Status:

COMPLETED

A Study of Mycophenolate Mofetil and Cyclosporin, Without Concomitant Corticosteroids, After a First Renal Transplant

Lead Sponsor:

Nantes University Hospital

Conditions:

Renal Transplantation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The trial is planned as a multicentric, randomized, prospective, open study in accordance with a 1/1 plan, on parallel groups and 2 arms of treatment. A total of 200 patients with chronic renal insuff...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient who is a candidate for a first cadaver renal transplantation and included on the national list of the Etablissement Français des Greffes
  • Man or woman aged between 18 and 65 years
  • Women of reproductive age must agree to use a reliable contraceptive method throughout the first year of the study
  • Donor aged between 18 and 65 years
  • Patient who has been given full information about the study and who has given his written informed consent to take part in it.

Exclusion

  • Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Patient with an immunological risk considered high and defined as a percentage of anti-HLA antibodies of ³20% (previous or recent determination of T lymphocytes)
  • Patient with a history of allergy to rabbit proteins
  • Cold ischaemia time of more than 36 hours
  • Patient allergic to macrolide antibiotics, to tacrolimus or to MMF
  • Patient on immunosuppressant treatment before transplantation
  • Patient suffering from a malignant neoplasm or with a history of malignant neoplasia, with the exception of treated baso- or spinocellular cancers
  • Patient waiting for another transplant in addition to the kidney
  • Patient who has already received an organ or tissue graft
  • Leukocyte count \<2000/mm3 and/or platelet count \<50 000/mm3
  • Patient suffering from focal glomerulonephritis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

April 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00200551

Start Date

January 1 2001

End Date

April 1 2010

Last Update

February 5 2013

Active Locations (5)

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1

Besançon Universitary Hospital

France, Besançon, France, 25030

2

Montpellier Universitary Hospital

Montpellier, France, 34059

3

Nantes University Hospital

Nantes, France, 44093

4

Nice Universitary Hospital

Nice, France, 06202