Efficacy and Safety of Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Sodium in Combination With Two Corticosteroid Regimens for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis Flare

NCT ID: NCT00423098

Last Updated: 2011-06-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

81 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-02-28

Study Completion Date

2009-11-30

Brief Summary

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The study will investigate the efficacy and safety of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in combination with two different corticosteroid (CS) regimes for the induction of remission of a lupus nephritis flare. Patients will be randomly allocated to standard CS regimen (group I) or to a reduced dose CS regimen (group II)

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lupus Nephritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard dose

Mycophenolate sodium was administered orally in combination with a standard dose of corticosteroids (CS) administered as prednisone or prednisone equivalent (PRED). Mycophenolate sodium was administered in divided doses at a daily dose of 1440 mg during the first 2 weeks of the study and then at 2160 mg daily for the next 22 weeks. The dose of Prednisone was started at 1 mg per kg body weight and subsequently tapered according to the patient's weight. The planned treatment duration was 24 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mycophenolate sodium

Intervention Type DRUG

Mycophenolate sodium as administered orally for 2 weeks at 1440mg daily and then increased to 2160mg daily for 22 weeks.

Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral prednisone or prednisone equivalent was started on Day 4 and subsequently tapered every 2 weeks according to the patient's weight.

Methylprednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

All patients received bolus therapy with 0.5 g of intravenous Methylprednisolone per day for 3 consecutive days.

Low dose

Mycophenolate sodium was administered in combination with a reduced dose of corticosteroids (CS) administered as prednisone or prednisone equivalent (PRED). Mycophenolate sodium was administered in divided doses at a daily dose of 1440 mg during the first 2 weeks of the study and then at 2160 mg daily for the next 22 weeks. The dose of Prednisone was started at 0.5 mg per kg body weight and subsequently tapered according to the patient's weight. The planned treatment duration was 24 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mycophenolate sodium

Intervention Type DRUG

Mycophenolate sodium as administered orally for 2 weeks at 1440mg daily and then increased to 2160mg daily for 22 weeks.

Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral prednisone or prednisone equivalent was started on Day 4 and subsequently tapered every 2 weeks according to the patient's weight.

Methylprednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

All patients received bolus therapy with 0.5 g of intravenous Methylprednisolone per day for 3 consecutive days.

Interventions

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Mycophenolate sodium

Mycophenolate sodium as administered orally for 2 weeks at 1440mg daily and then increased to 2160mg daily for 22 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Prednisone

Oral prednisone or prednisone equivalent was started on Day 4 and subsequently tapered every 2 weeks according to the patient's weight.

Intervention Type DRUG

Methylprednisolone

All patients received bolus therapy with 0.5 g of intravenous Methylprednisolone per day for 3 consecutive days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Myfortic

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)(at least 4 classification criteria)
* Aged ≥18 years,
* Proliferative lupus nephritis classified as ISN/RPS class III or IV
* Renal biopsy within the last 24-month preceding the study entry
* Proteinuria defined as \>0.5 gram urine protein per gram urine creatinine at screening and baseline
* Clinical activity defined by one or more of the following changes in renal function: Serum creatinine \>1.0 mg/dl (88.4 μmol/l)
* Microscopic hematuria defined as \>5 red cells per high power field
* Presence of cellular casts

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with calculated creatinine clearance \<30 ml/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
* Patients having received an intravenous (i.v.) corticosteroid bolus during the last 3 months,
* Patients having received oral or i.v. cyclophosphamide during the last 3 month
* Patients having received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) within the preceding 3 months
* Use of any antibody therapy within the past 6 months
* Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women or women of child-bearing potential who are planning to become pregnant, or are not willing to use effective means of contraception throughout the study and during one month after the end of the study.
* Use of other investigational drugs within 1 month of enrollment (except for antibodies: within 6 months of enrollment
* History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or to drugs with similar chemical structures,
* History of malignancy of any organ system, treated or untreated, within the past 5 years whether or not there is evidence of local recurrence or metastases, with the exception of localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis

Bogotá, , Colombia

Site Status

Novartis

Créteil, , France

Site Status

Novartis

Nantes, , France

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Paris, , France

Site Status

Novartis

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis

Tübingen, , Germany

Site Status

Novartis

Athens, , Greece

Site Status

Novartis

Budapest, , Hungary

Site Status

Novartis

Debrecen, , Hungary

Site Status

Novartis

Brescia, , Italy

Site Status

Novartis

Ferrara, , Italy

Site Status

Novartis

Milan, , Italy

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Novartis

Padua, , Italy

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Novartis

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Novartis

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Novartis

Taichung, , Taiwan

Site Status

Novartis

Cambridge, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Colombia France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Spain Taiwan United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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CERL080A2420

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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