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Matthew Robert Kappus
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Gastroenterology
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC 27617
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P2b Primary Biliary Cholangitis trial CNP-104-CL-202
Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by COUR Pharmaceuticals Development Company ·
2025 - 2030
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: The Role of Androgens on Visceral Fat, Lipid Metabolites, and Liver Injury in Young Women
Research
Collaborator ·
Awarded by University of California - San Francisco ·
2023 - 2028
CMV Vaccine in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Candidates (COLT) Study (Cost Reimbursable)
Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of California - San Francisco ·
2024 - 2028
The spectrum of cognitive impairment including Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias after liver transplantation: from the Multi-Center Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of California - San Francisco ·
2018 - 2028
Investigating the role of frailty on outcomes in acutely ill patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplantation in the acute care setting
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of California - San Francisco ·
2023 - 2028
CMV Vaccine in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Candidates (COLT) Study (Fixed Price)
Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of California - San Francisco ·
2024 - 2027
Prediction and Prevention of Hepatic Decompensation in Patients with Cirrhosis
Clinical Trial
Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ·
2021 - 2026
A randomized open-label trial of deprescribing proton pump inhibitors to reduce the risk of hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation
Research
Collaborating Investigator ·
Awarded by SIR Foundation ·
2022 - 2025
Utility of Biomarkers of Rejection and Kidney Injury in Tailoring Liver Transplant Immunosuppression/ELIMINATE (Fixed Price)
Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Northwestern University ·
2021 - 2025
Zonulin as a biomarker of gastrointestinal tract permeability for predicting hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation
Research
Collaborator ·
Awarded by SIR Foundation ·
2023 - 2025
Pro00113953_KEZAR Study A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2a Study with Open-label Extension to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Zetomipzomib (KZR-616) in Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis
Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. ·
2023 - 2025
Development of a multi-center research infrastructure for the Strength Training Intervention (STRIVE) for liver transplant candidates
Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of California - San Francisco ·
2018 - 2019
