Study Evaluating Conversion From Tacrolimus to Sirolimus in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Myfortic
NCT ID: NCT00713284
Last Updated: 2020-10-27
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COMPLETED
PHASE4
29 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-05-31
2010-11-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The leading cause of graft loss has been attributed to chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). Risk factors for CAN include: prolonged ischemia time, delayed graft function, acute rejection episodes and calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity (CIN). CIN has been identified as the most common identifiable contributor to CAN and the chief cause of late histologic injury and ongoing decline in renal function. At 10 years post-transplant, CIN has been found to be universally prevalent.
Calcineurin inhibitor minimization and elimination studies have sought to improve long-term allograft function by minimizing exposure to these nephrotoxic agents. Studies have demonstrated that early withdrawal of cyclosporine from a cyclosporine, sirolimus and steroid immunosuppression regimen at 3 months post-transplant improved renal function and graft survival at 48 months post-transplant. Other studies have demonstrated diminished prevalence of CAN at 2 years post-transplant in those patients maintained on sirolimus as compared with cyclosporine. Kidney function was also significantly improved with lower serum creatinine and higher GFR in the sirolimus maintenance group.
Sirolimus is a macrolide antibiotic immunosuppressive agent that exerts its mechanism of action by inhibiting the mTOR signaling cascade. In clinical trials, sirolimus was found to lack nephrotoxic effects when compared to cyclosporine. In kidney transplantation, multiple studies have demonstrated safety and efficacy of sirolimus in calcineurin inhibitor avoidance and withdrawal protocols.
Myfortic® (mycophenolate acid) is an enteric coated formulation of mycophenolic acid (MPA) approved for the prevention of rejection in kidney transplant recipients in combination with cyclosporine and corticosteroids. Myfortic® has no documented nephrotoxic effects. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a prodrug of MPA also does not demonstrate nephrotoxic effects. Early studies have demonstrated therapeutic equivalence between Myfortic® and MMF both in de novo renal transplants and in conversion studies where MMF is converted to Myfortic at least 6 months after renal transplantation. Thus, studies demonstrating safety and efficacy of MMF with sirolimus in calcineurin inhibitor withdrawal protocols should also hold true using Myfortic® in such regimen.
This study will assess the safety and efficacy of Myfortic® when used in a simultaneous sirolimus conversion and calcineurin inhibitor withdrawal regimen in stable renal transplant recipients. Study subjects will receive immunosuppression consisting of Myfortic®, tacrolimus and corticosteroids (prednisone) starting the day of transplant. Conversion from tacrolimus (Prograf) to sirolimus (Rapamune) will occur between 90 and 180 days post cadaver-donor or living-donor renal transplant. All participants will be converted from tacrolimus to sirolimus and remain on Myfortic® and their current corticosteroid taper.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Study
All subjects who enroll in this study will be converted from their calcineurin inhibitor to sirolimus. There is no comparotor arm
sirolimus
Oral tablet(s) taken daily for 6 months; dose will be based on serum trough levels.
Interventions
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sirolimus
Oral tablet(s) taken daily for 6 months; dose will be based on serum trough levels.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patient has been fully informed of study procedures and requirements, has signed an IRB approved consent form and is willing and able to follow study procedures.
* Patient is 90 to 180 days after having received a primary living- or cadaver-donor renal allograft
* Patient has been maintained on a regimen of tacrolimus, Myfortic® and corticosteroids prior to study enrollment.
* Patient has a stable allograft defined as calculated GFR \> 30 mL/min using Nankivell equation.
* Patient has been fully informed of study procedures and requirements, has signed an IRB approved consent form and is willing and able to follow study requirements.
* Female patients of child bearing potential must use at least one reliable form of contraception unless they are status post bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy. Effective contraception must be used for the duration of the study.
Exclusion Criteria
* Patient has an identified donor specific antibody prior to transplant
* Patient is known to be seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
* Patient has active Hepatitis C or B infection documented by a positive DNA PCR. Patients who are seropositive for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) or B virus (HBV) but have negative HCV-RNA or HBV-DNA by PCR may be included.
* Patient has a current malignancy or a history of malignancy within the past 5 years, except non-metastatic basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been treated successfully.
* Patient has an uncontrolled infection or unstable medical condition that could interfere with the study objectives.
* Patient is currently taking or has been taking an investigational drug in the past 30 days.
* Patient has a known hypersensitivity to sirolimus or Myfortic®.
* Patient is pregnant or lactating.
* Patient is unlikely to comply with the visits scheduled in the protocol.
* Patient has any form of substance abuse, psychiatric disorder or a condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may invalidate communication with the investigator.
* Patient has experienced an acute graft rejection of ≥ Banff '97 1b or humoral rejection as determined by biopsy within the first 90 days post-transplant
* Patient has experienced an acute graft rejection of ≤ Banff 97 1a as determined by biopsy within 30 days prior to Baseline visit.
* Patient has untreated hypercholesterolemia defined as triglycerides \> 300 or total cholesterol \>200 within the previous 30 days.
* Patient is currently (\< 7 days) leukopenic defined as WBC \< 3,000 cells/mL or thrombocytopenic defined as platelets \< 100,000 cells/mL.
* Patient has significant liver disease, defined as having during the past 30 days continuously elevated AST (SGOT) and/or ALT (SGPT) levels greater than 3 times the upper value of normal range.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
INDUSTRY
California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
OTHER
Responsible Party
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V. Ram Peddi
Medical Doctor
Principal Investigators
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V. Ram Peddi, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
California Pacific Medical Center
Locations
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California Pacific Medical Center; Barry S. Levin, MD Department of Transplantation
San Francisco, California, United States
Countries
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References
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Merion RM, White DJ, Thiru S, Evans DB, Calne RY. Cyclosporine: five years' experience in cadaveric renal transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1984 Jan 19;310(3):148-54. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198401193100303.
Pirsch JD, Miller J, Deierhoi MH, Vincenti F, Filo RS. A comparison of tacrolimus (FK506) and cyclosporine for immunosuppression after cadaveric renal transplantation. FK506 Kidney Transplant Study Group. Transplantation. 1997 Apr 15;63(7):977-83. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199704150-00013.
Nankivell BJ, Borrows RJ, Fung CL, O'Connell PJ, Allen RD, Chapman JR. The natural history of chronic allograft nephropathy. N Engl J Med. 2003 Dec 11;349(24):2326-33. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa020009.
Hariharan S, McBride MA, Cherikh WS, Tolleris CB, Bresnahan BA, Johnson CP. Post-transplant renal function in the first year predicts long-term kidney transplant survival. Kidney Int. 2002 Jul;62(1):311-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00424.x.
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Flechner SM, Kurian SM, Solez K, Cook DJ, Burke JT, Rollin H, Hammond JA, Whisenant T, Lanigan CM, Head SR, Salomon DR. De novo kidney transplantation without use of calcineurin inhibitors preserves renal structure and function at two years. Am J Transplant. 2004 Nov;4(11):1776-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00627.x.
Stallone G, Di Paolo S, Schena A, Infante B, Grandaliano G, Battaglia M, Gesualdo L, Schena FP. Early withdrawal of cyclosporine A improves 1-year kidney graft structure and function in sirolimus-treated patients. Transplantation. 2003 Apr 15;75(7):998-1003. doi: 10.1097/01.TP.0000057240.95073.35.
Mota A, Arias M, Taskinen EI, Paavonen T, Brault Y, Legendre C, Claesson K, Castagneto M, Campistol JM, Hutchison B, Burke JT, Yilmaz S, Hayry P, Neylan JF; Rapamune Maintenance Regimen Trial. Sirolimus-based therapy following early cyclosporine withdrawal provides significantly improved renal histology and function at 3 years. Am J Transplant. 2004 Jun;4(6):953-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00446.x.
Morales JM, Wramner L, Kreis H, Durand D, Campistol JM, Andres A, Arenas J, Negre E, Burke JT, Groth CG; Sirolimus European Renal Transplant Study Group. Sirolimus does not exhibit nephrotoxicity compared to cyclosporine in renal transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2002 May;2(5):436-42. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.20507.x.
Reitamo S, Spuls P, Sassolas B, Lahfa M, Claudy A, Griffiths CE; Sirolimus European Psoriasis Study Group. Efficacy of sirolimus (rapamycin) administered concomitantly with a subtherapeutic dose of cyclosporin in the treatment of severe psoriasis: a randomized controlled trial. Br J Dermatol. 2001 Sep;145(3):438-45. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04376.x.
Flechner SM, Goldfarb D, Modlin C, Feng J, Krishnamurthi V, Mastroianni B, Savas K, Cook DJ, Novick AC. Kidney transplantation without calcineurin inhibitor drugs: a prospective, randomized trial of sirolimus versus cyclosporine. Transplantation. 2002 Oct 27;74(8):1070-6. doi: 10.1097/00007890-200210270-00002.
Simmons WD, Rayhill SC, Sollinger HW. Preliminary risk-benefit assessment of mycophenolate mofetil in transplant rejection. Drug Saf. 1997 Aug;17(2):75-92. doi: 10.2165/00002018-199717020-00001.
Budde K, Curtis J, Knoll G, Chan L, Neumayer HH, Seifu Y, Hall M; ERL B302 Study Group. Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium can be safely administered in maintenance renal transplant patients: results of a 1-year study. Am J Transplant. 2004 Feb;4(2):237-43. doi: 10.1046/j.1600-6143.2003.00321.x.
Salvadori M, Holzer H, de Mattos A, Sollinger H, Arns W, Oppenheimer F, Maca J, Hall M; ERL B301 Study Groups. Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium is therapeutically equivalent to mycophenolate mofetil in de novo renal transplant patients. Am J Transplant. 2004 Feb;4(2):231-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1600-6143.2003.00337.x.
Other Identifiers
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KTXP_US28_MYFIIRP07
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id