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Presentation of Renal Function in Liver Transplant Recipients With Certican Therapy: PROTECT Study A Twelve-month, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label Study of Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Certican-based Regimen Versus Calcineurin Inhibitor-based Regimen in de Novo Liver Transplant Recipients
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating everolimus, basiliximab, and 1 other intervention for Liver Transplantation. Completed, enrolled 276 participants across 16 sites in 4 countries.
Detailed Summary
The study is designed to show that everolimus initiation together with reduction and thereafter discontinuation of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) will improve significantly renal function in de novo liver transplant recipients as compared to continuation of CNI-based treatment.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Start dose of everolimus was 1.5 mg in the morning followed by 1.5 mg in the evening. After one week, the dose was adjusted to achieve trough levels between 5-12 ng/mL. Once trough levels were above 5ng/mL, the CNI dose was reduced to 70%. At week 8 post-baseline (latest at week 16 post baseline), CNI was completely discontinued. For patients receiving Ciclosporin A (CiA) as CNI, the everolimus dosage was adjusted to achieve a trough level of 8-12 ng/mL, prior to discontinuation of CiA. After discontinuation of CNI, everolimus was maintained at a trough level of 5-12 ng/mL.
All patients who met the eligibility criteria were treated with 2 doses of basiliximab on Day 0 (transplantation) and Day 4.
Patients who met the screening eligibility received CNI-based immunosuppressive therapy for 1 month. Then at week 4 (or week 8 at maximum), patients randomized to the CNI arm continued on CNI-based immunosuppressive therapy.