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Balancing immunosuppressive treatment in organ transplantation in order to achieve effective prevention of rejection on one side and avoidance of negative side effects on the other side is a major challenge, leading to developing different immunosuppressive protocols. Cornerstones of immunosuppressive treatment such as Corticosteroids (CS) and Calcineurin Inhibitors (CNI) are known to cause an increased incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular morbidity, nephrotoxicity and malignancies.
The investigators believe that both avoidance of CS and minimization of CNI, while using Anti-ThymocyteGlobuline(ATG) induction (instead of interleucin-2 receptor blockers) and mycofenolate mofetil(MMF) therapeutic drug monitoring is going to reduce negative side effects, without increased rejection frequency in renal transplanted patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Steroid-free low TAC-arm | Experimental | Induction therapy: Thymoglobulin i.v. 2,5 mg/kg day 0 and 1, preceded by methylprednisolone i.v. 250 mg day 0 and 50 mg day 1. Maintenance therapy: Advagraf(TAC) 0,2 mg/kg p.o. started day1 (target concentration 5-10 ng/ml, after 3 months 4-7 ng/ml; MMF 1g x 2 p.o. (target Area Under Curve, AUC 40-60 mg.h/L); No steroids p.o. |
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| Standard low-TAC arm | Active Comparator | Induction therapy: Simulect i.v. 20 mg day 0 and 4; Steroids i.v. according to local practice. Maintenance therapy: Advagraf(TAC) p.o. 0,2 mg/(target concentration 5-10 ng/ml, after 3 months 4-7 ng/ml); MMF 1g x 2 p.o. (target AUC 40-60 mg.h/L); Steroids p.o. according to hospital practice (but not less than 5mg daily after 6 months). |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Steroid-free low TAC-arm: Thymoglobulin Standard low-TAC arm: Simulect, prednisolon | Drug |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Cumulative incidence of New Onset of Diabetes After Transplantation(NODAT) | 12 month after transplantation |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Cumulative incidence of NODAT | 3, 6, 24 month after transplantation | |
| Composite measure | Freedom from acute rejection, graft and patient survival | 12, 24 months |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Per Lindnér, MD | Transplant Center, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital | Gothenburg | 41345 | Sweden |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003920 | Diabetes Mellitus |
| ID | Term |
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| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
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| Renal function | Evaluated by measured glomerular filtration rate (mGFR) | 12, 24 months |
| Incidence of acute rejection and chronic changes | Analysed by protocol biopsies, evaluated by the Banff system. | 12 months |
| Incidence of hypertension | Standardized measurement. | 3, 12, 24 months |
| Antihypertensive treatment | Number and type of antihypertensive drugs. | 3, 12, 24 months |
| Lipid lowering drugs | Number and type of lipid lowering drugs. | 12, 24 months |
| Incidence of antibody-mediated rejection | Analysed by biopsies, evaluated by the Banff system, and by donor-specific HLA antibodies | 12, 24 months |
| Cumulative frequency of cardiovascular complications and events. | Collecting Adverse Events (AE) reports | 10 days, 3, 12, 24 months |
| Cumulative frequency of malignancy. | Collecting AE reports | 6, 12, 24 months |
| Cumulative frequency of infections | Collecting AE reports | 10 days, 3, 6, 12, 24 months |