Status:

COMPLETED

An Open, Single Centre, Randomised, Parallel Group Study to Investigate Three Different Immunosuppressive Regimens

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Collaborating Sponsors:

Novartis

Conditions:

Comparative Study

Immunosuppressive Agents

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

An open, single center, randomised study to investigate three different immunosuppressive regimens for de novo renal transplant recipients: 1. st sirolimus / EC-MPS / tacrolimus regimen \- After ...

Detailed Description

This study is designed to show similar efficacy but a different adverse event profile between the three regimens. Its main purpose is to provide more information, if steroid free immunosuppressive tre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female patients between 18 and 75 years of age, regardless of race.
  • Female patients of child bearing age agree to maintain effective birth control practice during the study.
  • Patient has end stage kidney disease and is a suitable candidate for primary renal transplantation or retransplantation as assessed by the transplantation centre.
  • Patient has been fully informed and has given written or independent person witnessed oral informed consent.

Exclusion

  • in Patient is pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Patient has a low immunological risk constellation, defined by receiving a kidney from a HLA-identical related living donor.
  • Patient has a high immunological risk constellation, defined as having donor specific HLA-antibodies and/or having a previous graft survival shorter than 3 years due to rejection.
  • Patient and donor have a positive T or B-cell crossmatch.
  • Patient and donor are ABO incompatible.
  • Age of donor \> 75 years.
  • Cold ischemia time \> 36 hours.
  • Patient has leucopenia, defined as having at transplantation less than 3000/mm3 leukocytes.
  • Patient has thrombocytopenia, defined as having at transplantation less than 75000/mm3 thrombocytes.
  • Patient is allergic or intolerant to cremophor RH 60 or structurally related compounds, steroids, everolimus, tacrolimus, Sirolimus or EC-MPS.
  • Patient or donor is known to be HIV positive.
  • Patient has significant liver disease, defined as having during the past 28 days continuously ASAT (SGOT) and/or ALAT (SGPT) levels greater than 3 fold of the upper value of the normal range of the investigational site.
  • Patient with malignancy or history of malignancy ≤ 2 years, except non metastatic basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been treated successfully.
  • Patient has significant, uncontrolled concomitant infections and/or severe diarrhea, vomiting, or active peptic ulcer.
  • Patient is taking or has been taking an investigational drug in the past 28 days.
  • Patient has previously received or is receiving another organ transplant other than kidney.
  • Patient is unlikely to comply with the visits schedule the protocol.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

63 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01183247

Start Date

July 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2010

Last Update

August 17 2010

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Clinic for transplantation immunology and nephrology

Basel, Switzerland, 4031