Transplantation InfectionNCT01767350
Determinants of Immunosuppressive Dose Requirements in Children After Solid Organ Transplantation
An observational study of Transplantation Infection, run by Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven at 1 site in Belgium.
Trial summary
The long-term success of solid organ transplantation is largely dependent on the efficacy of immunosuppressive medication. Unfortunately, for the most important agents the correct drug levels are difficult to attain, with potential severe consequences of drug under- or overexposure. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 1 year to 30 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Transplantation Infection
- What is being tested?
- Blood withdrawal for DNA
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBelgium
- Study dates
- Feb 2013to Jan 2015
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 1 year to 30 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Study population: Pediatric recipients of a solid organ transplantation
Who may be able to join
- All pediatric recipients of a solid organ transplantation in our hospital
- Extensive pharmacokinetic study of immunosuppression (AUC) performed during follow up
- Consent of child/caretaker
Who cannot join
- -
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Study Aimed at Determining the Relation Between the Administered Dose and Exposure to Immunosuppressive Medication in Children After Solid Organ Transplantation
The long-term success of solid organ transplantation is largely dependent on the efficacy of immunosuppressive medication. Unfortunately, for the most important agents the correct drug levels are difficult to attain, with potential severe consequences of drug under- or overexposure. In addition there is a large variation in dose requirements within and between different subjects. Clinical studies have demonstrated that a better control of drug exposure can improve outcome. A large set of patient characteristics appear important in determining dose requirements in adults, in particular genetic variation in genes involved in drug metabolism. In children relative dose requirements are increased compared to adults, but is not known why and the role of pharmacogenetic variation has not been described.
Our study aims to describe relative dose requirements in children after solid organ transplantation with the help of clinical and laboratory data obtained during regular hospital visits (retrospective). In addition we will assess their genotype for genes involved in the metabolism of immunosuppressives.
Read the detailed description
The success of solid organ transplantation is for an important part determined by the potency of the immunosuppressive regime to prevent allograft rejection. Depending on the type of organ transplanted current 5-year graft survival for liver is circa 70% and for kidney almost 80% (1-3). Although acute rejection has become less a problem, analyses of data on the follow-up of solid organ recipients has demonstrated that long-term allograft survival has not improved much in the last decade. The life expectancy of a donor organ appears limited due to phenomena such as chronic, antibody mediated, rejection and the toxic effects of immunosuppressive medication.
Unfortunately, the most commonly applied immunosuppressive agents (in particular the calcineurin-inhibitors) possess a narrow therapeutic index with potential severe consequences of drug under- or overexposure. Furthermore, in clinical practice optimal dosing is difficult to achieve due to important inter- and intraindividual variation in drug pharmacokinetics. Consequently attention has shifted towards designing a "tailored immunosuppressive maintenance therapy", aimed at optimization of drug efficacy and the prevention of these unintended and possible deleterious side effects in the individual recipient. For a "perfect fit" this entails a fundamental knowledge of the individual characteristics of the recipient and its graft in relation to the pharmacodynamic and -kinetic properties of the agent.
A complex and often interdependent set of factors appears relevant in determining drug exposure. These include recipient characteristics such as age, race, body composition, organ function (intestine-liver-kidney), food and concomitant medication intake, but also graft-related characteristics such as: seize, donor-age, and time after transplantation. Longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis of clinical and genetic co-variables in allograft recipient cohorts has identified several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding for enzymes and transporters involved in drug metabolism(CYP3A4, CYP3A5, MDR1), which were associated with differences in dosing and toxicity (4-10). In particular carriers of a common polymorphism in CYP3A5 (designated CYP3A5*1) demonstrate a 25-40% increase in tacrolimus clearance and a 2-3 fold increase in dose requirements.
In children the dose requirements per kg bodyweight to attain desired blood concentrations are approximately 2.7 fold higher for patients under 5 years and 1.9 fold higher for patients aged 5 to 12 years when compared to older patients11-14. Age-related differences in expression of enzymes or transporters involved in drug metabolism might play an important role. Fakhoury et al demonstrated an increase in intestinal CYP3A4/5 mRNA and protein expression from childhood to adulthood (15). In addition other factors such as intestinal transit time and length, body composition, protein binding, body metabolism and organ function, might be important in determining dose requirements in children (16-18). The importance of the aforementioned genetic polymorphisms on long-term dose requirements have not been studied in children.
Objective:
To describe dose requirements of immunosuppressive medication in relation to a set of clinical and non-clinical (genetic) factors in a cohort of pediatric recipients of a solid organ allograft.
Methods:
A retrospective study in a single center (University Hospitals Leuven) with an active program for pediatric kidney, liver and intestinal transplantation. The study population consists of subjects who received a solid organ transplant (liver, kidney, intestine, combined) between 0 and 18 years of age.
As a part of their standard care patients are admitted to the department for a yearly check-up after transplantation. During this admission a set of investigations are performed to evaluate the current medical situation, including an elaborate pharmacokinetic (PK) assessment. Patient characteristics and clinical data (age, bodyweight, sex, type of graft, cause of organ failure, co-medication, laboratory results, PK data) will be retrieved from the patient files concerning these follow-up admissions. In addition patients and/or their parents will be requested permission to collect one extra tube of whole blood (ca 8 ml) for DNA analysis during a standard blood collection at a regular hospital/outpatient visit.
After collection patient data will be given a code for further anonymous storage and analysis. DNA SNP analysis will take place at our laboratory for pediatric nephrology with PCR.
- Conditions
- Transplantation Infection
- Being tested
- Blood withdrawal for DNA
- Keywords
- Pediatric transplantation, Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacokinetics, Calcineurin inhibitors, CYP3A, Pgp
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Blood withdrawal for DNAProcedure or surgery
Also called not applicalble
Single withdrawal of 8 ml whole blood for DNA analysis, during a "standard" blood collection as part of standard clinical follow up.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| children with organ transplant | Subjects who received an solid organ transplant at our institution at the age of 0-19 yrs and who were subject to pharmacokinetic evaluation during their follow up. Additional blood withdrawal for DNA will be performed Receives: Procedure: Blood withdrawal for DNA |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Relative dose requirement of tacrolimus, ciclosporin or MMF
analysis of retrospective data concerning pharmacokinetic assessment as part of standard clinical care
Measured: 1 yr
Secondary outcomes (1)
Pharmacogenetic genotype
Analysis of DNA obtained during a regular hospital visit for genetic variants relevant for metabolism of immunosuppression according to literature (CYP3A4, CYP3A5, MDR1, etc)
Measured: 1 yr
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Jan 2013 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2013
- Primary completionJan 2015
- Study completionJan 2015
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (17)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Transplantation InfectionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU LeuvenThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Noël Knops, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- Investigators
- Noel Knops, MD, Principal investigator, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01767350
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- S55088
- Status last verified
- Dec 2015
- First submitted
- 10 Jan 2013
- Last updated
- 15 Dec 2015
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Cai J, Terasaki PI. Induction immunosuppression improves long-term graft and patient outcome in organ transplantation: an analysis of United Network for Organ Sharing registry data. Transplantation. 2010 Dec 27;90(12):1511-5. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181fecfcb.
PubMed 21057388Opelz G, Susal C, Ruhenstroth A, Dohler B. Impact of HLA compatibility on lung transplant survival and evidence for an HLA restriction phenomenon: a collaborative transplant study report. Transplantation. 2010 Oct 27;90(8):912-7. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181f2c981.
PubMed 20808265Opelz G, Dohler B; Collaborative Transplant Study. Influence of immunosuppressive regimens on graft survival and secondary outcomes after kidney transplantation. Transplantation. 2009 Mar 27;87(6):795-802. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e318199c1c7.
PubMed 19300179Staatz CE, Goodman LK, Tett SE. Effect of CYP3A and ABCB1 single nucleotide polymorphisms on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of calcineurin inhibitors: Part I. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2010 Mar;49(3):141-75. doi: 10.2165/11317350-000000000-00000.
PubMed 20170205Staatz CE, Goodman LK, Tett SE. Effect of CYP3A and ABCB1 single nucleotide polymorphisms on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of calcineurin inhibitors: Part II. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2010 Apr;49(4):207-21. doi: 10.2165/11317550-000000000-00000.
PubMed 20214406de Jonge H, Kuypers DR. Pharmacogenetics in solid organ transplantation: current status and future directions. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2008 Jan;22(1):6-20. doi: 10.1016/j.trre.2007.09.002.
PubMed 18631854de Jonge H, Naesens M, Kuypers DR. New insights into the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the calcineurin inhibitors and mycophenolic acid: possible consequences for therapeutic drug monitoring in solid organ transplantation. Ther Drug Monit. 2009 Aug;31(4):416-35. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181aa36cd.
PubMed 19536049Zhou SF, Di YM, Chan E, Du YM, Chow VD, Xue CC, Lai X, Wang JC, Li CG, Tian M, Duan W. Clinical pharmacogenetics and potential application in personalized medicine. Curr Drug Metab. 2008 Oct;9(8):738-84. doi: 10.2174/138920008786049302.
PubMed 18855611Rosso Felipe C, de Sandes TV, Sampaio EL, Park SI, Silva HT Jr, Medina Pestana JO. Clinical impact of polymorphisms of transport proteins and enzymes involved in the metabolism of immunosuppressive drugs. Transplant Proc. 2009 Jun;41(5):1441-55. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.03.024.
PubMed 19545654Claeys T, Van Dyck M, Van Damme-Lombaerts R. Pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in stable paediatric renal transplant recipients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2010 Feb;25(2):335-42. doi: 10.1007/s00467-009-1331-6. Epub 2009 Nov 3.
PubMed 19885684Montini G, Ujka F, Varagnolo C, Ghio L, Ginevri F, Murer L, Thafam BS, Carasi C, Zacchello G, Plebani M. The pharmacokinetics and immunosuppressive response of tacrolimus in paediatric renal transplant recipients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2006 May;21(5):719-24. doi: 10.1007/s00467-006-0014-9. Epub 2006 Mar 21.
PubMed 16550361Naesens M, Salvatierra O, Li L, Kambham N, Concepcion W, Sarwal M. Maturation of dose-corrected tacrolimus predose trough levels in pediatric kidney allograft recipients. Transplantation. 2008 Apr 27;85(8):1139-45. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31816b431a.
PubMed 18431234Ferraris JR, Argibay PF, Costa L, Jimenez G, Coccia PA, Ghezzi LF, Ferraris V, Belloso WH, Redal MA, Larriba JM. Influence of CYP3A5 polymorphism on tacrolimus maintenance doses and serum levels after renal transplantation: age dependency and pharmacological interaction with steroids. Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Aug;15(5):525-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01513.x. Epub 2011 Jun 28.
PubMed 21711429Fakhoury M, Litalien C, Medard Y, Cave H, Ezzahir N, Peuchmaur M, Jacqz-Aigrain E. Localization and mRNA expression of CYP3A and P-glycoprotein in human duodenum as a function of age. Drug Metab Dispos. 2005 Nov;33(11):1603-7. doi: 10.1124/dmd.105.005611. Epub 2005 Jul 27.
PubMed 16049125Kanamori M, Takahashi H, Echizen H. Developmental changes in the liver weight- and body weight-normalized clearance of theophylline, phenytoin and cyclosporine in children. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2002 Nov;40(11):485-92. doi: 10.5414/cpp40485.
PubMed 12698985
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Dec 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Study Aimed at Determining the Relation Between the Administered Dose and Exposure to Immunosuppressive Medication in Children After Solid Organ Transplantation
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01767350
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- S55088
- Conditions
- Transplantation Infection
- Keywords
- Pediatric transplantation, Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacokinetics, Calcineurin inhibitors, CYP3A, Pgp
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU LeuvenUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Feb 2013
- Primary completion
- Jan 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jan 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Jan 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The long-term success of solid organ transplantation is largely dependent on the efficacy of immunosuppressive medication. Unfortunately, for the most important agents the correct drug levels are difficult to attain, with potential severe consequences of drug under- or overexposure. In addition there is a large variation in dose requirements within and between different subjects. Clinical studies have demonstrated that a better control of drug exposure can improve outcome. A large set of patient characteristics appear important in determining dose requirements in adults, in particular genetic variation in genes involved in drug metabolism. In children relative dose requirements are increased compared to adults, but is not known why and the role of pharmacogenetic variation has not been described.
Our study aims to describe relative dose requirements in children after solid organ transplantation with the help of clinical and laboratory data obtained during regular hospital visits (retrospective). In addition we will assess their genotype for genes involved in the metabolism of immunosuppressives.
Detailed description
The success of solid organ transplantation is for an important part determined by the potency of the immunosuppressive regime to prevent allograft rejection. Depending on the type of organ transplanted current 5-year graft survival for liver is circa 70% and for kidney almost 80% (1-3). Although acute rejection has become less a problem, analyses of data on the follow-up of solid organ recipients has demonstrated that long-term allograft survival has not improved much in the last decade. The life expectancy of a donor organ appears limited due to phenomena such as chronic, antibody mediated, rejection and the toxic effects of immunosuppressive medication.
Unfortunately, the most commonly applied immunosuppressive agents (in particular the calcineurin-inhibitors) possess a narrow therapeutic index with potential severe consequences of drug under- or overexposure. Furthermore, in clinical practice optimal dosing is difficult to achieve due to important inter- and intraindividual variation in drug pharmacokinetics. Consequently attention has shifted towards designing a "tailored immunosuppressive maintenance therapy", aimed at optimization of drug efficacy and the prevention of these unintended and possible deleterious side effects in the individual recipient. For a "perfect fit" this entails a fundamental knowledge of the individual characteristics of the recipient and its graft in relation to the pharmacodynamic and -kinetic properties of the agent.
A complex and often interdependent set of factors appears relevant in determining drug exposure. These include recipient characteristics such as age, race, body composition, organ function (intestine-liver-kidney), food and concomitant medication intake, but also graft-related characteristics such as: seize, donor-age, and time after transplantation. Longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis of clinical and genetic co-variables in allograft recipient cohorts has identified several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding for enzymes and transporters involved in drug metabolism(CYP3A4, CYP3A5, MDR1), which were associated with differences in dosing and toxicity (4-10). In particular carriers of a common polymorphism in CYP3A5 (designated CYP3A5*1) demonstrate a 25-40% increase in tacrolimus clearance and a 2-3 fold increase in dose requirements.
In children the dose requirements per kg bodyweight to attain desired blood concentrations are approximately 2.7 fold higher for patients under 5 years and 1.9 fold higher for patients aged 5 to 12 years when compared to older patients11-14. Age-related differences in expression of enzymes or transporters involved in drug metabolism might play an important role. Fakhoury et al demonstrated an increase in intestinal CYP3A4/5 mRNA and protein expression from childhood to adulthood (15). In addition other factors such as intestinal transit time and length, body composition, protein binding, body metabolism and organ function, might be important in determining dose requirements in children (16-18). The importance of the aforementioned genetic polymorphisms on long-term dose requirements have not been studied in children.
Objective:
To describe dose requirements of immunosuppressive medication in relation to a set of clinical and non-clinical (genetic) factors in a cohort of pediatric recipients of a solid organ allograft.
Methods:
A retrospective study in a single center (University Hospitals Leuven) with an active program for pediatric kidney, liver and intestinal transplantation. The study population consists of subjects who received a solid organ transplant (liver, kidney, intestine, combined) between 0 and 18 years of age.
As a part of their standard care patients are admitted to the department for a yearly check-up after transplantation. During this admission a set of investigations are performed to evaluate the current medical situation, including an elaborate pharmacokinetic (PK) assessment. Patient characteristics and clinical data (age, bodyweight, sex, type of graft, cause of organ failure, co-medication, laboratory results, PK data) will be retrieved from the patient files concerning these follow-up admissions. In addition patients and/or their parents will be requested permission to collect one extra tube of whole blood (ca 8 ml) for DNA analysis during a standard blood collection at a regular hospital/outpatient visit.
After collection patient data will be given a code for further anonymous storage and analysis. DNA SNP analysis will take place at our laboratory for pediatric nephrology with PCR.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| children with organ transplant | – | Procedure: Blood withdrawal for DNASubjects who received an solid organ transplant at our institution at the age of 0-19 yrs and who were subject to pharmacokinetic evaluation during their follow up. Additional blood withdrawal for DNA will be performed |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 1 year to 30 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- Pediatric recipients of a solid organ transplantation
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- All pediatric recipients of a solid organ transplantation in our hospital
- Extensive pharmacokinetic study of immunosuppression (AUC) performed during follow up
- Consent of child/caretaker
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Blood withdrawal for DNAAlso: not applicalbleSingle withdrawal of 8 ml whole blood for DNA analysis, during a "standard" blood collection as part of standard clinical follow up. | Procedure or surgery | children with organ transplant |
Primary outcome
Relative dose requirement of tacrolimus, ciclosporin or MMF
Time frame: 1 yr
analysis of retrospective data concerning pharmacokinetic assessment as part of standard clinical care
1 secondary outcome
Pharmacogenetic genotype
Time frame: 1 yr
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Dec 2015.
- Background: PubMed 21057388Cai J, Terasaki PI. Induction immunosuppression improves long-term graft and patient outcome in organ transplantation: an analysis of United Network for Organ Sharing registry data. Transplantation. 2010 Dec 27;90(12):1511-5. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181fecfcb.
- Background: PubMed 20808265Opelz G, Susal C, Ruhenstroth A, Dohler B. Impact of HLA compatibility on lung transplant survival and evidence for an HLA restriction phenomenon: a collaborative transplant study report. Transplantation. 2010 Oct 27;90(8):912-7. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181f2c981.
- Background: PubMed 19300179Opelz G, Dohler B; Collaborative Transplant Study. Influence of immunosuppressive regimens on graft survival and secondary outcomes after kidney transplantation. Transplantation. 2009 Mar 27;87(6):795-802. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e318199c1c7.
- Background: PubMed 20170205Staatz CE, Goodman LK, Tett SE. Effect of CYP3A and ABCB1 single nucleotide polymorphisms on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of calcineurin inhibitors: Part I. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2010 Mar;49(3):141-75. doi: 10.2165/11317350-000000000-00000.
- Background: PubMed 20214406Staatz CE, Goodman LK, Tett SE. Effect of CYP3A and ABCB1 single nucleotide polymorphisms on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of calcineurin inhibitors: Part II. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2010 Apr;49(4):207-21. doi: 10.2165/11317550-000000000-00000.
- Background: PubMed 18631854de Jonge H, Kuypers DR. Pharmacogenetics in solid organ transplantation: current status and future directions. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2008 Jan;22(1):6-20. doi: 10.1016/j.trre.2007.09.002.
- Background: PubMed 19536049de Jonge H, Naesens M, Kuypers DR. New insights into the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the calcineurin inhibitors and mycophenolic acid: possible consequences for therapeutic drug monitoring in solid organ transplantation. Ther Drug Monit. 2009 Aug;31(4):416-35. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181aa36cd.
- Background: PubMed 18855611Zhou SF, Di YM, Chan E, Du YM, Chow VD, Xue CC, Lai X, Wang JC, Li CG, Tian M, Duan W. Clinical pharmacogenetics and potential application in personalized medicine. Curr Drug Metab. 2008 Oct;9(8):738-84. doi: 10.2174/138920008786049302.
- Background: PubMed 19545654Rosso Felipe C, de Sandes TV, Sampaio EL, Park SI, Silva HT Jr, Medina Pestana JO. Clinical impact of polymorphisms of transport proteins and enzymes involved in the metabolism of immunosuppressive drugs. Transplant Proc. 2009 Jun;41(5):1441-55. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.03.024.
- Background: PubMed 19885684Claeys T, Van Dyck M, Van Damme-Lombaerts R. Pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in stable paediatric renal transplant recipients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2010 Feb;25(2):335-42. doi: 10.1007/s00467-009-1331-6. Epub 2009 Nov 3.
- Background: PubMed 16550361Montini G, Ujka F, Varagnolo C, Ghio L, Ginevri F, Murer L, Thafam BS, Carasi C, Zacchello G, Plebani M. The pharmacokinetics and immunosuppressive response of tacrolimus in paediatric renal transplant recipients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2006 May;21(5):719-24. doi: 10.1007/s00467-006-0014-9. Epub 2006 Mar 21.
- Background: PubMed 18431234Naesens M, Salvatierra O, Li L, Kambham N, Concepcion W, Sarwal M. Maturation of dose-corrected tacrolimus predose trough levels in pediatric kidney allograft recipients. Transplantation. 2008 Apr 27;85(8):1139-45. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31816b431a.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Noel Knops, MD principal investigator
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Transplantation Infection, run by Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven at 1 site in Belgium.
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 3 inclusion and 1 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 15 Dec 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Belgium. 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.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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?
Relative dose requirement of tacrolimus, ciclosporin or MMF (time frame: 1 yr). 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 NCT01767350, which also lists 17 linked publications.
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 15 Dec 2015.