Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy Study of a Caspase Inhibitor in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Collaborating Sponsors:

Idun Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Liver Transplantation

Hepatitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to test the safety and effectiveness of IDN-6556 in preventing liver damage that normally occurs when livers are transported before being transplanted and in the immediate ...

Detailed Description

The occurrence of apoptosis in liver ischemia/reperfusion injury has been well characterized in animal models. In this context apoptosis has specifically been observed in sinusoidal endothelial cells ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Minimum adult age

Exclusion

  • Fulminant hepatic failure (UNOS Status I patients)
  • Previous liver transplantation
  • Patients undergoing split liver grafts
  • Extrahepatic malignancy
  • If female, pregnant or lactating

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

99 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00080236

Start Date

November 1 2003

End Date

January 1 2006

Last Update

August 10 2012

Active Locations (13)

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Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85054

2

University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

3

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

4

Indiana University Medical Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202