Safety and Efficacy Study of Everolimus to Treat BK Virus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

40

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2015

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2015

Conditions
BK Virus Infection
Interventions
DRUG

Everolimus

Everolimus will be administered orally at a starting dose of 0.75 mg PO b.i.d. (1.5 mg/day). Everolimus whole blood trough levels will be monitored at pre-specified time points to achieve a range of 3-8 ng/mL. Group 1 patients will continue on prednisone and tacrolimus with a target whole blood trough level of 3-6 ng/mL.

DRUG

Mycophenolic acid dose reduction

Group 2 patients will undergo a 50% reduction of the mycophenolic acid (MPA) dose, and continue with tacrolimus (target trough level of 6-10 ng/mL), and prednisone.

Trial Locations (1)

94143

University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

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