Rapamycin Versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in Kidney-Pancreas Recipients
Type 1 Diabetes
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Type 1 Diabetes focused on measuring Rapamycin, Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF), Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient with Type 1 diabetes and end stage renal disease.
- Women of childbearing potential must have had a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine).
- Patient agrees to participate in the study and sign an informed consent.
- Patient has no known contraindication to the administration of rapamycin or mycophenolate mofetil.
- Patient has no history of hypersensitivity to rapamycin or mycophenolate mofetil.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient has history of a malignancy within two years, with the exception of adequately treated localized squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin without evidence of recurrence.
- Patient is currently abusing drugs or alcohol.
- Patient is known or suspected to have an active infection or be seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C (HCV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Sites / Locations
- University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Tacrolimus plus MMF plus Steroids
Tacrolimus plus Rapamycin plus Steroids
Patients randomized to this arm were scheduled to receive maintenance therapy consisting of Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF), and Steroids. Patients in both treatment arms received dual induction therapy consisting of Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin (Thymoglobulin) plus Daclizumab.
Patients randomized to this arm were scheduled to receive maintenance therapy consisting of Tacrolimus, Rapamycin (Sirolimus), and Steroids. Patients in both treatment arms received dual induction therapy consisting of Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin (Thymoglobulin) plus Daclizumab.