Status:

COMPLETED

Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Sodium (EC-MPS) With Reduced-dose Tacrolimus Versus EC-MPS With Standard-dose Tacrolimus in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients

Lead Sponsor:

Novartis

Conditions:

Kidney Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study introduces a new optimization immunosuppressive regimen associating tacrolimus at a reduced dose and enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium at an increased dose in order to slow down renal fun...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Primary or secondary kidney transplant
  • Treatment with mycophenolic acid (MMF 1 g/d or EC-MPS 720 mg/d) and tacrolimus (trough concentration \[C0\] ≥ 5.5 ng/mL)
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min and \< 60 mL/min and stable renal function

Exclusion

  • Multi-organ recipients or previous transplant with any other organ different from kidney
  • Biopsy proven acute rejection or treated acute rejection within the last 3 months.
  • Prescription of mycophenolate mofetil 1 g/d or mycophenolate sodium 720 mg/d due to adverse event occurrence when higher doses were administered
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

94 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00284934

Start Date

December 1 2005

End Date

June 1 2008

Last Update

May 2 2011

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Novartis

Basel, Switzerland