Can less immunosuppression save kidneys after transplant?
NCT ID NCT00213590
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether giving kidney transplant patients a lower dose of the drug cyclosporine could protect their kidney function over time. 208 patients who were at least one year post-transplant and on stable medications took part. The goal was to balance preventing organ rejection while reducing drug 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
- cyclosporine A (reduced dose) with mycophenolate mofetil
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help kidney transplant patients maintain better kidney function with fewer side effects from immunosuppressants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to all patients. Lowering immunosuppression could increase the risk of organ rejection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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208 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Apr 2000
- Finished
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Nov 2006
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 to 75 years
- 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: * first or second renal graft * cadaveric renal graft * second year of renal transplantation * stable renal function * moderate renal dysfunction risk * bitherapy with cyclosporine A and mycophenolate mofetil * corticosteroid withdrawal since 3 months at less Exclusion Criteria: * 2 or more acute rejection episodes * PRA\> 80% * serum creatinine\> 250µmol/L * 24-hour proteinuria \> 1g * humoral rejection * vasculitis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de ROUEN
Rouen, 76031, France
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