β-HCG (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin) test for women of child-bearing potential at Screening and a negative urine pregnancy test prior to randomization on Day 1.
6. Able and willing to provide written informed consent and comply with trial protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the IMP
2. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (\[e\]GFR) \<30 mL/minute/1.73 m2 at screening
3. Alanine transaminase (ALT) \>2×upper limit of normal (ULN) or direct bilirubin \>1.1×ULN (except Gilbert's Disease) at screening
4. Uncontrolled participants who are treated or planned to be treated with an mTOR inhibitor or belatacept as part of their immunosuppression regimen post-transplantation at the time of enrollment and during the trial period
5. Participants who have received a multi-organ transplant involving a kidney (e.g. kidney-pancreas, kidney-liver, kidney-heart)
6. Participants who are treated or planned to be treated during trial participation with leflunomide, cidofovir, or medicinal products potentially active against BKV at the time of randomization and during the trial period until end of treatment.
7. Participants who received antibody-depletion therapy within 3 months prior to randomization, or in the opinion of the Investigator are likely to require antibody-depletion therapy during trial participation. Antibody-depletion therapies include but are not necessarily limited to plasmapheresis, immunoadsorption, and intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg)
8. Participants with active kidney transplant rejection or those considered at high-risk of recurrence of native kidney disease (e.g. primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis \[FSGS\], C3 glomerulopathy)
9. Participants with known donor-specific antibodies (\[DSA\], de novo, or pre-transplantation). Kidney transplant recipients with low-level pretransplant DSAs (\<1,000 mean fluorescence intensity \[MFI\]) can be included if no impact on the trial assessments is expected by the discretion of the Investigator.
10. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
11. Uncontrolled acute or chronic infections such as hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
12. History of malignancy within the past 5 years, except completely excised basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or cervical carcinoma in situ at least 2 years prior to screening
13. Documented evidence of the use of another Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) within 30 days or 5 half-lives of randomization, or until the expected PD effect has returned to baseline (whichever is longer)
14. Known current alcoholism or drug addiction
15. Any other condition or laboratory abnormality, that in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the evaluation of the IMP or interpretation of the participant safety data or trial results.

Where it's running

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
    Recruiting
  • Keck Hospital of University of Southern California (USC)
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA College of Medicine
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Tampa General Hospital
    Tampa, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
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  • University of Maryland Medical Center
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital - St. Louis (Washington University Medical Campus)
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    Livingston, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • New York-Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas, United States
    Recruiting

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How to take part

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