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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03018535
Date of registration: 09/01/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Public title: Rituximab Versus Steroids and Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy RI-CYCLO
Scientific title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Rituximab Versus Steroids and Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy
Date of first enrolment: January 2012
Target sample size: 76
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03018535
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:     FRANCESCO SCOLARI, MD
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Affiliation:  Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Biopsy-proven diagnosis of idiopathic MN performed within the past 24 months

2. Proteinuria > 3.5 g/24h on three 24-hour urine collection (once a week for 3 weeks)

3. Estimated GFR (MDRD formula) = 30ml/min/1.73m2 under ACEI/ARB therapy

4. Post-menopausal females, or females surgically sterile or practicing a medically
approved method of contraception (no birth-control pill)

5. Three months of ACEI and/or ARB therapy before treatment

6. Blood Pressure <130/80 mm Hg

7. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor therapy

8. Patients remaining with proteinuria >3.5g/24h after 3 months of ACEI and/or ARB
therapy and Blood Pressure <130/80 mm Hg may be randomized to RTX / cyclical
corticosteroid/alkylating-agent therapy without the need of the run-in/conservative
phase of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. serum creatinine >2.5 mg/dl; Estimated GFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m2

2. previous treatment with Rituximab, Steroids, Alkylating Agents, Calcineurin
Inhibitors, Synthetic ACTH, MMF, Azathioprine

3. Presence of active infection

4. Secondary cause of MN (e.g. hepatitis B, SLE, medications, malignancies). Testing for
HIV, Hepatitis B and C should have occurred < 6 months prior to enrollment into the
study

5. Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus

6. Pregnancy or nursing for safety reasons

7. Renal vein thrombosis documented prior to entry by renal US or CT scan



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous
Intervention(s)
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Drug: Methylprednisolone
Drug: Rituximab
Primary Outcome(s)
change in probability of complete remission (proteinuria < 0.3 g/day) Primary Outcome Measures The primary outcome measure is the change in probability of complete remission (proteinuria < 0.3 g/day) at one year (see Design and power considerations). [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Estimated Glomerular filtration rate (MDRD formula) [Time Frame: from randomization up to 36 months]
Frequency of auto-antibodies and its relation to therapy and proteinuria response in a subgroup of patients [Time Frame: baseline and after treatment (day 3, month 1, 3, 6 , 6 and 12)]
Change from baseline in proteinuria [Time Frame: from randomization up to 36 months]
serious side effects: Death, Life-threatening event, Hospitalization, Disability in the patient's body function/structure or physical activity or quality of life, Congenital anomaly, Intervention to prevent permanent impairment or damage) [Time Frame: up to 36 months]
Frequency of and time to relapse of nephrotic syndrome [Time Frame: up to 36 months]
CR (Complete Remission) or PR (Partial Remission: Reduction in UP of > 50% plus final UP = 3.5 g but >0.3g ) [Time Frame: from randomization up to 36 months]
Serum creatinine level (mg/dl) [Time Frame: from randomization up to 36 months]
Secondary ID(s)
EudraCT 2011 006115-59
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University of Alberta
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi
Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu
Istituto Giannina Gaslini
University of Milano Bicocca
Humanitas Hospital, Italy
Regione Piemonte
University of Bari
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
University of Pisa
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico
University of Bologna
University of Messina
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma E
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
University of Bern
Universita di Verona
University of Chieti
University of Milan
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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