Nordic Study in Cardiac and Lung Transplantation: Outcome in Relation to Cyclosporine Microemulsion C2 Levels

The main purpose of this study is to identify cyclosporine C2 levels during 12 months treatment , while cyclosporine microemulsion dosages are adjusted based on C0 cyclosporine blood samples, and retrospectively correlate C2 levels to outcome (renal function and incidence of acute...

Date First Received: September 6, 2005

Last Updated: February 6, 2009

Verified by: Novartis, February 2009

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 4 | Start Date: June 2004

Overall Status: Active, not recruiting

Estimated Enrollment: 190

Brief Summary

Official Title: “A 12-Month Study to Investigate the Correlations Between Cyclosporine Microemulsion C2 Levels (High, Medium and Low) and AUC0-4 With Regard to Outcome in de Novo Heart and Lung Transplantation - Identification of Target Cyclosporine Microemulsion C2 Levels.”

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The main purpose of this study is to identify cyclosporine C2 levels during 12 months treatment , while cyclosporine microemulsion dosages are adjusted based on C0 cyclosporine blood samples, and retrospectively correlate C2 levels to outcome (renal function and incidence of acute rejections)

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Diagnostic, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: cyclosporine

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • The average number of treated acute cardiac and lung graft rejection per patient during the first 12 months post transplant
  • The measured Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) at 3 and 12 months post-transplant

Secondary Measures

  • Incidence of treated acute rejections
  • Incidence of biopsy-proven acute cellular rejections
  • Patient and Graft survival rates

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients receiving a first heart or bilateral or single lung transplant
  • Patients for whom a triple maintenance immunosuppressive therapy consisting of cyclosporine microemulsion, steroids and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)/ enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS ,(or azathioprine) is indicated.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Multi-organ transplants or previously transplanted organs
  • Patients with the need of more than two cyclosporine microemulsion dosages per day
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may applied

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Novartis Study Director Novartis  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 02, 2009

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00154193

Study ID Number: COLO400AN001

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00154193

Health Authority: Sweden: Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics

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