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Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients at Low Immunogenic Risk
This study has been completed.
Sponsored by: University of Oslo School of Pharmacy
Information provided by: University of Oslo School of Pharmacy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00138970
  Purpose

To compare renal function (51Cr-EDTA clearance) 12 months posttransplant, in primary renal allograft recipients (from cadaveric donor) at low immunogenic risk, 0 DR mis-match, receiving immunosuppressive therapy with A) Zenapax® (5 doses), CellCept® (1.5 g bid., aiming for TDM for total trough concentrations of 2-6 mg/L) and prednisolone or B) Sandimmun Neoral® (full dose), CellCept® (1.0 g bid.) and prednisolone.


Condition Intervention Phase
Renal Transplant Recipients
Drug: Zenapax®, CellCept® and prednisolone
Drug: Sandimmun Neoral®, CellCept® and prednisolone
Phase IV

MedlinePlus related topics: Kidney Transplantation
Drug Information available for: Prednisolone 6-Methylprednisolone Depo-medrol Medrol veriderm Methylprednisolone Methylprednisolone hemisuccinate Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate Prednisolone acetate Prednisolone sodium phosphate Prednisolone Sodium Succinate Cyclosporin Cyclosporine Mycophenolate Mofetil Mycophenolate mofetil hydrochloride Dacliximab
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: Randomised, Double-Arm, Controlled, Open-Label Study Comparing Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Immunosuppression (Zenapax®, CellCept® and Prednisolone) and Cyclosporine A Based Immunosuppression (Sandimmun Neoral®, CellCept® and Prednisolone) on the Outcome of Renal Function and Acute Rejection in 0 DR Mis-Matched Renal Allograft Recipients

Further study details as provided by University of Oslo School of Pharmacy:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The primary efficacy endpoint is the renal function, evaluated by 51Cr-EDTA clearance and normalized for 1.73 m2 body-surface, at 12 months posttransplant.

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • • Combined patient and graft survival at 12 months posttransplant.
  • • Proportion of patients with biopsy-proven acute rejection or acute rejection (biopsy proven + presumptive) episode at 3 and 12 month posttransplant.
  • • Incidence and severity of hypertension at 10 weeks and 12 months posttransplant.
  • • Incidence and severity of dyslipidemia at 10 weeks and 12 months posttransplant.
  • • Incidence of glucose intolerance at 10 weeks and 12 months posttransplant.
  • • Incidence of treatment failure at 12 months posttransplant.
  • • Success rate of TDM guided CellCept® dosing at 3 months posttransplant.
  • • Infection rate.

Estimated Enrollment: 70
Study Start Date: January 2002
Estimated Study Completion Date: February 2005
Detailed Description:

Primary Objective To compare renal function (51Cr-EDTA clearance) 12 months posttransplant, in primary renal allograft recipients (from cadaveric donor) at low immunogenic risk, 0 DR mis-match, receiving immunosuppressive therapy with A) Zenapax® (5 doses), CellCept® (1.5 g bid., aiming for TDM for total trough concentrations of 2-6 mg/L) and prednisolone or B) Sandimmun Neoral® (full dose), CellCept® (1.0 g bid.) and prednisolone.

Secondary Objectives To compare the two treatment groups with regard to: patient and graft survival (12 months), biopsy-proven and presumptive rejection episodes (3 and 12 months), posttransplant (12 months) incidence and severity of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, glucose intolerance, incidence of infection and tolerability and “success rate” of TDM guided CellCept® dosing in a calcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppressive protocol over 12 months.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Patients of either gender above 18 years of age. 2. Patients who are recipients of primary, 0 DR mis-matched renal allografts from cadaveric donors (aged between 10 and 70 years).

    3. Patients who are single organ recipients (kidney only). 4. If the patients are women of childbearing potential, they must use safe contraceptives.

    5. Patients not previously treated with Zenapax® or Simulect®. 6. Patients must be capable to understand the information given about the study, including purpose and risks, and they must sign a statement of informed consent in accordance with the Helsinki declaration.

    7. Patients with white blood count greater than 2.5 x 109 /L (IU), platelet count greater than 100 x 109 /L (IU) or haemoglobin greater than 6 g/dL at the time of entry into the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Patients who are recipients of HLA-identical renal transplants. 2. PRA positive (>20%) patients at any time the alst 6 months. 3. Patients who are unable to stay outside hospital as outpatients for 3 months.

    4. Patients who are unable to receive oral medication. 5. Patients with active peptic ulcer disease. 6. Patients with active infection. 7. Patients with disorders which might interfere with their ability to absorb oral medication, such as severe diarrhoea or patients with previously diagnosed diabetic gastroenteropathy.

    8. Patients who are pregnant or nursing mothers. 9. Patients with ongoing malignancies, excluding adequately treated skin carcinoma.

    10. Patients not able to adhere to the investigational immunosuppressive therapy.

    11. Patients receiving bile-acid sequestants.

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00138970

Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Oslo School of Pharmacy
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Anders Hartmann, MD Rikshospitalet, Section of Nephrology
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: CLARIFI
Study First Received: August 29, 2005
Last Updated: November 30, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00138970  
Health Authority: Norway: Norwegian Medicines Agency

Keywords provided by University of Oslo School of Pharmacy:
Cadaveric donor
Calcineurine free

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Cyclosporine
Clotrimazole
Methylprednisolone
Miconazole
Daclizumab
Prednisolone
Tioconazole
Mycophenolate mofetil
Methylprednisolone acetate
Prednisolone acetate
Cyclosporins
Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunologic Factors
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Gastrointestinal Agents
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antiemetics
Enzyme Inhibitors
Protective Agents
Neuroprotective Agents
Hormones
Immunosuppressive Agents
Glucocorticoids
Pharmacologic Actions
Autonomic Agents
Antifungal Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Dermatologic Agents

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009