Budesonide for Immunosuppression After Liver Transplantation to Reduce Side Effects

NCT ID: NCT03315052

Last Updated: 2019-09-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-31

Study Completion Date

2022-01-31

Brief Summary

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Our hypothesis is that budesonide will provide effective hepatic ISP that will replace prednisone and allow lower systemic drug levels of FK, thus reducing the steroid- and calcineurin-associated complications often observed in the OLT population. This study is intended to investigate the therapeutic potential of this ISP combination.

Detailed Description

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This study will be a randomized, open-label non-inferiority trial to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of budesonide in combination with low-dose FK and standard-dose MMF as post-OLT ISP in comparison to standard ISP (S-ISP). Subjects will include OLT patients age 18 years and older receiving their first single-organ living- or deceased-donor liver transplant. Subjects must have post-operative recovery of graft function and be able to take oral medications before beginning treatment according to the study protocol.

Subjects will be randomized to receive either (1) investigational oral ISP including budesonide 9mg by mouth in three daily divided doses, FK with an initial target trough level of no greater than 5-6ng/mL, and MMF (I-ISP); or (2) S-ISP including prednisone, calcineurin antagonist, and MMF. After randomization, subjects will be followed for a total of 52 weeks and assessed for adequacy of graft function, and complications of therapy, particularly ACR

Conditions

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Acute Cellular Graft Rejection Liver Transplant Rejection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Comparison of standard immunosuppression to immunosuppression incorporating budesonide in place of prednisone
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Budesonide treatment arm

Patients treated with budesonide in place of prednisone as part of immunosuppressive regimen

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Budesonide

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral steroid with high first-pass metabolism in liver

Tacrolimus(FK506)

Intervention Type DRUG

Calcineurin immunosuppressant

Mycophenolate Mofetil

Intervention Type DRUG

Immunosupressant

Standard immunosuppression arm

Patients treated with standard immunosuppression after liver transplant

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tacrolimus(FK506)

Intervention Type DRUG

Calcineurin immunosuppressant

Mycophenolate Mofetil

Intervention Type DRUG

Immunosupressant

Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Immunosuppresant

Interventions

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Budesonide

Oral steroid with high first-pass metabolism in liver

Intervention Type DRUG

Tacrolimus(FK506)

Calcineurin immunosuppressant

Intervention Type DRUG

Mycophenolate Mofetil

Immunosupressant

Intervention Type DRUG

Prednisone

Immunosuppresant

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Enterocort Prograf Cellcept

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\-

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Montefiore Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

References

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Jonsson G, Astrom A, Andersson P. Budesonide is metabolized by cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) enzymes in human liver. Drug Metab Dispos. 1995 Jan;23(1):137-42.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7720517 (View on PubMed)

Weber T, Kalbhenn T, Herrmann G, Hanisch E. Local immunosuppression with budesonide after liver transplantation in the rat: a preliminary histomorphological analysis. Transplantation. 1997 Sep 15;64(5):705-8. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199709150-00007.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9311706 (View on PubMed)

Ozcay N, Fryer J, Grant D, Freeman D, Garcia B, Zhong R. Budesonide, a locally acting steroid, prevents graft rejection in a rat model of intestinal transplantation. Transplantation. 1997 May 15;63(9):1220-5. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199705150-00006.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9158013 (View on PubMed)

Bhat M, Ghali P, Wong P, Marcus V, Michel R, Cantarovich M, Metrakos P, Deschenes M. Immunosuppression with budesonide for liver transplant recipients with severe infections. Liver Transpl. 2012 Feb;18(2):262-3. doi: 10.1002/lt.22453. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22006869 (View on PubMed)

Lichtenstein GR, Travis S, Danese S, D'Haens G, Moro L, Jones R, Huang M, Ballard ED, Bagin R, Hardiman Y, Collazo R, Sandborn WJ. Budesonide MMX for the Induction of Remission of Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Pooled Safety Analysis. J Crohns Colitis. 2015 Sep;9(9):738-46. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv101. Epub 2015 Jun 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26094251 (View on PubMed)

Manns MP, Woynarowski M, Kreisel W, Lurie Y, Rust C, Zuckerman E, Bahr MJ, Gunther R, Hultcrantz RW, Spengler U, Lohse AW, Szalay F, Farkkila M, Prols M, Strassburg CP; European AIH-BUC-Study Group. Budesonide induces remission more effectively than prednisone in a controlled trial of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Gastroenterology. 2010 Oct;139(4):1198-206. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.06.046. Epub 2010 Jun 22.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20600032 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2017-7959

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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