Conditions: Graft Rejection Kidney Transplantation Renal Transplantation
Keywords: kidney transplant rejection
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 230
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with Belatacept (BMS-224818) is as efficacious as treatment with cyclosporine at preventing acute rejection and with a superior safety/tolerability profile (better kidney function and blood pressure, fewer lipid problems, less diabetes mellitus).

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: The MI regimen was designed to achieve projected serum trough concentrations of belatacept of approximately 20 μg/mL through Day 99, and approximately 5 μg/mL through Day 183 (10 mg/kg on Days 1, 5, 15, 29, 43, 57, 71, 85, 113, 141, and 169). After Day 169, patients were reallocated and dosed to achieve projected trough serum concentrations of approximately 2 or 0.25 μg/mL (5 mg/kg every 4 or 8 weeks starting on Day 197). Those patients who received belatacept every 8 weeks received placebo infusions on scheduled treatment dates between infusions of active drug to maintain the blind between treatment regimens. Patients initially received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), 2 g/d orally, unless the investigator chose to administer ≥1 doses intravenously The first MMF dose was administered preoperatively; subsequent doses were administered in 2 or 3 divided doses, every 8-12 hours, beginning as soon as the patient was able to tolerate medications by mouth. Corticosteroids given daily. arm 2: The LI regimen was designed to achieve projected trough serum concentrations of belatacept of approximately 20 μg/mL through Day 29, and approximately 5 μg/mL through Day 99 (10 mg/kg on Days 1, 15, 29, 57 and 85). After Day 85, these subjects were reallocated and dosed to achieve projected trough serum concentrations of either approximately 2 or 0.25 μg/mL (5 mg/kg every 4 or 8 weeks starting on Day 113). Participants initially received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), 2 g/d orally, unless the investigator chose to administer ≥1 doses intravenously The first MMF dose was administered preoperatively; subsequent doses were administered in 2 or 3 divided doses, every 8-12 hours, beginning as soon as the participant was able to tolerate medications by mouth. Corticosteroids given daily. arm 3: The initial daily dose was 7±3 mg/kg. Subsequent doses were adjusted to maintain a predefined range of serum concentrations: 1st month, target level 150-400 ng/mL; after 1st month, target level of 150-300 ng/mL. Participants initially received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), 2 g/d orally, unless the investigator chose to administer ≥1 doses intravenously The first MMF dose was administered preoperatively; subsequent doses were administered in 2 or 3 divided doses, every 8-12 hours, beginning as soon as the participant was able to tolerate medications by mouth. Corticosteroids given daily.

Interventions: intervention 1: Belatacept intervention 2: Cyclosporine intervention 3: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) intervention 4: Corticosteroids
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Solution, intravenous intervention 2: Oral, capsule intervention 3: Oral, capsule intervention 4: Corticosteroids given daily, orally or intravenously (IV). Day of transplant (Day 1): methylprednisolone, 500 mg, given IV on arrival in operating room; Day 2: methylprednisolone, 250 mg, given IV once daily; Day 3: prednisone, 100 mg, given orally once daily; Day 4: prednisone, 50 mg, given orally once daily; Days 5 through 30: prednisone, 25 mg, given orally once daily; Days 31-44: prednisone, 22.5 mg, given orally once daily; Days 45-58: prednisone, 20 mg, given orally once daily

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