Clinical Trial: Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of FK506 Combined With Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) in Lupus Nephritis (III/IV/V)

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: An Open, Prospective Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of FK506 Combined MMF in the Treatment of Class III,IV,V + IV or V + III Lupus Nephritis

Brief Summary: This is an open, prospective study to assess the efficacy and safety of Tacrolimus (FK506) combined with MMF in the treatment of class III, IV, V + IV or V + III lupus nephritis.

Detailed Summary:

  1. To assess the efficacy of FK506 combined with MMF vs intravenous CTX pulses in treatment of class Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ + Ⅳ or Ⅴ + Ⅲ LN.
  2. To investigate the safety and tolerability of FK506 combined with MMF vs intravenous CTX pulses in the treatment of class Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ + Ⅳ or Ⅴ + Ⅲ LN.
  3. To explore the dosing of FK506 combined with MMF and their effective range of blood concentration.

Sponsor: Nanjing University School of Medicine

Current Primary Outcome: To assess the efficacy of FK506 combined with MMF versus intravenous CTX pulses in treatment of LN [ Time Frame: 18 months ]

Original Primary Outcome: To assess the efficacy of FK506 combined with MMF vs intravenous CTX pulses in treatment of LN.

Current Secondary Outcome: To investigate the safety and tolerability of FK506 combined with MMF versus intravenous CTX pulses [ Time Frame: 18 months ]

Original Secondary Outcome: To investigate the safety and tolerability of FK506 combined with MMF vs intravenous CTX pulses.

Information By: Nanjing University School of Medicine

Dates:
Date Received: March 1, 2006
Date Started: September 2005
Date Completion:
Last Updated: September 28, 2011
Last Verified: September 2011