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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00451932
Date of registration: 23/03/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Astellas Pharma Inc
Public title: A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of FK778 in Liver Transplant Patients
Scientific title: A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Tacrolimus Dual Therapy-Controlled, Parallel Group, Multiple Oral Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of FK778 in Liver Transplant Patients Receiving Standard Tacrolimus (FK506) and Steroids Therapy
Date of first enrolment: October 2002
Target sample size: 303
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00451932
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic France Germany Hungary Italy
Netherlands Spain Switzerland United Kingdom
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Affiliation:  Universitätsklinik Charité
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female patients at least 18 years of age and not older than 65 years.

- Female patients of child bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test
prior to enrollment and must agree to practice effective birth control during the
study.

- Male patients must agree to practice effective birth control methods during the
study.

- Patient is a recipient of a primary whole cadaveric liver transplant

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient has previously received or is receiving an organ transplant other than a
liver.

- Patient has received an ABO incompatible donor liver.

- Patient or donor is known to be HIV positive.

- Patient has a current malignancy or a history of malignancy (within the past 5
years), except non-metastatic basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has
been treated successfully.

- Patient is being transplanted for hepatic malignancy with a single nodule greater
than 5.0 cm in diameter or 2 or more nodules with at least one > 3.0 cm.

- Patient has a serum creatinine >175 µmol/L at baseline. Patient has uncontrolled
concomitant infections and/or severe diarrhoea, vomiting, active upper
gastro-intestinal tract malabsorption or an active peptic ulcer or any other unstable
medical condition that could interfere with the study objectives.

- Patient who is receiving or may require warfarin or fluvastatin during the study.

- Patient is participating in another clinical trial and/or is taking or has been
taking an investigational drug in the 28 days prior to transplant



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Liver Transplantation
Intervention(s)
Drug: FK778
Primary Outcome(s)
Event rate of biopsy-proven acute rejections
Secondary Outcome(s)
Incidence of adverse events
Secondary ID(s)
FG-778-01-100
8778-CL-1200
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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Date Completed:
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