Everolimus in de Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients

A 3-month, Multicenter, Randomized, Open Label Study to Evaluate the Impact of Early Versus Delayed Introduction of Everolimus on Wound Healing in de Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients With a Follow-up Evaluation at 12 Month After Transplant (NEVERWOUND Study)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether delayed (i.e. 28 ± 4 days post-transplant) administration of everolimus after transplantation reduces the risk of wound healing complications in comparison with immediate administration in de novo renal transplant patients (proportion of patients without wound/surgical complications related to initial transplant surgery) between randomization and 3 months after transplantation.

Key Inclusion criteria:

• Patients who are willing and able to participate in the study and who provide written informed consent before performing any study related procedure;
• Men or women ≥18 years at transplant;
• Recipients of 1st or 2nd single kidney transplant from deceased donor or living unrelated/related donor > 14 years;

Key Exclusion criteria:

• Patients who are recipients of multiple organs transplant, including two kidneys;
• Historical or current peak PRA > 50%. Patients with already existing antibodies against the donor;
• Thrombocytopenia (platelets < 75,000/mm³), absolute neutrophil count <1,500/mm³, leucopenia (leucocytes < 2,500/mm³) or hemoglobin < 7 g/dL;
• Body mass index (BMI) > 30 Kg/m2;