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A Study to Evaluate FK778 in Kidney Transplant Patients

A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Different Concentrations of FK778 With Tacrolimus (FK506) and Steroids Versus a Standard Regimen of Tacrolimus, MMF and Steroids in Renal Transplant Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00189735
Enrollment
364
Registered
2005-09-19
Start date
2003-09-30
Completion date
2005-10-31
Last updated
2008-04-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Grafting, Kidney, Kidney Transplantation, Renal Transplantation, Transplantation, Kidney, Transplantation, Renal

Keywords

Treatment Efficacy, Treatment Effectiveness, Anti-rejection therapy, Immunosuppression, Antirejection, Malononitrilamide

Brief summary

A dose finding study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of FK778 in kidney transplant patients

Interventions

DRUGFK778

Sponsors

Astellas Pharma Europe B.V.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Astellas Pharma Inc
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient has end stage kidney disease or needs retransplantation (loss of graft for non-immunological reasons). * Patient has been fully informed.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient has an immunological high risk and/or having a previous graft survival shorter than 1 year due to immunological reasons. * Patient has significant liver disease. * Cold ischemia time of the donor kidney \>28 hours. * Patient having uncontrolled concomitant infections and/or severe diarrhoea, vomiting, active upper gastro-intestinal tract malabsorption or active peptic ulcer. * Patient has previously received or is receiving an organ transplant other than kidney.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of biopsy-proven acute rejection over the first 24 weeks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of and time to first corticosteroid-resistant acute rejections over the first 24 weeks and after 1 year
Incidence of and time to first acute rejection by signs and symptoms over the first 24 weeks and after 1 year
Severity of biopsy-proven acute rejections (Banff criteria) over the first 24 weeks and after 1 year
Frequency of treatment failure (as defined below) over the first 24 weeks and after 1 year
Renal function as measured by serum creatinine concentrations and calculated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft formula) over the first 24 weeks and after 1 year
Chronic allograft dysfunction assessed by chronic allograft damage index (CADI) after 24 weeks of transplantation.
Safety first 24 weeks: Patient survival
Graft survival
Incidence of adverse events
Efficacy:Incidence of and time to first biopsy-proven acute rejection over the first 24 weeks and after 1 year
Haemoglobin values at weeks two to six
Leukocytes at weeks two to six
Thrombocytes at weeks two to six
Bilirubin at weeks two to six
Incidence of CMV viraemia
Incidence of Diarrhoea, Gastroenteritis and Gastritis
Safety after 1 year:Incidence of adverse events
Patient and graft survival
Routine safety laboratory parameters

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026