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Liver TransplantationPhase 2NCT00282256

A Study of a Modified-Release Tacrolimus Based Immunosuppression Regimen in Stable Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients

A Phase 2 study testing tacrolimus modified release (MR) and tacrolimus in people with Liver Transplantation, run by Astellas Pharma Inc at 5 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

A study to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety and effectiveness of tacrolimus in stable pediatric liver transplant patients converted from a Prograf® based immunosuppression regimen to a modified release tacrolimus based immunosuppression regimen. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 12 years
Conditions the study is for
Liver Transplantation
What is being tested?
tacrolimus modified release (MR) and tacrolimus
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
19 participants
Where
5 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2004to Oct 2008
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Patient is currently receiving Prograf® based immunosuppressive therapy for liver transplantation.
  • Patient has stable whole blood trough level concentrations of Prograf® and is clinically stable

Who cannot join

  • Patient has previously received an organ transplant other than a liver
  • Patient is currently receiving sirolimus immunosuppression therapy.

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

5 sites in 1 country

United States5 sites
  • Study site

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • Study site

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • Study site

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

  • Study site

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70433

  • Study site

    New York, New York, 10029

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 2, Open-Label, Multi-center Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Tacrolimus in Stable Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients Converted From a Prograf® Based Immunosuppression Regimen to a Modified Release (MR) Tacrolimus Based Immunosuppression Regimen

A study to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety and effectiveness of tacrolimus in stable pediatric liver transplant patients converted from a Prograf® based immunosuppression regimen to a modified release tacrolimus based immunosuppression regimen.

Read the detailed description

A 1 arm study to assess the pharmacokinetics, and long-term safety and effectiveness of a modified release tacrolimus based immunosuppression regimen in stable pediatric liver transplant patients converted from a Prograf® based immunosuppression regimen.

Being tested
tacrolimus modified release (MR), tacrolimus
Keywords
Child, Pharmacokinetics, Immunosuppression Drugs, Hepatic transplant, Liver Transplantation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • tacrolimus modified release (MR)Drug

    Also called Advagraf,, FK506E,, MR4,, FKMR,

    Oral

  • tacrolimusDrug

    Also called Prograf,, FK506

    Oral

Study groups in NCT00282256
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Tacrolimus MRExperimentalParticipants continued to receive their stable twice daily dose of tacrolimus twice daily on Day 1 through Day 7 and on Day 8 were converted to tacrolimus modified release (MR) once-daily in the morning for 7 days on a 1:1 (mg:mg) basis for their total daily dose. Patients who completed the 2-week pharmacokinetic treatment period were eligible to continue receiving tacrolimus MR as part of the extension treatment period of the study. The extended treatment period began on Day 15 and consisted of a single dose of tacrolimus MR once every morning through the end of the study.
Receives: Drug: tacrolimus modified release (MR); Drug: tacrolimus

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to 24 Hours (AUC0-24) for Tacrolimus

    The area under the concentration-time curve was calculated from whole blood tacrolimus concentrations for both tacrolimus and tacrolimus MR at steady state using the linear trapezoidal rule. The AUC0-24 for tacrolimus was calculated as the sum of the AUC0-12 and AUC 12-24 for the morning and afternoon doses.

    Measured: For tacrolimus, Day 7 at 0 (pre-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12 (pre-dose), 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, and 24 hours. For tacrolimus MR, Day 14 at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 15, 18, 20, and 24 hours post-dose.

  2. Minimum Observed Concentration of Tacrolimus (Cmin)

    The trough (minimum) concentration of tacrolimus determined from the tacrolimus whole blood concentration value at the 12 hour post-dose concentration based on the evening dose (i.e., the 8 am concentration) for tacrolimus and the 24-hour time point post-dose for tacrolimus MR, prior to receiving the next dose.

    Measured: Day 7 at 12 hours post-dose (tacrolimus) and Day 14 at 24 hours post-dose (tacrolimus MR).

  3. Patient Survival

    Patient survival was defined as any participant known to be alive at the end of the study.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  4. Graft Survival

    Graft survival was defined as any participant who did not meet the definition of graft loss, where graft loss was defined as graft failure (re-transplant) or participant death.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

Secondary outcomes (14)
  1. Maximum Observed Concentration of Tacrolimus (Cmax)

    The maximum concentration was calculated from whole blood tacrolimus concentrations for both the tacrolimus and tacrolimus MR at steady state, without interpolation.

    Measured: For tacrolimus, Day 7 at 0 (pre-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12 (pre-dose), 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, and 24 hours. For tacrolimus MR, Day 14 at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 15, 18, 20, and 24 hours post-dose.

  2. Time to Maximum Observed Concentration of Tacrolimus (Tmax)

    Time to reach the first observed maximum concentration of tacrolimus was calculated from whole blood tacrolimus concentrations for both tacrolimus and tacrolimus MR at steady state, without interpolation.

    Measured: For tacrolimus, Day 7 at 0 (pre-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12 (pre-dose), 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, and 24 hours. For tacrolimus MR, Day 14 at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 15, 18, 20, and 24 hours post-dose.

  3. Percentage of Participants With Biopsy-confirmed Acute Rejection

    Biopsy-confirmed acute rejection (BCAR) is defined as an episode of acute liver allograft rejection that was confirmed by biopsy results and was Banff grade ≥ I. Biopsies were graded by the pathologist at the clinical site according to the 1997 Banff criteria for grading of acute liver allograft rejection: Indeterminate: Portal inflammatory infiltrate that fails to meet the criteria for diagnosis of acute rejection; Grade I (Mild): Rejection infiltrate in a minority of the triads that is generally mild and confined within the portal spaces; Grade II (Moderate): Rejection infiltrate, expanding to most or all of the triads; Grade III (Severe): Rejection infiltrate, expanding to most or all of the triads, with spillover into periportal areas and moderate to severe perivenular inflammation that extends into the hepatic parenchyma and is associated with perivenular hepatocyte. necrosis

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  4. Time to Event for Patient Non-survival

    For participants who died on study, the median number of days from first dose of study drug to death due to any cause.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  5. Time to Event for Graft Non-survival

    For participants with graft loss, the median number of days from the first dose of study drug to graft loss. Graft loss was defined as graft failure (re-transplant) or participant death.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  6. Time to First Biopsy-confirmed Acute Rejection

    For participants with a biopsy-confirmed acute rejection (BCAR), the median number of days from the first dose of study drug to the date of biopsy confirmation. BCAR is defined as an episode of acute liver allograft rejection that was confirmed by biopsy results and was Banff grade ≥ I. Biopsies were graded by the clinical site pathologist according to the 1997 Banff criteria for grading acute liver allograft rejection: Indeterminate: Portal inflammatory infiltrate that fails to meet the criteria for diagnosis of acute rejection; Grade I: Rejection infiltrate in a minority of the triads that is generally mild and confined within the portal spaces; Grade II: Rejection infiltrate, expanding to most or all of the triads; Grade III: Rejection infiltrate, expanding to most or all of the triads, with spillover into periportal areas and moderate to severe perivenular inflammation that extends into the hepatic parenchyma and is associated with perivenular hepatocyte necrosis.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  7. Grade of Biopsy-confirmed Acute Rejection Episodes

    Biopsy-confirmed acute rejection (BCAR) is defined as an episode of acute liver allograft rejection that was confirmed by biopsy results and was Banff grade ≥ I. Biopsies were graded by the clinical site pathologist according to the 1997 Banff criteria for grading of acute liver allograft rejection: Indeterminate: Portal inflammatory infiltrate that fails to meet the criteria for diagnosis of acute rejection; Grade I (Mild): Rejection infiltrate in a minority of the triads that is generally mild and confined within the portal spaces; Grade II (Moderate): Rejection infiltrate, expanding to most or all of the triads; Grade III (Severe): Rejection infiltrate, expanding to most or all of the triads, with spillover into periportal areas and moderate to severe perivenular inflammation that extends into the hepatic parenchyma and is associated with perivenular hepatocyte necrosis. For participants with more than one biopsy-confirmed acute rejection episode, the worst case grade is reported.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  8. Number of Participants Receiving Anti-lymphocyte Antibody Therapy for Acute Rejection

    Steroid-resistant rejection episodes were treated with anti-lymphocyte antibodies. If a participant had a histologically proven Banff Grade II or III rejection, they could be initiated on anti-lymphocyte antibody treatment per institutional practice.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  9. Number of Participants With Multiple Rejection Episodes

    This analysis includes rejection episodes that were either confirmed by biopsy by the clinical site pathologist or were clinically treated.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  10. Number of Participants With Clinically Treated Acute Rejection Episodes

    A clinically treated acute rejection episode was any biopsy-confirmed or suspected rejection episode that was treated with immunosuppressive therapy.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  11. Number of Participants With Chronic Rejection

    Due to the low number of participants with biopsy-confirmed acute rejection episodes, chronic rejection was not analyzed.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  12. Number of Participants With Treatment Failure

    Treatment failure was defined as discontinuation of study drug for any reason. Due to discontinuation of the study by the sponsor, treatment failure was not analyzed.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  13. Primary Reason for Graft Loss

    The primary reason for graft loss was recorded by the Investigator. Graft loss was defined as graft failure (re-transplant) or participant death.

    Measured: From enrollment until the end of study (up to 54 months).

  14. Safety as Assessed by Clinical Signs and Symptoms, Laboratory Parameters and Diagnostic Tests

    An adverse event (AE) is defined as any reaction, side effect or other untoward medical occurrence, regardless of the relationship to study drug which occurred during the conduct of a clinical study. Clinically significant adverse changes in clinical status, routine laboratory studies or physical examinations were considered adverse events.

    A serious adverse event was any adverse event occurring at any dose that resulted in any of the following outcomes:

    • Death
    • Life-threatening adverse event
    • Inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization
    • Persistent or significant disability or incapacity
    • Congenital abnormality or birth defect
    • Important medical event.

    Measured: From the first dose of tacrolimus MR formulation through the last dose day plus 10 days (approximately 54 months).

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Jan 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2004
  3. Primary completionOct 2008
  4. Study completionOct 2008

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
19 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00282256
Sponsor's protocol ID
03-0-160
Status last verified
Aug 2013
First submitted
24 Jan 2006
Last updated
17 Oct 2013
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Heffron TG, Pescovitz MD, Florman S, Kalayoglu M, Emre S, Smallwood G, Wisemandle K, Anania C, Dhadda S, Sawamoto T, Keirns J, Fitzsimmons W, First MR. Once-daily tacrolimus extended-release formulation: 1-year post-conversion in stable pediatric liver transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2007 Jun;7(6):1609-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01803.x.

    PubMed 17511684

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing tacrolimus modified release (MR) and tacrolimus in people with Liver Transplantation, run by Astellas Pharma Inc at 5 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Oct 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 17 Oct 2013). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to 24 Hours (AUC0-24) for Tacrolimus (time frame: For tacrolimus, Day 7 at 0 (pre-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12 (pre-dose), 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, and 24 hours. For tacrolimus MR, Day 14 at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 15, 18, 20, and 24 hours post-dose.). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00282256, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Oct 2013.

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