drugset / Trial / NCT00149890

Efficacy and Safety of Basiliximab, Cyclosporine/Cyclosporine Microemulsion, and Steroids in Pediatric de Novo Liver Transplant Recipients Avoiding Intraoperative Steroids

NCT00149890

Phase 3 Completed 77 enrolled Novartis
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelPrevention

Summary

Systemic infection is still a major concern in young children with liver transplantation. The approach of this study is to reduce the risk of systemic infections by avoiding intraoperative steroids (another class of immunosuppressive drugs) given in combination with basiliximab, cyclosporine and steroids in pediatric de novo liver transplant recipients. The treatment is compared to the same treatment regimen including intraoperative steroids with respect to rejection episodes.

Timeline

Start
2004-03
Primary completion
2009-03
Completion
2009-03

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Prednisolone Other / unclassified 1 mg/m2 Intravenous
Background Basiliximab Monoclonal antibody 10 mg Intravenous
Background Basiliximab Monoclonal antibody 20 mg Intravenous
Background Cyclosporine Peptide 100 mg/m2 Intravenous
Background Prednisone Other / unclassified 1 mg/m2 Oral

Indications