A Study to Evaluate and Compare the Efficacy and Safety of FK506MR vs Prograf® in Stable Liver Transplantation Patients
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Astellas Pharma Inc
Information provided by:
Astellas Pharma Inc
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00619398
First received: January 23, 2008
Last updated: March 10, 2009
Last verified: March 2009
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Purpose
This study aims to evaluate and to compare the efficacy and safety of FK506MR with Prograf® in stable liver transplantation patients. It shall be demonstrated that FK506MR is non-inferior to Prograf® with regards to the efficacy and safety.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Liver Transplantation |
Drug: Prograf Drug: FK506MR capsule |
Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Study to Evaluate and Compare the Efficacy and Safety of FK506MR vs Prograf® in Stable Liver Transplantation Patients and a Pharmacokinetics Study |
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics:
Liver Transplantation
Drug Information available for:
Tacrolimus
U.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Astellas Pharma Inc:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Event rate of patients with acute rejections [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Incidence of and time to acute rejections [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Overall frequency of acute rejections [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Rate of patients and graft survival following transplantation [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Incidence of adverse events including laboratory assessments [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
| Enrollment: | 172 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | March 2009 |
| Primary Completion Date: | March 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| Active Comparator: 1 |
Drug: Prograf
Oral
Other Names:
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| Experimental: 2 |
Drug: FK506MR capsule
Oral
Other Names:
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Detailed Description:
A multicentre, randomized, open label, two parallel group study The patients will be randomized to MR4 group or Prograf® group. The treatment period is 3 months( 12 weeks).Patients randomized to MR4 group who complete 3 months treatment period will continue to use MR4 until MR4 commercial available or authority notification.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent with the date of the patient must be obtained
- Patient is the recipient of a liver transplant from 6 to 24 months prior to enrollment
- Patient is currently receiving Prograf or Prograf + MMF based immunosuppressive therapy
- At screening the liver and kidney function of patient is stable (defined as Serum creatinine is normal and ALT or AST is <= 2 times the upper value of normal range)
- Patient has the stable whole blood trough level concentration of Prograf (defined as tacrolimus trough concentrations of 2-10ng/ml measured 14 days prior to enrollment), and is clinically stable in the opinion of the investigator
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient has received an organ transplant other than a kidney
- Patient has experienced any rejection episode within 90 days prior to enrollment in the study, any rejection episode within the last 6 months that required anti-lymphocyte antibody therapy
- Patient is currently receiving other immunosuppressant therapy, eg. sirolimus
- Patient with liver recurrent cancer, or metastasis, or other cancer
- Patient has any unstable medical condition that could interfere with the study objectives
- Patient is currently participating in another clinical trial and/or is taking or has been taking an investigational drug in the 30 days prior to enrollment
- Patient is allergic macrolide antibiotics or tacrolimus
- Patient has psychiatric disorder, in the opinion of the investigator, may invalidate communication with the investigator
- Patient is currently receiving any medications, which is know to alter the CYP450 3A enzyme system (including grapefruit juice)
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00619398
Locations
| China, Beijing | |
| Beijing, Beijing, China | |
| China, Guangdong | |
| Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| China, Liaoning | |
| Shenyang, Liaoning, China | |
| China, Shanghai | |
| Shanghai, Shanghai, China | |
| China, Tianjing | |
| Tianjing, Tianjing, China | |
| China, Zheijiang | |
| Hangzhou, Zheijiang, China | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Astellas Pharma Inc
Investigators
| Study Chair: | Central Contact | Astellas Pharma Inc |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Director, Astellas Pharma Inc. |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00619398 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | MR4LTxCN02 |
| Study First Received: | January 23, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | March 10, 2009 |
| Health Authority: | China: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by Astellas Pharma Inc:
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FK506 tacrolimus prograf Liver transplantation |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Tacrolimus Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013