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A Study of Modigraf® (Tacrolimus Granules) to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Long-term Safety and Efficacy in De Novo Pediatric Allograft Liver and Kidney Transplantation Recipients

A Multicenter, Open-label, Non-comparative Study of Modigraf® (Tacrolimus Granules) to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Long-term Safety and Efficacy in De Novo Pediatric Allograft Liver and Kidney Transplantation Recipients

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05152628
Enrollment
55
Registered
2021-12-10
Start date
2022-01-11
Completion date
2024-03-06
Last updated
2025-03-17

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Conditions

Liver Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation

Keywords

Liver Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation, Modigraf, Tacrolimus, Pediatric, Pharmacokinetics

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus following oral administration of Modigraf, after the first oral dose and at steady state in pediatric participants undergoing de novo allograft liver or kidney transplantation. This study will also observe the safety and efficacy of Modigraf in de novo pediatric allograft liver and kidney transplantation recipients.

Detailed description

Pediatric participants will be treated with a Modigraf (tacrolimus granules) based immunosuppressive regimen for 12 months.

Interventions

Sponsors

Astellas Pharma China, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Participant's parent(s) or their legal representative(s), and participant where applicable agrees not to participate in another interventional study while participating in the present study from 1 month before screening to the end of the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Participant has previously received another organ transplant. * Participant has a high immunological risk, defined as a panel reactive antibody (PRA) score \> 50% in the previous 6 months (only applicable for kidney transplantation recipients). * Cold ischemia time of the donor kidney longer than 30 hours (only applicable for kidney transplantation recipients). * Bilateral kidney transplantation recipients (only applicable for kidney transplantation recipients). * Participant receives an ABO incompatible donor organ. * Participant has significant kidney impairment, defined as having serum creatinine ≥ 230 μmol/L (≥ 2.6 mg/dL) prior to transplantation (not applicable for kidney transplantation recipients). * Participant has significant liver disease, defined as having elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or total bilirubin (TBL) levels 3 times the upper value of the normal range prior to transplantation (not applicable for liver transplantation recipients). * Participants with malignancies or a history of malignancy within the last 5 years. * Participant has a significant, uncontrolled systemic infection and/or severe diarrhea, vomiting, active upper gastrointestinal disorder that may affect the absorption of tacrolimus or has an active peptic ulcer. * Recipient or donor known to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or hepatitis B virus (HBV) positive. * Participant requires systemic immunosuppressive medication for any indication other than transplantation. * Participants taking or requiring to be treated with medication or substances prohibited by this protocol. * Known allergy or intolerance to steroids, macrolide antibiotics, basiliximab, or tacrolimus. * Participants with severe primary disease/complications/poor general condition which may be unsuitable for participating in this study. * Participant is currently participating in another clinical trial and/or has been taking any other study drug within 1 month prior to screening. * Participant is unlikely to comply with the visits scheduled in the protocol.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
PK of tacrolimus granules in Whole Blood: Dose-normalized Ctrough on Day 1Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 1Ctrough normalized with the dose just prior to blood sampling. Dose-normalized Ctrough is calculated as Ctrough/dose.
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of tacrolimus granules in whole blood: area under the blood concentration - time curve for a dosing interval (AUCtau) on Day 1Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 1AUCtau is recorded from the pharmacokinetic (PK) whole blood samples collected.
PK of tacrolimus granules in whole blood: AUCtau on Day 7Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 7AUCtau is recorded from the PK blood samples collected.
PK of tacrolimus granules in whole blood: maximum concentration (Cmax) on Day 1Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 1Cmax is recorded from the PK blood samples collected. Cmax is maximum concentration observed in an observation period.
PK of tacrolimus granules in whole blood: Cmax on Day 7Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 7Cmax is recorded from the PK blood samples collected. Cmax is maximum concentration observed in an observation period.
PK of tacrolimus granules in Whole Blood: Time of Maximum Concentration (Tmax) on Day 1Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 1Tmax is recorded from the PK blood samples collected. Tmax is time of maximum concentration in an observation period.
PK of tacrolimus granules in Whole Blood: Tmax on Day 7Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 7Tmax is recorded from the PK blood samples collected. Tmax is time of maximum concentration in an observation period.
PK of tacrolimus granules in whole blood: Trough blood concentration (Ctrough) on Day 1Pre-dose on day 1Ctrough is recorded from the PK blood samples collected.
PK of granules tacrolimus in whole blood: Ctrough on Day 7Pre-dose on day 7Ctrough is recorded from the PK blood samples collected.
Correlation between Ctrough and AUCtau of tacrolimus granules PK parameters in whole blood on Day 1Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 1The correlation between Ctrough and AUCtau PK parameters will be assessed by Pearson's coefficient at each sample time by visit.
Percentage of Participants With Acute Rejection (AR)From first dose to month 12AR is an immune response against the donor graft that causes tissue impairment and potential failure. The criteria for rejection is performed by the local histopathologist following the Histological Grading of Liver Biopsies for Rejection, the Banff diagnostic categories for renal allograft biopsies.
Number of Participants who DiedFrom first dose to month 12Number of participant who died is recorded during 12 months' post-transplant; any cause of death is taken into account.
Number of Participants with Graft FailureFrom first dose to month 12Graft failure is defined as graft dysfunction, including re-transplantation or death, during the study period. A graft dysfunction to permanent dialysis in kidney transplantation is also considered as graft failure.
Number of Dose Adjustments Throughout the Study PeriodFrom first dose to month 12The dose adjustments required for the organ transplant is reported.
Number of Participants with Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (AEs)From first dose to month 12An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant given a study drug not necessarily linked to this treatment. An AE can be any unfavorable and unintended sign (e.g., abnormal laboratory finding; abnormal laboratory test result or other safety assessment, symptom, or disease) temporally associated with the use of study drug whether or not considered related to the study drug. Treatment emergent adverse event (TEAE) is defined as AE observed after administering the study drug.
Whole Blood Trough Levels of TacrolimusFrom day 1 through month 12 (predose)Tacrolimus whole blood trough levels are routinely monitored from whole blood samples, using a local assay method, for example EMITÒ or Liquid-Chromatography-Mass-Spectrometry-Mass-Spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) in the local laboratories. Mean trough levels of tacrolimus from day 1 through month 12 are reported.
Correlation between Ctrough and AUCtau of tacrolimus granules in whole blood on Day 7Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 7The correlation between Ctrough and AUCtau is assessed by Pearson's coefficient at each sample time by visit.
PK of tacrolimus granules in Whole Blood: Dose-normalized AUCtau on Day 1Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 1Dose-normalized AUCtau is AUCtau normalized with the dose just prior to blood sampling. Dose-normalized AUCtau is calculated as AUCtau/dose.
PK of tacrolimus granules in Whole Blood: Dose-normalized AUCtau on Day 7Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 7Dose-normalized AUCtau is AUCtau normalized with the dose just prior to blood sampling. Dose-normalized AUCtau is calculated as AUCtau/dose.
PK of tacrolimus granules in Whole Blood: Dose-normalized Cmax on Day 1Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 1Dose-normalized Cmax is Cmax normalized with the dose just prior to blood sampling. Dose-normalized Cmax is calculated as Cmax/dose.
PK of tacrolimus granules in Whole Blood: Dose-normalized Cmax on Day 7Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 7Dose-normalized Cmax is Cmax normalized with the dose just prior to blood sampling. Dose-normalized Cmax is calculated as Cmax/dose.
PK of tacrolimus granules in Whole Blood: Dose-normalized Ctrough on Day 7Predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 8, 12 hours post dose on day 7Ctrough normalized with the dose just prior to blood sampling. Dose-normalized Ctrough is calculated as Ctrough/dose.
Percentage of Participants With Biopsy-Proven Acute Rejections (BPAR)From first dose to month 12AR is an immune response against the donor graft that causes tissue impairment and potential failure. The criteria for rejection is performed by the local histopathologist following the Histological Grading of Liver Biopsies for Rejection, the Banff diagnostic categories for renal allograft biopsies. A BPAR episode is defined as any AR episode confirmed by biopsy.
Percentage of Participants With Clinically Suspected RejectionFrom first dose to month 12AR is an immune response against the donor graft that causes tissue impairment and potential failure. The criteria for rejection is performed by the local histopathologist following the Histological Grading of Liver Biopsies for Rejection, the Banff diagnostic categories for renal allograft biopsies. An AR is clinically suspected in participants who experienced an increase in serum creatinine, after the exclusion of other causes of graft dysfunction (generally with biopsy).

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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