Carfilzomib and Belatacept for Desensitization

This study will enroll 15 eligible participants, 18 to 65 years of age, with end stage renal failure on dialysis who are on the waiting list for a deceased donor transplant with calculated panel reactive antibodies (cPRA) ≥99.9% or \>98% (with \>5 years of waiting time) or, those with cPRA \>98% and an human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-incompatible approved living donor who have not received a transplant after 1 year in a paired kidney exchange program. The study will evaluate whether the study treatment is safe and can lower the participant's immune system's sensitization to kidney donors, making it easier to find a well-matched kidney for them.

Participants in the study will be enrolled in two consecutive Cohorts of 5 and 10 patients respectively. The total duration of participation in the study will be 76 weeks for Cohort 1 and 68 weeks for Cohort 2. Participants who undergo kidney transplantation while enrolled in the study will have 52 weeks of follow up post-transplant.

The duration of participation for living donors is one study visit. Their participation in the study ends upon completion of this study visit.

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