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Efficacy and Safety of FTY720 in Patients Who Receive a Kidney Transplant

A Phase 3 interventional study of FTY720 5 mg + reduced-dose Neoral (RDN) + corticosteroids and FTY720 2.5 mg + full dose Neoral (FDN) + corticosteroids in Kidney Transplantation, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Completed at 42 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-08-22.

Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Sep 2005, 21 years ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
696
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The efficacy and safety of FTY720 is being evaluated in patients who receive a kidney transplant.

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Conditions studied

  • Kidney Transplantation

Keywords

  • Kidney, transplantation, rejection, immunosuppression
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In context

Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals is the lead sponsor of 2,673 studies on the registry; 228 are open to participants now.

Of its 576 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 431 (75%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • First kidney transplantation
  • Male and female patients
  • Between 18 and 65 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients in need of multiple organ transplants
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
696 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    FTY720 5 mg + reduced-dose Neoral (RDN) + corticosteroids,

    Drug: FTY720 5 mg + reduced-dose Neoral (RDN) + corticosteroids

  • Experimental
    FTY720 2.5 mg + full dose Neoral (FDN) + corticosteroids

    Drug: FTY720 2.5 mg + full dose Neoral (FDN) + corticosteroids

  • Experimental
    MMF 2 g + full-dose Neoral (FDN) + corticosteroids

    Drug: MMF 2 g + full-dose Neoral (FDN) + corticosteroids

Interventions

  • DrugFTY720 5 mg + reduced-dose Neoral (RDN) + corticosteroids

    FTY720 5 mg + reduced-dose Neoral (RDN) + corticosteroids

  • DrugFTY720 2.5 mg + full dose Neoral (FDN) + corticosteroids

    FTY720 2.5 mg + full dose Neoral (FDN) + corticosteroids

  • DrugMMF 2 g + full-dose Neoral (FDN) + corticosteroids

    mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) + full-dose Neoral (FDN) + corticosteroids

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. IA, IB, IIA, IIB, III, or humoral rejection diagnosed by biopsy according to Banff 97 criteria within 12 months post transplant

  2. permanent resumption of dialysis within 12 months post transplant

  3. surgical removal of graft within 12 months post transplant

  4. death within 12 months post transplant

  5. withdrawal of consent, death, or lost to follow up within 12 months post transplant

Secondary outcomes

  1. FEV1 , FVC, FEV1/FVC, DLCO and FEF 25%-75% at day 28, months 6 and 12

  2. serum creatinine

  3. cystatin C at months 3, 6, and 12

  4. proteinuria at day 28, months 6 and 12

  5. absolute lymphocyte count at screening, baseline, day 1, 7, 14, and 28, months 2, 3, 6, 9, and 12

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Study locations

42 sites
  • Phoenix, Arizona 85054, United States
  • Los Angeles, California 90057, United States
  • Palo Alto, California 94303, United States
  • San Francisco, California 94143, United States
  • Denver, Colorado 80262, United States
  • New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
  • Tampa, Florida 33606, United States
  • Atlanta, Georgia 30309, United States
  • Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • Augusta, Georgia 30912, United States
  • Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
  • Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
  • Des Moines, Iowa 50309, United States
  • Portland, Maine 04102, United States
  • Boston, Massachusetts 02111, United States
  • Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
  • Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
  • Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
  • Livingston, New Jersey 07039, United States
  • Hawthorne, New York 10523, United States
  • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
  • Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
  • Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
  • Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • Toledo, Ohio 43614, United States
  • Portland, Oregon 97232, United States
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, United States
  • Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
  • Memphis, Tennessee 38103, United States
  • Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
  • Dallas, Texas 75246, United States
  • Galveston, Texas 77555, United States
  • Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
  • Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, United States
  • Fairfax, Virginia 22042, United States
  • Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
  • Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Tedesco-Silva H, Pescovitz MD, Cibrik D, Rees MA, Mulgaonkar S, Kahan BD, Gugliuzza KK, Rajagopalan PR, Esmeraldo Rde M, Lord H, Salvadori M, Slade JM; FTY720 Study Group. Randomized controlled trial of FTY720 versus MMF in de novo renal transplantation. Transplantation. 2006 Dec 27;82(12):1689-97. doi: 10.1097/01.tp.0000251718.95622.b3. PubMed 17198261 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 22, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00099736
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 20, 2004
Start date
May 7, 2003
Primary completion
Sep 19, 2005
Completion
Sep 19, 2005
Last update
Aug 22, 2017

Study contacts

Novartis
study director · Novartis

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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