Kidney Transplantation, Renal Transplantation, Stable Renal Recipients
Conditions
Keywords
tacrolimus, kidney
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the safety and efficacy of two drugs (ADVAGRAF® and PROGRAF® groups) in patients who received renal transplantation.
Interventions
DRUGADVAGRAF
oral
DRUGPROGRAF
oral
Sponsors
Astellas Pharma Korea, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Only patients who meet the following inclusion criteria should be enrolled. 1. Patients who received a kidney at least within 12 months of their study enrollment (from a deceased or living donor) 2. Patients whose tacrolimus dose have not been changed in at least 12 weeks from their study enrollment and whose minimum blood tacrolimus concentration mean value is within 3-10 ng/ml 3. Female patients who showed a negative result in the serum pregnancy test and who agreed to use an effective contraceptive method during the study period 4. Patients who are clinically stable based on the judgment of the investigator 5. Patients who were given enough information regarding the study, understood the objectives and risks of the study, and signed the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Patients who fall under any of the following criteria should not be enrolled in this study. 1. Patients who had received any other organ except a kidney 2. Patients who showed an acute rejection reaction within 12 weeks of their enrollment or who showed an acute rejection reaction that required antilymphocyte antibody therapy within 24 weeks 3. Patients who were diagnosed with a newly developed malignant tumor (Patients with successfully treated squamous cell/basal cell carcinoma can be enrolled, though.) 4. Patients who have a known allergy to the investigational drug (the test/control drug) or to tacrolimus 5. Patients who have an unstable medical condition that may affect the evaluation of the study's objectives based on the investigator's judgment 6. Patients who have any form of drug abuse or mental illness that might complicate communication with the investigators based on the investigator's judgment 7. Patients who are currently participating in another clinical trial or who received the investigational drug in another trial within 28 days of their enrollment 8. Patients who are receiving prohibited concomitant medications or who received those medications within 28 days of their enrollment 9. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding 10. Patients who had been HIV-positive 11. Patients who are considered non-compliant with the scheduled study visits in the protocol 12. Patients who have abnormal kidney functions or a serum creatinine level higher than 1.6 mg/dL/GFR (MDRD) or less than 30 mL/min at the screening visit 13. Patients who have Creeping creatinine (a 20% increase in their creatinine for six months before their enrollment) 14. Patients who have abnormal liver functions: i.e., whose SGPT/ALT and/or SGOT/AST and/or bilirubin is twice higher than the normal range in the center, and who have liver cirrhosis 15. Patients who have an underlying disease such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) or type II membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (Type II MPGN)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of adverse events | at 24 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) | at 24 weeks | Calculated by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation |
| Incidence of rejection reactions | at 24 weeks | — |
| Blood pressure | at 24 weeks | — |
| Survival rate of the grafts | at 24 weeks | — |
| Subject's physical condition (SF-35) | at 24 weeks | Evaluation of subject's physical condition |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed