Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A 12-month, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of Concentration Controlled Everolimus With Reduced Dose Cyclosporine A Versus Mycophenolate Mofetil With Standard Dose Cyclosporine A in de Novo Renal Transplant Adult Recipients Treated With Basiliximab and Corticosteroids
Brief Summary: The 12 Month Core Study (CRAD001A1202) was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety comparing concentration-controlled everolimus (1.5 mg/day starting dose) with reduced dose cyclosporine and corticosteroids versus 2 g/day mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) with standard dose cyclosporine and corticosteroids in de novo renal transplant recipients.

Extension Study (CRAD001A1202E1): Until 24 months after renal transplantation, the study was designed to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy comparing concentration-controlled everolimus with reduced dose cyclosporine (Neoral®) and corticosteroids versus mycophenolate mofetil with standard dose Neoral® and corticosteroids in de novo renal transplant recipients. Beyond 24 months after renal transplantation, the study was designed to provide everolimus treatment for patients in everolimus group until everolimus is approved and marketed in Japan.


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A: Core Study Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female de novo renal transplant recipients between 18 and 65 years of age
* Patients who are receiving a primary cadaveric donor or non-human leukocyte antigen (non-HLA) identical living donor kidney transplant
* Patients who have given written informed consent to participate in the study
* Females capable of becoming pregnant must have a negative pregnancy test prior to randomization.

Core Study Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with no evidence of graft function within 24 hours of transplantation are excluded
* Recipients of dual kidney transplants
* Patients who are recipients of multiple solid organ or tissue transplants, or have previously received an organ or tissue transplant.
* Recipients of kidneys from HLA-identical living related donors
* Patients who are recipients of ABO incompatible transplants or T cell cross match positive transplant. Although Panel Reactive Antibodies (PRA) test is not mandatory, patients whose most recent anti-HLA Class I PRA \>20% By a CDC-(Complement dependent cytotoxicity) based assay or \>50% by a Flow Cytometry or ELISA (Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) -based assay
* Patients who have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or Hepatitis B surface antigen. Laboratory results obtained within 6 months prior to randomization are acceptable, otherwise these tests should be performed within two weeks prior to randomization.
* Recipients of organs from donors who test positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen, HCV or HIV are excluded
* Donor organ with a cold ischemia time \>24 hours
* Donor age greater than 65 years
* Patients with platelet count \<100,000/mm at baseline before transplantation
* Patients with an absolute neutrophil count of \< 1,500/mm³ or white blood cell count of \< 4,500/mm³ at baseline before transplantation
* Patients who have severe hypercholesterolemia (\>350 mg/dL; \>9 mmol/L) or hypertriglyceridemia (\>500 mg/dL; \>8.5 mmol/L). Patients with controlled hyperlipidemia are acceptable
* Patients who have an abnormal liver profile such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) or total bilirubin \>3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Patients with a known hypersensitivity to either of the study drugs or their class, or to any of the excipients
* Patients who are treated with drugs that are strong inducers or inhibitors of cytochrome P450
* Patients who are unable to take oral medication at time of randomization
* Patients who received an investigational drug or who have been treated with a non-protocol immunosuppressive drug or treatment within 30 days or 5 half-lives prior to randomization
* Patients with a history of malignancy of any organ system, treated or untreated, within the past 5 years whether or not there is evidence of local recurrence or metastases, with the exception of localized excised non-melanomatous skin lesions
* Patients with clinically significant systemic infection at time of transplant or within two weeks prior to transplant
* Patients with a history of severe diarrhea, active peptic ulcer disease, or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
* Patients who have cardiac failure at time of screening (resting dyspnea, with Grade ≥ 3 according to Old New York Heart Association Classification (Appendix 7) or any severe cardiac disease as determined by the investigator
* Patients who have any surgical or medical condition, which in the opinion of the investigator, might significantly alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of study medication
* Patients with abnormal physical or laboratory findings of clinical significance within 2 weeks prior to randomization which would interfere with the objectives of the study
* Patients with any history of coagulopathy or medical condition requiring long-term anticoagulation which would preclude renal biopsy after transplantation. (Low dose aspirin treatment or interruption of chronic anticoagulant is allowed)
* Females of childbearing potential who are planning to become pregnant, who are pregnant and/or lactating, who are unwilling to use effective means of contraception.

Extension Study Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients who completed Month 12 visit in core study (including patients who had discontinued study medication)
* Patients who had given written informed consent to participate in this extension study

Extension Study Exclusion Criteria:

* Women of childbearing potential who were planning to become pregnant, who were unwilling to use two or more effective means of contraception, including abstinence judged by the investigator, surgical sterilization (e.g. bilateral tubal ligation, hysterectomy), hormonal contraception (implantable, patch, oral), and barrier methods (male or female condom with spermicidal gel, diaphragm, sponge, cervical cap). Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal were not acceptable methods of contraception.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
B: Inclusion criteria:

* Male or female renal recipients 18-70 years of age undergoing kidney transplantation, either primary or re-transplant;
* Recipient of a cadaveric, deceased donor (including expanded criteria donor organs and deceased donor organs after cardiac death), living unrelated or non-HLA identical living related donor kidney;
* Graft must be functional (producing greater than or equal to 100 ml of urine within 24 hours after transplantation) at time of randomization.

Exclusion criteria:

* Donor organ with a cold ischemic time \> 30 hours;
* Males or females who produce less than 100 ml of urine in the first 24 hours post-transplantation;
* Males or females who are recipients of ABO incompatible transplants, or T cell, or B cell crossmatch positive transplant;
* Males or females with severe total hypercholesterolemia or total hypertriglyceridemia (Patients on lipid lowering treatment with controlled hyperlipidemia are acceptable);
* Males or females who have any surgical or any medical condition, such as severe diarrhea, active peptic ulcer disease, or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, which in the opinion of the investigator, might alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism and/or excretion of study medication.

Other protocol related inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* low risk adult candidates for first renal transplants from living or deceased donors

Exclusion Criteria:

* receiving immunosuppressive therapy before transplantation;
* have received an investigational medication within the past 30 days;
* have a known contraindication to the administration of antithymocyte globulin;
* tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);
* had had cancer (except nonmelanoma skin cancer) within the previous 2 years;
* Pregnant women, nursing mothers, and women of childbearing potential who will be not using condoms or oral contraceptives will be excluded;
* Patients with any panel reactive antibody (PRA) equal to or above 50%, class I or class II.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female patients between 15 and 75 years of age, regardless of race.
* Female patients of child bearing age agree to maintain effective birth control practice during the study.
* Patient has end stage kidney disease and is a suitable candidate for primary renal transplantation or retransplantation as assessed by the transplantation center.
* Patient has been fully informed and has given written or independent person witnessed oral informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient is pregnant or breastfeeding.
* Patient has a low immunological risk constellation, defined by receiving a kidney from a HLA-identical related living donor.
* Patient has a high immunological risk constellation, defined as having within the previous three years a measured PRA grade of ≥25% and/or having a previous graft survival shorter than 3 years due to rejection.
* Patient and donor have a positive T or B-cell crossmatch.
* Patient and donor are ABO incompatible.
* Age of donor \> 68 years.
* Cold ischemia time \> 36 hours.
* Patient has leucopenia, defined as having at transplantation less than 3000/mm3 leukocytes.
* Patient has thrombocytopenia, defined as having at transplantation less than 75000/mm3 thrombocytes.
* Patient is allergic or intolerant to cremophor RH 60 or structurally related compounds, steroids, Cyclosporine A Neoral, Rapamycin or MMF.
* Patient requires initial sequential or parallel therapy with immunosuppressive antibody preparation(s).
* Patient or donor is known to be HIV positive.
* Patient has significant liver disease, defined as having during the past 28 days continuously ASAT (SGOT) and/or ALAT (SGPT) levels greater than 3 fold of the upper value of the normal range of the investigational site.
* Patient with malignancy or history of malignancy ≥ 2 years, except non metastatic basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been treated successfully.
* Patient has significant, uncontrolled concomitant infections and/or severe diarrhea, vomiting, or active peptic ulcer.
* Patient is taking or has been taking an investigational drug in the past 28 days.
* Patient has previously received or is receiving another organ transplant other than kidney.
* Patient is unlikely to comply with the visits schedule in the protocol.

Answer: A