drugset / Trial / NCT00672204

Raptiva and Sirolimus in Islet Transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes

NCT00672204

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

The primary objective of this protocol is to test the safety and efficacy of a treatment regimen consisting of maintenance therapy with efalizumab and sirolimus for 1 year followed by withdrawal of efalizumab and maintenance therapy with sirolimus, for the prevention of the destruction and rejection of islet transplants in type 1 diabetic recipients. Genentech, the manufacturer of efalizumab voluntarily withdrew the drug from the U.S. market in April of 2009. Previously transplanted subjects have been transitioned to alternative immunosuppressives and no new subjects will be transplanted under this protocol.

Timeline

Start
2007-11
Primary completion
2010-12
Completion
2012-08

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Sirolimus Small molecule 0.05 mg/kg Oral
Subject efalizumab Monoclonal antibody 0.5 mg/kg Subcutaneous
Background ANTILYMPHOCYTE IMMUNOGLOBULIN (HORSE) Protein / enzyme biologic 2 mg/kg Intravenous