Liver transplant patients get new hope: CertiroBell vs standard drug
NCT ID NCT04471441
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether CertiroBell (everolimus) works better than mycophenolate mofetil at preventing organ rejection, graft loss, or death in 150 adults who received a liver transplant from a living donor. Participants took one of the two drugs for up to a year. The goal was to see which drug keeps the new liver healthier with fewer side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Everolimus (CertiroBell tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer or more effective way to prevent organ rejection after liver transplant, reducing the need for lifelong anti-rejection drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 4 trial with 150 participants, so results are available but may not apply to all transplant patients. Everolimus can cause side effects like infections or mouth sores.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
\* Inclusion Criteria: \[Time of screening\] * Patients who have transplanted in primary living donor liver in 35 days or who plan to be transplanted in primary living donor liver. * Over 20 years old(male or female) * Agreement with written informed consent \[Time of randomization\] - Patients who have transplanted liver within 4 weeks(25 days to 35 days) \* Exclusion Criteria \[Time of screening\] * Patients who have transplanted non-liver organs or have plan to be transplanted non-liver organs. * Patients with bioartificial liver (cell system) * Patients who diagnosed with malignant tumor within 5 years \[however, who have recovered from skin cancer (squamous cell/basal cell carcinoma) or thyroid cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma without main vessel invasion or extrahepatic metastasis can be enrolled\] * Patients with severe systemic infection * Women who are pregnant or breast feeding or not agree to the proper use of contraception during the trial * Participated in other trial within 4 weeks * In investigator's judgement \[Time of randomization\] * Patients with acute rejection who have been clinically treated after liver transplantation. * Patients with complication related to the hepatic artery such as hepatic artery thrombosis at the time of randomization. * At screening * WBC \<1,500/mm\^3 or PLT \<30,000/mm\^3 or over 3 times upper than normal range of liver function tests(T-bilirubin, AST, ALT) levels * Protein/Creatinine ratio(urine test) \> 1 or eGFR by MDRD\< 30mL/min/1.73m\^2 or Total cholesterol \> 350mg/dL or triglycerides \> 500mg/dL * Patients taking HCV(hepatitis C virus) Therapeutic Drugs * Patients who had plasmapheresis within 1 week. * Patents who had a record of taking mTOR inhibitor before. * In investigator's judgement
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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