AzTrials
AzTrials

Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Liver TransplantPhase 2NCT03031470

Pilot Study of Reparixin for Early Allograft Dysfunction Prevention in Liver Transplantation

A Phase 2 study testing Reparixin in people with Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplant and Early Allograft Dysfunction, run by Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A at 7 sites in 2 countries.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
Search all trials

Trial summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Reparixin treatment (2.772 mg/kg body weight/hour intravenous continuous infusion for 7 days) based on incidence of early allograft dysfunction within the first 7 days after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and overall indicators of allograft… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Reparixin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
7 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
10 Mar 2015to 31 Mar 2017
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male and female patients aged 18 years and older needing a whole organ OLT, listed on the waiting list for liver transplantation.
  • Severity score of the initial condition of the patient (hepatocellular dysfunction) according to the scales of Child-Turcotte-Pugh ≥ 7 points or MELD 15-40 points (or both).
  • The possibility of insertion of a central catheter for infusion of the study drug.
  • Signed Patient Informed Consent Form.
  • Ability to comply with all the requirements of the protocol.
  • Consent to use adequate contraception means throughout the study. The adequate contraception methods include use of condom with spermicide.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with any of the following conditions shall not be included in the study:
  • Split-liver transplantation or transplantation from a living donor.
  • Re-transplantation or multivisceral transplantation.
  • The presence of extrahepatic tumor foci or sepsis.
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding caused by portal hypertension within 3 months prior to screening.
  • BMI less than 18.5 or more than 40 kg/m2.
Show all 17Show fewer
  • HIV infection.
  • Significant cardiovascular disease at the present time or within 6 months prior to screening, including: class III or IV chronic heart failure (the New York Heart Association), myocardial infarction, unstable angina, hemodynamically significant cardiac arrhythmias, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, uncontrolled arterial hypertension.
  • Preoperative renal impairment (glomerular filtration rate estimated with the Cockcroft-Gault formula ≤ 45 mL/min).
  • Significant, in the opinion of the Investigator, drug or alcohol abuse within 6 months prior to screening.
  • Hypersensitivity to:
  • ibuprofen or to more than one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID),
  • more than one medication belonging to the class of sulfonamides, such as sulfamethazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfasalazine, nimesulide or celecoxib; hypersensitivity to sulphanilamide antibiotics alone (e.g. sulfamethoxazole) does not qualify for exclusion.
  • Pregnant or lactating women, or women planning a pregnancy during the clinical study, fertile women not using adequate contraception methods.
  • Participation in another clinical study currently or within 30 days prior to screening, use of any investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to screening.
  • The patient's and his/her relatives' failure to understand the need for lifelong immunosuppressive therapy, as well as the risk and difficulty of the pending operation and the subsequent dynamic treatment.
  • Inability to read or write; unwillingness to understand and comply with the procedures of the study protocol; failure to comply with the treatment, which, in opinion of the Investigator, may affect the results of the study or the patient's safety and prevent the patient from further participation in the study; any other associated medical or serious mental conditions that make the patient unsuitable for participation in the clinical study, limit the validity of informed consent or may affect the patient's ability to participate in the study.

Trial locations and contacts

7 sites in 2 countries.

7 sites in 2 countries

Russia6 sites
  • State Budgetary Health Institution "Scientific Research Institute - Regional Clinical Hospital # 1 n.a. professor S.V. Ochapovskiy" of the Ministry of Health of the Krasnodar Territory

    Krasnodar, Krasnodar Territory, 350086

  • Federal State Budgetary Institution "Academician V.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs" Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

    Moscow, 123182

  • Federal State Budgetary Institution "State Research Centre of the Russian Federation - Federal Medical Biophysical Centre n.a. A.I. Burnazyan"

    Moscow, 123182

  • State Budgetary Health Institution of Moscow "Scientific Research Institute of Emergency n.a. N.V. Sklifosovskiy of Moscow Healthcare Department"

    Moscow, 129090

  • State Budgetary Health Institution of Novosibirsk Region "State Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Hospital"

    Novosibirsk, 630087

  • State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "First Saint Petersburg State Medical University n.a. I.P. Pavlov" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

    Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197022

Other trials in Russia

Belarus1 site
  • Healthcare Organization "9th City Clinical Hospital"

    Minsk, 220045

Other trials in Belarus

About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized Pilot Clinical Study of Efficacy and Safety of Reparixin for Prevention of Early Allograft Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Reparixin treatment (2.772 mg/kg body weight/hour intravenous continuous infusion for 7 days) based on incidence of early allograft dysfunction within the first 7 days after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and overall indicators of allograft dysfunction in the early postoperative period (within 14 days after the OLT).

Read the detailed description

The study is a phase 2, multicenter, open-label, randomized pilot study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Reparixin for prevention of early allograft dysfunction in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.

All the patients who participated in the study received standard immunosuppressive therapy in accordance with the Russian Transplant Society Guidelines for liver transplantation (2013). The study was planned to be conducted at 5-8 transplantation sites in Russia and Belarus. Recruitment was competitive among the study sites so that patients were screened and if eligible, randomized consecutively until the randomization was stopped.

Being tested
Reparixin, Control
Keywords
Liver Transplant, Ischemia-reperfusion injury, Early allograft dysfunction
Medical subject headings
Reperfusion Injury

What participants receive

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

  • ReparixinDrug

    Reparixin was administered as a continuous intravenous infusion for 7 days (Day 0 to Day 6) (168 hours).

    Reparixin was provided as 33 mg/ml concentrated solution to be diluted for i.v. infusion, packaged into 250 mL clear glass vials. To give a final concentration of 11 mg/mL, the content of a vial (250 ml) was diluted with 500 ml of 0.9% sterile saline to a total volume of 750 ml. The dosing solution was placed in a 1000 ml sterile empty Infusion Bag. Dosing solutions were to be used within 72 h from preparation, unless more restrictive rules.

    Reparixin infusion started approximately 60-90 minutes before the anticipated time of OLT. Infusion interruption was allowed for no more than 60 min.

    All patients received standard immunosuppressive therapy in accordance with the Russian Transplant Society Guidelines for liver transplantation.

    Patients and allograft survival were monitored up to 1 year after OLT.

  • ControlOther

    The patients who were randomized in the control group, did not receive any study therapy. The patients of both groups received the standard immunosuppressive therapy with Tacrolimus only or together with mycophenolates, or a combination of Tacrolimus/Cyclosporine with mycophenolates and/or glucocorticosteroids. The patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and impaired renal function could receive a combination of drugs that includes everolimus. Basiliximab in association with methylprednisolone was used for the induction of immunosuppression.

Study groups in NCT03031470
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ReparixinExperimentalPatients in the group of the study therapy received Reparixin at dose of 2.772 mg/kg/hour for 7 days (168 hours). The prepared solution of Reparixin 11 mg/ml was administered as a continuous infusion into a central vein using an automatic infusion pump that provides a constant rate of infusion. All patients of the study received standard immunosuppressive therapy in accordance with the Russian Transplant Society Guidelines for liver transplantation.
Receives: Drug: Reparixin
ControlOtherThe patients, who were randomized in the control group, did not receive any study therapy. All patients of the study received standard immunosuppressive therapy in accordance with the Russian Transplant Society Guidelines for liver transplantation.
Receives: Other: Control

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence of EAD (Early Allograft Dysfunction) Within 7 Days After OLT (PP Population)

    Assessment of the frequency of early allograft disfunction (EAD) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) (Day 7 of Week 1) among patients who received Reparixin and patients in the control group. EAD was defined according to standard criteria as maximum Alanine Transferase (ALT) or Aspartate Transferase (AST) levels on days 1-7 of >2000 U/L, day 7 Bilirubin level ≥10 mg/dl, or a day 7 International Normalized ratio (INR) ≥1.6.

    Taking into account that 5 out of 22 patients in the Reparixin group experienced EAD during the first stage of the study, according to the Protocol and the DMC conclusion, it was decided on the early termination of the study.

    Measured: within 7 day after the OLT

  2. Incidence of EAD (Early Allograft Dysfunction) Within 7 Days After OLT (mITT Population)

    Assessment of the frequency of early allograft disfunction after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) (Day 7 of Week 1) among patients who received Reparixin and patients in the control group. EAD was defined according to standard criteria as maximum Alanine Transferase (ALT) or Aspartate Transferase (AST) levels on days 1-7 of >2000 U/L, day 7 Bilirubin level ≥10 mg/dl, or a day 7 International Normalized ratio (INR) ≥1.6.

    Please note that taking into account that 5 out of 22 patients in the Reparixin group experienced EAD during the first stage of the study, according to the Protocol and the DMC conclusion, it was decided on the early termination of the study.

    Measured: within 7 day after the OLT

Secondary outcomes (20)
  1. Number of Patients With/Without Primary Allograft Nonfunction Within 7 Days After OLT

    The number of patients in which: a) the primary allograft nonfunction within 7 day after the OLT was determined and not determined, and the number of patients in which 2)Appropriate data was not available in each of the two arms are reported.

    Measured: Within 7 days after OLT

  2. Number of Patients With/Without Overall Indicators of Allograft Dysfunction During the Early Postoperative Period

    The number of patients in which: a) the primary allograft dysfunction within 14 day after the OLT was determined and not determined, and the number of patients in which 2)Appropriate data was not available in each of the two arms are reported. The term "early allograft dysfunction" (EAD) identifies liver transplant (LT) allografts with initial poor function and portends poor allograft and patient survival.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  3. Overall Indicators of the Allograft Dysfunction During the Early Postoperative Period - Extracorporeal Detoxification

    Cumulative incidence of extracorporeal detoxification as an indicator of liver allograft dysfunction in early postoperative period within 2 weeks after OLT is reported. Extracorporeal liver support describes all measures of extracorporeal blood treatments, which are aimed at supporting any functions of the liver in order to reduce the number of failing organs as a consequence of liver failure. The ultimate goal of extracorporeal liver support is to prolong the survival time of patients with liver failure by preventing progression of secondary organ failure.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  4. Frequency of Identification of Laboratory Examination Values

    The frequency of identification of laboratory examination values corresponding to early allograft dysfunction within 3 days after the operation (Day 4 of the study drug administration)

    Measured: within 3 day after the OLT

  5. Number of Patients With Early Allograft Dysfunction (EAD) in Case of Transplantation of Donor Organs, by the Degree of Steatosis

    Incidence of early allograft dysfunction in case of transplantation of donor organs differing by the degree of steatosis was reported.

    The investigators evaluated organ suitability for transplantation relying on histopathologic findings from biopsy. In this clinical setting, grafts with macrovesicular steatosis degree >50% were considered as non-suitable for transplantation.

    Steatosis or fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterised by hepatic lipid accumulation. Nominal data for the MITT are reported.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  6. Number of Patients With EAD in Case of Transplantation of Donor Organs Differing by the Time (in Hours) of Allograft Removal From the Donor and up to Its Reperfusion (Duration of Cold Ischemia)

    Number of patients with EAD in case of transplantation of donor organs by the time of allograft removal from the donor and up to its reperfusion after engraftment (duration of cold ischemia) was assessed.

    Cold ischemia time during procurement is defined as the time after clamping of aorta until excision of the organ, which can last some hours. Prolonged cold ischemia time is an independent risk factor for the development of delayed function and primary nonfunction of the allograft. Although the exact mechanism is unknown, cold ischemia time is believed to affect graft function by contributing to ischemia-reperfusion injury. Nominal data for the MITT are reported.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  7. Number of Patients With EAD in Case of Transplantation of Donor Organs Differing by the Duration (in Min) of Warm Ischemia

    The number of EAD patients in case of transplantation of donor organs differing by the time of allograft removal from the donor and up to its reperfusion after engraftment (duration of warm ischemia) was assessed. In surgery, warm ischemia is the time a tissue, organ, or body part remains at body temperature after its blood supply has been reduced or cut off but before it is cooled or reconnected to a blood supply. In the transplant setting, this term is used to describe two physiologically distinct periods of ischaemia: (1) Ischemia during implantation, from removal of the organ from ice until reperfusion, and (2) Ischemia during organ retrieval, from the time of cross clamping (or of asystole in non-heart-beating donors), until cold perfusion is commenced. Nominal data for the MITT are reported.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  8. Number of Patients With EAD in Transplantation From Donors Having Additional Adverse Factors

    The number of patients with early allograft dysfunction in transplantation from donors having additional adverse factors like infectious complication, death of the brain, hypotension, etc. was reported. The correlation between EAD and additional adverse factors are showed. Nominal data for the MITT are reported.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  9. Number of Patients With EAD in Transplantation With Regard to the Interval (in Hours) Between the Diagnosis of Brain Death and Removal of the Liver Graft From a Donor

    The number of patients with allograft dysfunction in transplantation with regard to the interval between the diagnosis of brain death and removal of the liver graft from a donor (in the case of a brain-dead donor). This interval can last hours. Nominal data for the mITT are reported.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  10. Number of Patients With EAD in Transplant Recipients With Each of the Different Liver Disease Etiology

    The number of patients with EAD in transplant recipients with liver diseases of different etiology (viral, alcoholic, autoimmune, etc.) was assessed.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  11. Incidence of Early Allograft Dysfunction (EAD) in Transplant Recipients With Liver Diseases of Different Etiology and With Different Baseline Characteristics

    The incidence of early allograft dysfunction in transplant recipients with liver diseases of different etiology and with different baseline characteristics.

    Herein the intent is reporting the number/percentage of subjects with EAD within 14 days after OLT, without distinction for disease etiology and baseline characteristics.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  12. The Number of Patients With EAD in Transplant Recipients With Liver Diseases (HBV and HCV Virus) and With Different Baseline Characteristics

    The number of EAD patients in transplant recipients with liver diseases detected, and with different baseline characteristics was assessed. Herein HBV and HCV viral load at screening visit are reported.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  13. Incidence of Early Allograft Dysfunction in Transplant Recipients (Creatinine Clearance, ClCr)

    The incidence of early allograft dysfunction in transplant recipients with different baseline characteristics. Herein Creatinine clearance at screening Day - 1 (mL/min). Creatinine clearance (CrCl) is the volume of blood plasma cleared of creatinine per unit time. It is a rapid and cost-effective method for the measurement of renal function. the normal range of CrCl is 110 to 150mL/min in males and 100 to 130mL/min in females. Serum creatinine level for men with normal kidney function is approximately 0.6 to 1.2mg/dL and between 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dL for women. Creatine levels above the normal range indicate renal dysfunction.

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  14. Incidence of Early Allograft Dysfunction in Transplant Recipients - Severity of Recipient's Liver Disease Through MELD Index

    The incidence of early allograft dysfunction in transplant recipients with different score in scales of end-stage liver disease. The MELD score estimates a patient's chances of surviving their disease during the next three months. Practically, MELD is a reliable measure of mortality risk in patients with end-stage liver disease. It is used as a disease severity index to determine prognosis and help prioritize patients for organ allocation by estimating 3-month mortality risk. The MELD score ranges from 6 to 40 and is based on results from several lab tests. The higher the number, the more likely the subject is to receive a liver from a deceased donor when an organ becomes available.

    MELD Score= 11.2 x In INR + 9.57 x In Creatinine (mg/dL) + 3.78 (if the patient had dialysis at least twice in the past week, the value for serum creatinine needs to be adjusted to 4.0) x In Bilirubine (mg/dL) + 6.43

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  15. Number of Patients With EAD in Transplant Recipients Via Child-Turcotte-Pugh Score (CTP)

    The incidence of early allograft dysfunction in transplant recipients with different allograft dysfunction based on CTP. This score assesses the severity of the disease, the risk of lethal outcome (during surgeries) and the prognosis in patients with cirrhosis. The CTP scoring system incorporates five parameters: serum bilirubin, serum albumin, prothrombin time, ascites, and grade of encephalopathy.

    Each of them can score between 1 and 3. Based on the sum of the points from these five parameters, the patient is categorized into one of three CTP classes/grades: A, B, or C.

    Score:

    • 5-6 points - Grade A (least severe liver disease)
    • 7-9 points - Grade B (moderately severe liver disease)
    • 10-15 points - Grade C (most severe liver disease)

    Measured: Within 14 days after OLT

  16. Time to Liver Function Normalization of Liver Function Parameters

    Time to normalization of liver function parameters (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and bilirubin levels, gamma-glutamyltransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, etc.) after the OLT was assessed. Please note the upper limit of IC is not available due to insufficient number of participants with events.

    Measured: Within 1 Year after OLT

  17. Patient Survival Within 1 Year After OLT

    Patient survival within 1 year after OLT was assessed. Please note the data are not available due to insufficient number of participants with events.

    Measured: within 1 year after OLT

  18. Mortality Within 1 Year After the OLT

    Number of deaths within 1 year after the OLT was assessed.

    Measured: Within 1 Year after OLT

  19. The Incidence of Hyperacute, Acute and Chronic Liver Allograft Rejection .

    Hyperacute or acute transplant rejection were determined by biopsy; chronic transplant rejection was defined by histological evaluation in both treatment groups.

    Measured: Within 1 Year after OLT

  20. Summary of Adverse Events up to 1 Year After the OLT

    An Adverse Event (AE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a medicinal product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign (including abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not related to the medicinal product.

    Measured: up to 1 year after the OLT

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Jan 2017 (estimated)
  2. Study start10 Mar 2015
  3. Primary completion9 Feb 2017
  4. Study completion31 Mar 2017

Why it stopped: Taking into account that 5 out of 22 patients in the Reparixin group experienced EAD during the first stage of the study, according to the Protocol and the DMC conclusion, it was decided on the early termination of the study

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
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03031470
Sponsor's protocol ID
TPL-RPX-01
Status last verified
Dec 2024
First submitted
24 Jan 2016
Last updated
7 Jan 2025
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Reparixin in people with Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplant and Early Allograft Dysfunction, run by Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A at 7 sites in 2 countries.

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 6 inclusion and 17 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jan 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 7 sites in Russia, Belarus. 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 11 Dec 2024). 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?

Incidence of EAD (Early Allograft Dysfunction) Within 7 Days After OLT (PP Population) (time frame: within 7 day after the OLT). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 7 Jan 2025.

Free account

Log in to keep searching

You’ve used your 3 free searches. AzTrials is free: log in or create a free account to keep searching clinical trials and save the ones you want to follow.

Create a free accountLog in