Once-a-day Regimen With Everolimus, Low Dose Cyclosporine and Steroids in Comparison With Steroid Withdrawal or Twice a Day Regimen With Everolimus, Low Dose Cyclosporine and Steroids.

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

330

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2009

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2012

Conditions
de Novo Kidney Transplant RecipientsRenal Transplantation
Interventions
DRUG

everolimus

Everolimus (Certican®) was provided in blisters containing tablets of 0.25 mg and 0.75 mg. Everolimus was initiated within 48 hours after graft reperfusion and it was administered orally.

DRUG

cyclosporine

Cyclosporine for microemulsion (CsA, Sandimmun® Neoral®) was coadministered with everolimus at the same time of the day. CsA was available in alu-alu blisters containing soft gelatine capsules of 100 mg, 50 mg, 25 mg and 10 mg. Oral solution, as bottles containing 50 mL of solution (100 mg/mL) has been provided and used in case the drug had been administered to patients by nasogastric tube immediately after transplant.

DRUG

Prednison (continuous steroids)

continuous steroids

Trial Locations (28)

10126

Novartis Investigative Site, Torino

16132

Novartis Investigative Site, Genova

20122

Novartis Investigative Site, Milan

28100

Novartis Investigative Site, Novara

41100

Novartis Investigative Site, Modena

53100

Novartis Investigative Site, Siena

60100

Novartis Investigative Site, Ancona

06070

Novartis Investigative Site, Perugia

07100

Novartis Investigative Site, Sassari

Unknown

Novartis Investigative Site, Bologna

Novartis Investigative Site, Brescia

Novartis Investigative Site, Cagliari

Novartis Investigative Site, Catania

Novartis Investigative Site, Coppito

Novartis Investigative Site, Florence

Novartis Investigative Site, Napoli

Novartis Investigative Site, Padua

Novartis Investigative Site, Palermo

Novartis Investigative Site, Parma

Novarits Investigative Site, Pisa

Novartis Investigative Site, Roma

Novartis Investigative Site, Rome

Novartis Investigative Site, Salerno

Novartis Investigative Site, Treviso

Novartis InvestigativeSite, Udine

Novartis Investigative Site, Varese

Novartis Investigative Site, Verona

Novartis Investigative Site, Vicenza

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Novartis

INDUSTRY

NCT01023815 - Once-a-day Regimen With Everolimus, Low Dose Cyclosporine and Steroids in Comparison With Steroid Withdrawal or Twice a Day Regimen With Everolimus, Low Dose Cyclosporine and Steroids. | Biotech Hunter | Biotech Hunter