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Kidney TransplantationPhase 4NCT00087581

Study of Therapeutic Monitoring of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF/CellCept) After Kidney Transplantation

A Phase 4 study testing Mycophenolate mofetil, Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus in people with Kidney Transplantation, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 57 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This three-arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of various dosing regimens of MMF combined with various dosing regimens of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), either cyclosporine or tacrolimus, in participants who have undergone kidney transplantation. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 13 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Transplantation
What is being tested?
Mycophenolate mofetil, Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
720 participants
Where
57 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2004to Sep 2007
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 13 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Males or females 13-75 years of age
  • Single organ recipient (kidney only) from living (related or unrelated) or cadaveric heart-beating donors
  • Receiving first or second kidney transplant

Who cannot join

  • Immunosuppressive therapy (except for 48 hours prior to transplantation and corticosteroid treatment) within previous 28 days for a first transplant and 3 months for a second transplant
  • History of malignancy in last 5 years (except successfully treated localized non-melanoma skin cancer)

Trial locations and contacts

57 sites in 1 country.

57 sites in 1 country

United States57 sites
  • Study site

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0362

  • Study site

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912

  • Study site

    Bakersfield, California, 93309

  • Study site

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287-8611

  • Study site

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

  • Study site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111

  • Study site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

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    Buffalo, New York, 14203

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    Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805

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    Burlington, Vermont, 05401

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    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

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    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

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    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

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    Dallas, Texas, 75246

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    Denver, Colorado, 80262

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    Detroit, Michigan, 48202-2689

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    Falls Church, Virginia, 22042-3300

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    Fargo, North Dakota, 58122

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    Gainesville, Florida, 32610-0224

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    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

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    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17101

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    Hawthorne, New York, 10532

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    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033

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    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5124

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    Jacksonville, Florida, 32216

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    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0293

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    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205

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    Livingston, New Jersey, 07039

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    Los Angeles, California, 90048

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    Los Angeles, California, 90057

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    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

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    Miami, Florida, 33101

  • Study site

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121

  • Study site

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Study site

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Study site

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Study site

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23502

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    Orlando, Florida, 32804

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102-1192

  • Study site

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140

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    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212

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    Portland, Oregon, 97210

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    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903

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    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

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    Rochester, New York, 14642-8410

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    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

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    San Antonio, Texas, 78284

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    San Francisco, California, 94143-0116

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    Seattle, Washington, 98104

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    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130

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    Springfield, Massachusetts, 01107

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    Tampa, Florida, 33606

  • Study site

    The Bronx, New York, 10467

  • Study site

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214

  • Study site

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157

  • Study site

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655

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About this study

Official title: An Open-Label, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Multi-Center Study Assessing Fixed Dose Versus Concentration Controlled Cellcept® Regimens for Patients Following a Single Organ Renal Transplantation in Combination With Full Dose and Reduced Dose Calcineurin Inhibitors

This three-arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of various dosing regimens of MMF combined with various dosing regimens of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), either cyclosporine or tacrolimus, in participants who have undergone kidney transplantation. Participants will be randomized to one of three dosing regimens to receive concentration-controlled MMF with reduced CNI, concentration-controlled MMF with standard CNI, or fixed-dose MMF with standard CNI. Participants will be followed for 20-24 months after randomization.

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Mycophenolate mofetilDrug

    Also called CellCept

    Depending on body surface area and age, MMF may be given in capsule, tablet, oral suspension, or IV form. The initial dose will be at least 1 gram BID in adults and 600 mg/m^2 in pediatrics. In Groups A and B, subsequent doses will be adjusted to maintain blood MPA levels ≥1.3 μg/mL with cyclosporine or ≥1.9 μg/mL with tacrolimus. In Group C, subsequent doses are not to be adjusted, except in the case of unacceptable toxicity.

  • CyclosporineDrug

    Also called Neoral

    Cyclosporine will be given as 100-mg soft gelatin capsules and dosed to maintain either reduced (Group A) or standard/full (Groups B and C) blood concentrations. Cyclosporine target concentrations are as follows: Days 1-30, 250-325 ng/mL; Days 30-90, 125-165 ng/mL (reduced) or 250-270 ng/mL (full); Days 90 through end of study, 95-145 ng/mL (reduced) or 190-220 ng/mL (full).

  • TacrolimusDrug

    Also called Prograf

    Tacrolimus will be given as 1-mg and 5-mg capsules and dosed to maintain either reduced (Group A) or standard/full (Groups B and C) blood concentrations. Tacrolimus target concentrations are as follows: Days 1-30, 8-12 ng/mL; Days 30-90, 4-6 ng/mL (reduced), 8-10 ng/mL (full); Days 90 through end of study, 3-5 ng/mL (reduced), 6-8 ng/mL (full).

Study groups in NCT00087581
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group A: Monitored MMF + Reduced CNIExperimentalGroup A will receive concentration-controlled/monitored MMF with an oral CNI, either cyclosporine or tacrolimus. Depending on body surface area and age, MMF may be given in capsule, tablet, oral suspension, or intravenous (IV) form. The initial dose will be at least 1 gram twice a day (BID) in adults and 600 milligrams per meter-squared (mg/m^2) in pediatrics. Subsequent doses will be adjusted to maintain blood mycophenolic acid (MPA) levels greater than or equal to (≥) 1.3 micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL) with cyclosporine or ≥1.9 μg/mL with tacrolimus. The selected CNI will be dosed to maintain reduced blood concentrations. Cyclosporine target concentrations are as follows: Days 1-30, 250-325 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL); Days 30-90, 125-165 ng/mL; Days 90 through end of study, 95-145 ng/mL. Tacrolimus target concentrations areas follows: Days 1-30, 8-12 ng/mL; Days 30-90, 4-6 ng/mL; Days 90 through end of study, 3-5 ng/mL.
Receives: Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil; Drug: Cyclosporine; Drug: Tacrolimus
Group B: Monitored MMF + Full CNIExperimentalGroup B will receive concentration-controlled/monitored MMF with an oral CNI, either cyclosporine or tacrolimus. Depending on body surface area and age, MMF may be given in capsule, tablet, oral suspension, or IV form. The initial dose will be at least 1 gram BID in adults and 600 mg/m^2 in pediatrics. Subsequent doses will be adjusted to maintain blood MPA levels ≥1.3 μg/mL with cyclosporine or ≥1.9 μg/mL with tacrolimus. The selected CNI will be dosed to maintain standard/full blood concentrations. Cyclosporine target concentrations are as follows: Days 1-30, 250-325 ng/mL; Days 30-90, 250-270 ng/mL; Days 90 through end of study, 190-220 ng/mL. Tacrolimus target concentrations are as follows: Days 1-30, 8-12 ng/mL; Days 30-90, 8-10 ng/mL; Days 90 through end of study, 6-8 ng/mL.
Receives: Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil; Drug: Cyclosporine; Drug: Tacrolimus
Group C: Fixed MMF + Full CNIExperimentalGroup C will receive fixed-dose MMF with an oral CNI, either cyclosporine or tacrolimus. Depending on body surface area and age, MMF may be given in capsule, tablet, oral suspension, or IV form. The dose will be at least 1 gram BID in adults and 600 mg/m^2 in pediatrics. Subsequent doses are not to be adjusted, except in the case of unacceptable toxicity. The selected CNI will be dosed to maintain standard/full blood concentrations. Cyclosporine target concentrations are as follows: Days 1-30, 250-325 ng/mL; Days 30-90, 250-270 ng/mL; Days 90 through end of study, 190-220 ng/mL. Tacrolimus target concentrations are as follows: Days 1-30, 8-12 ng/mL; Days 30-90, 8-10 ng/mL; Days 90 through end of study, 6-8 ng/mL.
Receives: Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil; Drug: Cyclosporine; Drug: Tacrolimus

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of Participants with Treatment Failure During 12 Months Post-Transplantation

    Measured: Month 12

  2. Percent Change from Baseline in Calculated Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) at 12 Months Post-Transplantation

    Measured: Baseline to Month 12

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Percentage of Participants with Treatment Failure During 6 and 20-24 Months Post-Transplantation

    Measured: Months 6, 20-24

  2. Percentage of Participants with Biopsy-Proven Acute Rejection (BPAR)

    Measured: Months 6, 12, 20-24

  3. Percentage of Participants by Number of BPAR Episodes

    Measured: Months 6, 12, 20-24

  4. Percentage of Participants Treated for Acute Rejection (AR)

    Measured: Months 6, 12, 20-24

  5. Percentage of Participants Who Experienced Graft Loss

    Measured: Months 6, 12, 20-24

  6. Percentage of Participants Who Died

    Measured: Months 6, 12, 20-24

  7. Percentage of Participants Who Discontinued Treatment with MMF

    Measured: Months 6, 12, 20-24

  8. Time to First BPAR Episode

    Measured: Months 6, 12, 20-24

  9. Time to Treatment Failure

    Measured: Months 6, 12, 20-24

  10. Percent Change from Baseline in Calculated GFR at 3, 6, and 20-24 Months Post-Transplantation

    Measured: Baseline to Months 3, 6, 20-24

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Jul 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2004
  3. Primary completionSep 2007
  4. Study completionSep 2007

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
720 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00087581
Sponsor's protocol ID
ML17225
Status last verified
Sep 2016
First submitted
12 Jul 2004
Last updated
7 Nov 2016
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Mycophenolate mofetil, Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus in people with Kidney Transplantation, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 57 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Nov 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 57 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of Participants with Treatment Failure During 12 Months Post-Transplantation (time frame: Month 12). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Nov 2016.

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