Status:

COMPLETED

Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Tacrolimus With Steroids or Monoclonal Anti-IL2R Antibody in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Positive Liver Transplant Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Astellas Pharma Inc

Conditions:

Hepatitis C

Liver Transplantation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is an exploratory study to evaluate the impact of eliminating steroid administration upon viral HCV load at 12 months measured by quantitative serum HCV-RNA determination in patients transplanted...

Detailed Description

A comparison will be made between two regimens which both include tacrolimus, one utilizing standard steroid administration and the second with daclizumab (MAB) avoiding steroids for both prophylactic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients 18 to 65 years of age who will undergo primary orthotopic liver or split liver allograft transplantation for HCV-cirrhosis are eligible for the study.
  • Patients receiving a cadaveric liver transplant with compatible ABO blood type can be included.

Exclusion

  • Recipient of multi-organ transplant
  • Recipient of an auxiliary graft
  • Patient is receiving ABO incompatible graft
  • Patients requiring immunosuppressive treatment
  • Patients requiring ongoing corticosteroid therapy.
  • Patient has significant, uncontrolled concomitant infections and/or severe diarrhoea, vomiting, active upper gastro-intestinal tract malabsorption or active peptic ulcer.
  • Patient or donor is known to be HIV positive.
  • Patient is allergic or intolerant to study medication
  • Patient is pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • Patient has been previously enrolled in this study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

138 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00295607

Start Date

June 1 2005

End Date

June 1 2008

Last Update

April 11 2013

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Prague, Czechia, 140 21

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Besançon, France, 25030

3

Lyon, France, 69317

4

Nice, France, 06202