Clinical Trial: Myfortic for the Treatment of Non-infectious Intermediate Uveitis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Myfortic (Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Sodium) for the Treatment of Non-infectious Intermediate Uveitis - a Prospective, Controlled, Randomized Multicenter Trial
Brief Summary: The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (Myfortic®) in combination with low-dose corticosteroids (Decortin H®) compared to a monotherapy with low-dose corticosteroids (Decortin H®) in subjects with chronic intraocular inflammation (non-infectious intermediate uveitis).
Detailed Summary:
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a pro-drug containing mycophenolic acid (MPA) as active agent, is approved for the treatment of acute graft rejection after kidney-, heart- and liver-transplantation, and was shown in 1995 to be effective in inhibiting the development of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis. Further studies proved it to be a safe and effective steroid-sparing immunomodulatory for reducing the recurrence rate of non-infectious intermediate uveitis in humans. Although the adverse effect profile of MMF is comparatively benign, gastrointestinal adverse effects are a major concern and may limit its clinical benefit, because they may necessitate dose reduction, interruption, or even discontinuation of MMF.
An enteric-coated formulation of mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS, Myfortic) has been developed especially to reduce MPA-related gastrointestinal adverse events. This clinical trial is a prospective controlled study to evaluate whether a Myfortic based regimen will be able to reduce the probability of a relapse compared to steroid therapy alone and to test whether a Myfortic based therapy provides a superior behaviour compared to a steroid regimen.
Sponsor: STZ eyetrial
Current Primary Outcome: Time from study entry to first relapse [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
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Information By: STZ eyetrial
Dates:
Date Received: March 23, 2010
Date Started: March 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 5, 2017
Last Verified: May 2017