Sirolimus (Rapamune®) for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)

Summary

The aim of our study is to investigate whether Rapamune used at a low dose (2 mg/d) retards cyst growth and slows renal functional deterioration in patients with ADPKD.

Timeline

Start

2006-06

Primary completion

2010-01

Completion

2010-06

Publications

• Results Wahl PR, Serra AL, Le Hir M, Molle KD, Hall MN, Wuthrich RP. Inhibition of mTOR with sirolimus slows disease progression in Han:SPRD rats with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 Mar;21(3):598-604. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfi181. Epub 2005 Oct 12.
• Results Serra AL, Poster D, Kistler AD, Krauer F, Raina S, Young J, Rentsch KM, Spanaus KS, Senn O, Kristanto P, Scheffel H, Weishaupt D, Wuthrich RP. Sirolimus and kidney growth in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. N Engl J Med. 2010 Aug 26;363(9):820-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0907419. Epub 2010 Jun 26.
• Results Braun M, Young J, Reiner CS, Poster D, Wuthrich RP, Serra AL. Ovarian toxicity from sirolimus. N Engl J Med. 2012 Mar 15;366(11):1062-4. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1113145. No abstract available.
• Results Braun M, Young J, Reiner CS, Poster D, Krauer F, Kistler AD, Kristanto P, Wang X, Liu Y, Loffing J, Andreisek G, von Eckardstein A, Senn O, Wuthrich RP, Serra AL. Low-dose oral sirolimus and the risk of menstrual-cycle disturbances and ovarian cysts: analysis of the randomized controlled SUISSE ADPKD trial. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e45868. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045868. Epub 2012 Oct 10.
• St Pierre K, Cashmore BA, Bolignano D, Zoccali C, Ruospo M, Craig JC, Strippoli GF, Mallett AJ, Green SC, Tunnicliffe DJ. Interventions for preventing the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Oct 2;10(10):CD010294. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010294.pub3.
• Serra AL, Kistler AD, Poster D, Krauer F, Senn O, Raina S, Pavik I, Rentsch K, Regeniter A, Weishaupt D, Wuthrich RP. Safety and tolerability of sirolimus treatment in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Nov;24(11):3334-42. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfp280. Epub 2009 Jun 13.
• Serra AL, Kistler AD, Poster D, Struker M, Wuthrich RP, Weishaupt D, Tschirch F. Clinical proof-of-concept trial to assess the therapeutic effect of sirolimus in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: SUISSE ADPKD study. BMC Nephrol. 2007 Sep 15;8:13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-8-13.

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