Status:

COMPLETED

Prospective, 6 Month, Open Label, Conversion Study From Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) to PRMYFORTIC*

Lead Sponsor:

Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Novartis

Conditions:

Late Complication From Kidney Transplant

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Treatment with MMF often results in adverse GI events, which can lead to dose reductions of MMF and decreased graft function. Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (MYFORTIC\*) was developed as an alter...

Detailed Description

This study will evaluate the change in the total gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS) score at baseline versus month 1,at baseline versus month 3 and at baseline versus month 6 after conversio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Received a kidney transplant at least six months
  • stable graft function (no increased creatinine \> 20% in the previous 4 weeks)
  • Receiving immunosuppressive regimen with stable dose of MMF for at least 4 weeks
  • Immunosuppressive regimen with a dose of MMF (dose≤ 2.0 g/day) at least 4 weeks OR C0 MMF \< 1.4 µg/ml at visit 1 OR patients receiving MMF who have GI side effects
  • Willing to provide written informed consent
  • Women of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test and use a medically acceptable method of contraception throughout the treatment period;
  • Over 18 years of age.

Exclusion

  • GI symptoms assumed or known not to be caused by MPA therapy;
  • Acute rejection episode ≤ 4 weeks prior to study enrollment;
  • Liver disease interfering with enterohepatic recirculation, such as active hepatitis B, active hepatitis C, autoimmune hepatitis and liver cirrhosis;
  • Female patients who are pregnant, lactating or of child bearing potential and not practicing an approved method of birth control;
  • Active bacterial, viral or fungal infection;
  • Presence of psychiatric illness that in the view of the investigator would interfere with study requirements;
  • Known sensitivity to the study drug;
  • Receiving any investigational drug or have received any investigational drug within 30 days prior to study enrollment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

59 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00715468

Start Date

August 1 2007

End Date

April 1 2014

Last Update

December 12 2014

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Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T 2M4