Long-Term Study of Multi-target Therapy as Maintenance Treatment for Lupus Nephritis

July 30, 2015 updated by: Zhi-Hong Liu, M.D.

Research Institute of Nephrology, Jinling Hospital,

An multi-site, randomized, prospective study to compare the efficacy and safety of multi-target therapy as continuous induction and maintenance treatment versus CTX- Aza therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Azathioprine (AZA) has been used for maintenance therapy of lupus nephritis for many years. We compare the efficacy and safety of multi-target therapy as continuous induction and maintenance treatment vs CTX-Aza.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

206

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
    • Jiangsu
      • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210002
        • Research Institute of Nephrology, Jinling Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 61 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who signed written informed consent form
  2. SLE patient, aged between 18-65 years, female or male;
  3. Patients diagnosed lupus nephritis according to ISN/RPS 2003 classification criteria, class Ⅲ, Ⅳ,Ⅳ+Ⅴ, Ⅲ+Ⅴ or Ⅴ LN by renal biopsy
  4. All patients had received induction therapy for 6 months with multi-therapy (FK506 + MMF) or intravenous CTX pulses.
  5. Patients were recruited when received partial remission or complete remission after 6 months induction therapy.

Complete remission: proteinuria <0.4 g/24h, negative urine sediment, serum albumin >35 g/L, elevated scr <0.3mg/dl, no extra-renal complications; Partial remission: proteinuria <1.0 g/24h, urine RBC <50X104/ml without casts, serum albumin > 30 g/L, elevated Scr <0.3mg/dl,no extra-renal complications.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who didn't sign written informed consent form or could not obey the protocol.
  2. Patients who didn't received the CR or PR criterion.
  3. Patients who have impaired liver function, with ALT/GPT or AST/GOT twice more than the normal upper limit or who have active hepatitis.
  4. WBC <3000/mm3 in peripheral blood .
  5. Patients with central nervous system symptoms. -

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Multi-target therapy
(Tarcrolimus+mycophenolate mofetil)
Drug: Multi-target therapy
Tacrolimus (1-3mg/d) and mycophenolate mofetil(0.5-0.75g/d)
Other Names:
  • Tacrolimus+mycophenolate mofetil
Active Comparator: Azathioprine
Aza
Drug: Azathioprine
1.0-2.0mg/kg/d
Other Names:
  • Aza

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To compare the efficacy and safety of multi-target therapy as maintenance treatment for lupus nephritis with Aza.
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Zhi-Hong Liu, M.D.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: zhihong Liu, Master, Research Institute of Nephrology, Jinling Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 21, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 25, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 31, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 30, 2015

Last Verified

July 1, 2015

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NJCT-1002

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