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Monday, May 16, 2011

Sotrastaurin, a Novel Small Molecule Inhibiting Protein-Kinase C: Randomized Phase II Study in Renal Transplant Recipients

Sotrastaurin, a Novel Small Molecule Inhibiting Protein-Kinase C: Randomized Phase II Study in Renal Transplant Recipients: "
Sotrastaurin, a selective protein-kinase-C inhibitor, blocks early T-cell activation through a calcineurin-independent mechanism. In this study, de novo renal transplant recipients with immediate graft function were randomized 1:2 to tacrolimus (control, n = 44) or sotrastaurin (300 mg b.i.d.; n = 81).
All patients received basiliximab, mycophenolic acid (MPA) and steroids. The primary endpoint was the composite of treated biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR), graft loss, death or lost to follow-up at month 3. The main safety assessment was estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) at month 3. Composite efficacy failure at month 3 was higher for the sotrastaurin versus control regimen (25.7% vs. 4.5%, p = 0.001), driven by higher BPAR rates (23.6% vs. 4.5%, p = 0.003), which led to early study termination. Median (± standard deviation [SD]) eGFR was higher for sotrastaurin versus control at all timepoints from day 7 (month 3: 59.0 ± 22.3 vs. 49.5 ± 17.7 mL/min/1.73 m2, p = 0.006). The most common adverse events were gastrointestinal disorders (control: 63.6%; sotrastaurin: 88.9%) which led to study-medication discontinuation in two sotrastaurin patients. This study demonstrated a lower degree of efficacy but better renal function with the calcineurin-inhibitor-free regimen of sotrastaurin+MPA versus the tacrolimus-based control. Ongoing studies are evaluating alternative sotrastaurin regimens.
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  1. Budde en su articulo en AJT en 2010, publico la primera experiencia de Sotrastaurin en receptores de trasplante renal. A diferencia de este articulo: MMF + Tac (Grupo control), MMF + TAC dosis estandar o dosis reducida y a los 3 meses conversion a sotrastaurin + MMF. De igual forma la tasa de rechazos agudos fue mas alta postconversion en comparacion con el grupo control.

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