drugset / Trial / NCT00260208

Liver Fibrosis in Patients Transplanted for Hepatitis C Receiving Either Cyclosporine Microemulsion or Tacrolimus

NCT00260208

Phase 4 Terminated 361 enrolled Novartis Pharmaceuticals
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelPrevention

Summary

Following a transplant for hepatitis C cirrhosis, the infection comes back in 70-90% of cases and over time causes fibrosis and eventually cirrhosis of the new liver. The aim of this study was to see if the frequency of liver fibrosis was different with cyclosporine microemulsion than tacrolimus

Timeline

Start
2006-01
Primary completion
2010-09
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Cyclosporine Peptide 10 mg/kg Oral
Comparator Cyclosporine Peptide 15 mg/kg Oral
Comparator Tacrolimus Small molecule 0.1 mg/kg Oral
Comparator Tacrolimus Small molecule 0.15 mg/kg Oral