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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00683930
Date of registration: 19/05/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
Public title: A Study to Assess the Effect of CellCept (Mycophenolate Mofetil) and Reduced Corticosteroids in Patients With Active Pemphigus Vulgaris (PV)
Scientific title: A Prospective, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Mult-center, 52-week Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Adjunct Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) to Achieve Remission With Reduced Corticosteroid in Subjects With Pemphigus Vulgaris
Date of first enrolment: May 2004
Target sample size: 96
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00683930
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Canada Germany India Israel Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
United States
Contacts
Name:     Clinical Trials
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Affiliation:  Hoffmann-La Roche
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients 18 to 70 years of age

- Diagnosis of mild to moderate pemphigus vulgaris within the past 12 months, requiring
high dose corticosteroids

Exclusion Criteria:

- Female patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or lactating

- Regularly scheduled plasma exchange (PE) or intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)
treatment, or PE or IVIG treatment within 8 weeks prior to randomization

- CellCept or other immunosuppressive therapy, except corticosteroids, exceeding 2 weeks
total duration and within 8 weeks prior to randomization

- Use of PV therapies other than those noted above, within 4 weeks prior to
randomization

- Use of topical corticosteroids within 2 weeks prior to randomization



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pemphigus Vulgaris (PV)
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) 3 g/Day
Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil 2 g/Day
Primary Outcome(s)
Percentage of Patients Achieving Responder Status at Week 52 [Time Frame: 52 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Time to Initial Response [Time Frame: up to 52 weeks]
Duration of Prednisone Maintenance Dosing [Time Frame: 52 weeks]
Time to Sustained Response [Time Frame: up to 52 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
WX17796
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Aspreva Pharmaceuticals
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 22/06/2011
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00683930
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