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5, 6 or 7 Year Follow-up Control After the SCHEDULE Study (SCANDINAVIAN HEART TRANSPLANT EVEROLIMUS DE NOVO STUDY WITH EARLY CNI AVOIDANCE)
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating Everolimus, Cyclosporine, and 2 other interventions for Heart Transplantation. Completed, enrolled 95 participants across 6 sites in 3 countries.
Detailed 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.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
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.
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)
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
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.