Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Tacrolimus With Steroids or Monoclonal Anti-IL2R Antibody in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Positive Liver Transplant Patients

NCT00295607 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 138

Last updated 2013-04-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is an exploratory study to evaluate the impact of eliminating steroid administration upon viral HCV load at 12 months measured by quantitative serum HCV-RNA determination in patients transplanted for HCV cirrhosis.

Conditions

  • Hepatitis C
  • Liver Transplantation

Interventions

DRUG

Tacrolimus

immunosuppression

DRUG

steroids, monoclonal anti-IL2R antibody

immunosuppression

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Astellas Pharma Inc

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Medical Physician · Astellas Pharma Europe B.V.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-06-30
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • Czechia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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