Renal Transplantation
Conditions
Keywords
Transplantation, kidney, organ transplant
Brief summary
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of FTY720 combined with cyclosporine and corticosteroids in patients receiving a kidney transplant.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who have completed the 12 Month visit of the Core trial either on or off study drug. * Female capable of becoming pregnant are required to have a medically approved method of birth control until 3 Month after study medication was stopped.
Exclusion criteria
\- None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Absolute lymphocyte count within 36 months post transplant | — |
| IA, IB, IIA, IIB, III, or humoral acute rejection diagnosed by biopsy according to Banff 97 criteria within 36 months post transplant | — |
| Permanent resumption of dialysis within 36 months post transplant | — |
| Surgical removal of graft within 36 months post transplant | — |
| Death within 36 months post transplant | — |
| Withdrawal of consent, death, or lost to follow up within 36 months post transplant | — |
| Serum creatinine, and estimated creatinine clearance within 36 months post transplant | — |
| FEV1 , FVC, FEV1/FVC, DLCO and FEF 25%-75% within 36 months post transplant | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| IA, IB, IIA, IIB, III, or humoral rejection diagnosed by biopsy according to Banff 97 criteria at Month 24 and Month 36 post-transplant | — |
| Permanent resumption of dialysis at Month 24 and Month 36 post-transplant | — |
| Surgical removal of graft at Month 24 and Month 36 post-transplant | — |
| Death at Month 24 and Month 36 post-transplant | — |
| Withdrawal of consent, death, or lost to follow up at Month 24 and Month 36 post-transplant | — |
| Serum creatinine, and estimated creatinine clearance at Month 24 and Month 36 post-transplant | — |
| FEV1 , FVC, FEV1/FVC, DLCO and FEF 25%-75% at Month 24 and Month 36 post-transplant | — |
| Absolute lymphocyte count at Month 18, 24, 30 and 36 | — |