SCHEDULE Follow Up Visit 5-7 yr

NCT02864706 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 95

Last updated 2019-10-03

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Summary

The major aim of this extension study was to evaluate the long-term effect (i.e. 5 to 7 years) of early initiation of everolimus and early elimination of CsA compared to standard immunosuppressive regimen including CsA on primary and secondary endpoints investigated in the SCHEDULE (NCT01266148) main study.

Conditions

  • Heart Transplantation

Interventions

DRUG

Everolimus

All patients, independent of their initial randomization in the core study, were followed up as in one single group Commercially available everolimus (Certican®), oral route, was used.

DRUG

Cyclosporine

Cyclosporine (CsA) control group target blood level: 150-350 ng/mL (month 1-3); 100-250 ng/mL (month 4-6); 60-200 ng/mL (month 7-12); everolimus group target blood level: 75-175 ng/mL (month 1-3)

DRUG

Mycophenolate mofetil

Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) target dose for control group: 2000-3000 mg/day everolimus group target dose: 1500-2000 mg/day and 75-175 ng/mL after week 11

DRUG

Corticosteroids

Corticosteroids (CS) initiated at 0.2-0.5 mg/kg/day. Tapered to no less than 0.1 mg/kg at Month 3 for control and everolimus groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-18
Primary Completion
2017-09-25
Completion
2017-09-25

Countries

  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Sweden

Study Locations

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