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Summary
EudraCT Number:	2007-003165-41
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:	ML 21273
National Competent Authority:	France - ANSM
Clinical Trial Type:	EEA CTA
Trial Status:	Completed
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:	2007-08-27
Trial results	View results

Index
A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
P. END OF TRIAL

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A. Protocol Information

A.1

Member State Concerned

France - ANSM

A.2

EudraCT number

2007-003165-41

A.3

Full title of the trial

Étude prospective, multicentrique, ouverte et randomisée évaluant l’efficacité et la tolérance de Cellcept® (MMF) avec suivi thérapeutique pharmacologique, tacrolimus et épargne en corticoïdes versus Cellcept® dose fixe (MMF), tacrolimus et corticoïdes maintenus 6 mois chez des patients transplantés hépatiques de novo.

A.3.2

Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available

CELLESTE

A.4.1

Sponsor's protocol code number

ML 21273

A.7

Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan

Information not present in EudraCT

A.8

EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan

B. Sponsor Information
B.Sponsor: 1
B.1.1	Name of Sponsor	ROCHE
B.1.3.4	Country	France
B.3.1 and B.3.2	Status of the sponsor	Commercial
B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
B.4.1	Name of organisation providing support
B.4.2	Country
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1	Name of organisation
B.5.2	Functional name of contact point

D. IMP Identification
D.IMP: 1
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	Yes
D.2.1.1.1	Trade name	CELLCEPT
D.2.1.1.2	Name of the Marketing Authorisation holder	Roche Registration Ltd
D.2.1.2	Country which granted the Marketing Authorisation	European Union
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Tablet
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Oral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	RO 106-1443
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	500 mg
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	Yes
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No
D.IMP: 2
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	Yes
D.2.1.1.1	Trade name	CELLCEPT
D.2.1.1.2	Name of the Marketing Authorisation holder	Roche Registration Ltd
D.2.1.2	Country which granted the Marketing Authorisation	European Union
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Capsule*
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Oral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	RO 106-1443
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	250 mg
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	Yes
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No
D.IMP: 3
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	Yes
D.2.1.1.1	Trade name	CORTANCYL
D.2.1.1.2	Name of the Marketing Authorisation holder	Sanofi-Aventis
D.2.1.2	Country which granted the Marketing Authorisation	France
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Tablet
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Oral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	PREDNISONE
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	5 mg
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	Yes
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No

D.8 Information on Placebo

E. General Information on the Trial

E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.1

Medical condition(s) being investigated

Patients transplantés hépatiques de novo

MedDRA Classification

E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.2	Version	9.1
E.1.2	Level	LLT
E.1.2	Classification code	10024715
E.1.2	Term	Liver transplant rejection

E.1.3

Condition being studied is a rare disease

E.2 Objective of the trial

E.2.1

Main objective of the trial

Comparer l'incidence des rejets aigus jusqu’à 12 mois entre une stratégie intégrant MMF avec suivi thérapeutique pharmacologique, tacrolimus et épargne en corticoïdes versus MMF dose fixe, tacrolimus et corticoïdes maintenus 6 mois chez des patients transplantés hépatiques de novo.

E.2.2

Secondary objectives of the trial

Efficacité :

• Evaluer la survie des patients et des greffons à M12
• Evaluer l’histologie des greffons à M12

Tolérance (jusqu’à M12) :

• Comparer l’incidence des facteurs de risque cardiovasculaire tels que le diabète, les dyslipidémies et l'hypertension artérielle
• Evaluer la fonction rénale
• Evaluer l’incidence des cancers
• Comparer l’incidence des infections
• Comparer l’incidence de l’ostéoporose
• Evaluer l’incidence des troubles neurologiques
• Comparer l’incidence des récidives d’hépatite C
• Evaluer la tolérance globale

E.2.3

Trial contains a sub-study

E.3

Principal inclusion criteria

• Patient ayant délivré un consentement de participation libre, éclairé et écrit,
• Receveur homme ou femme, âgé d’au moins 18 ans,
• Receveur d’un premier transplant hépatique orthotopique (entier ou partiel) provenant d’un donneur vivant ou cadavérique,
• Patient apte selon l'investigateur à se plier aux impératifs de l'étude,
• Patient affilié à un régime de sécurité sociale ou bénéficiaire d'un tel régime.

E.4

Principal exclusion criteria

Relatifs à la population :
• Femme enceinte ou allaitant,
• Femme en période d’activité génitale sans contraception efficace durant l’essai,
• Patient atteint d’une déficience ne lui permettant pas une bonne compréhension des impératifs de l’essai,
• Patient ayant déjà été inclus dans le présent essai,
• Patient ayant reçu un traitement en cours de développement dans le cadre d’un essai clinique dans les 30 jours précédant la transplantation (traitement immunosuppresseur ou autre)

Relatifs à la pathologie :
• Antécédents de transplantation d’organe (y compris hépatique),
• Patient recevant une greffe multi-organe,
• Patient présentant lors de l’inclusion, soit des symptômes évoquant un ulcère gastro-duodénal actif et évolutif, soit un ulcère gastro-duodénal confirmé par fibroscopie et par biopsie et nécessitant un traitement,
• Patient présentant une tumeur maligne ou des antécédents de cancer datant de moins de 5 ans, à l’exception des épithéliomas basocellulaires ou spinocellulaires traités avec succès et des cancers du col utérin in situ
• Patient atteint d’un carcinome hépatocellulaire présentant radiologiquement à l’inscription sur la liste :
o Un nodule d’un diamètre > 5cm
o Plus de 3 nodules d’un diamètre > 3cm
• Patient ayant des métastases hépatiques ou une propagation locale au delà du parenchyme hépatique mise en évidence à l’examen pré-opératoire ou pendant l’intervention,
• Patient présentant une créatinine sérique ≥ 180 µmol/L en période pré-opératoire immédiate,
• Patient ayant une clairance calculée de la créatinine ≤ 30 ml/min avant la transplantation,
• Patient présentant un nombre de leucocytes inférieur à 2000/mm3 à la randomisation,
• Patient présentant une sérologie HIV positive
• Patient présentant une affection ne permettant pas l’arrêt des corticoïdes (y compris maladie de Crohn, cholangite sclérosante, cirrhose auto-immune, rectocolite hémorragique, etc.)

Relatifs aux traitements à l’essai :
• Patient présentant une hypersensibilité connue à l’un des médicaments administrés dans l’essai ou à l’un de ses constituants,
• Patient ayant une hypersensibilité connue aux macrolides,
• Patient qui selon l’opinion de l’investigateur, ne serait pas capable de recevoir du tacrolimus dans les 72 heures et MMF dans les 24 heures suivant la transplantation
• Patient pour lequel un traitement interdit sera nécessaire durant l’étude. Les traitements interdits sont les immunosuppresseurs autres que ceux à l’étude, les protocoles temporaires de traitement (PTT) et les autorisations temporaires d’utilisation (ATU), ainsi que les traitements d’induction (anticorps anti-CD25, anticorps monoclonaux et polyclonaux).

E.5 End points

E.5.1

Primary end point(s)

• Incidence des rejets aigus prouvés par biopsie et traités jusqu’à M12

E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial

E.6

Scope of the trial

E.6.1

Diagnosis

E.6.2

Prophylaxis

E.6.3

Therapy

Yes

E.6.4

Safety

Yes

E.6.5

Efficacy

Yes

E.6.6

Pharmacokinetic

E.6.7

Pharmacodynamic

E.6.8

Bioequivalence

E.6.9

Dose response

E.6.10

Pharmacogenetic

E.6.11

Pharmacogenomic

E.6.12

Pharmacoeconomic

E.6.13

Others

E.7

Trial type and phase

E.7.1

Human pharmacology (Phase I)

E.7.1.1

First administration to humans

E.7.1.2

Bioequivalence study

E.7.1.3

Other

E.7.1.3.1

Other trial type description

E.7.2

Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)

E.7.3

Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)

Yes

E.7.4

Therapeutic use (Phase IV)

E.8 Design of the trial

E.8.1

Controlled

Yes

E.8.1.1

Randomised

Yes

E.8.1.2

Open

Yes

E.8.1.3

Single blind

E.8.1.4

Double blind

E.8.1.5

Parallel group

Yes

E.8.1.6

Cross over

E.8.1.7

Other

E.8.2

Comparator of controlled trial

E.8.2.1

Other medicinal product(s)

E.8.2.2

Placebo

E.8.2.3

Other

Yes

E.8.2.3.1

Comparator description

STANDARD OF CARE

E.8.3

The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned

E.8.4

The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned

Yes

E.8.4.1

Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned

E.8.5

The trial involves multiple Member States

E.8.5.1

Number of sites anticipated in the EEA

E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA

E.8.6.1

Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA

E.8.6.2

Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA

Information not present in EudraCT

E.8.7

Trial has a data monitoring committee

Yes

E.8.8

Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial

LAST PATIENT LAST VISIT

E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned years

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned months

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned days

F. Population of Trial Subjects

F.1 Age Range

F.1.1

Trial has subjects under 18

F.1.1.1

In Utero

Information not present in EudraCT

F.1.1.2

Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks)

Information not present in EudraCT

F.1.1.3

Newborns (0-27 days)

Information not present in EudraCT

F.1.1.4

Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)

Information not present in EudraCT

F.1.1.5

Children (2-11years)

Information not present in EudraCT

F.1.1.6

Adolescents (12-17 years)

Information not present in EudraCT

F.1.2

Adults (18-64 years)

Yes

F.1.3

Elderly (>=65 years)

Yes

F.2 Gender

F.2.1

Female

Yes

F.2.2

Male

Yes

F.3 Group of trial subjects

F.3.1

Healthy volunteers

F.3.2

Patients

Yes

F.3.3

Specific vulnerable populations

Yes

F.3.3.1

Women of childbearing potential not using contraception

F.3.3.2

Women of child-bearing potential using contraception

Yes

F.3.3.3

Pregnant women

F.3.3.4

Nursing women

F.3.3.5

Emergency situation

F.3.3.6

Subjects incapable of giving consent personally

F.3.3.7

Others

F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included

F.4.1

In the member state

250

F.5

Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)

The patients will be treated according to clinical practice.

G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial

N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned

Competent Authority Decision

Authorised

Date of Competent Authority Decision

2007-08-30

Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial application

Favourable

Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion

Date of Ethics Committee Opinion

2007-08-27

P. End of Trial
P.	End of Trial Status	Completed
P.	Date of the global end of the trial	2011-07-31

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