Recurrent cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma under rapamune.
Completed
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
1. Organ (kidney or liver) transplant recipient with ³1 biopsy-confirmed cutaneous SCC;
2. Age ³18 years and at least 12 months post-transplantation;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Metastatic cutaneous SCC;
2. Other malignancies (except for other skin cancers), documented after transplantation;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the recurrence rate of biopsy-confirmed cutaneous SCC with sirolimus (SRL)-based immunosuppression over a 2 year period of follow-up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of hyperkeratotic skin lesions, located on: the dorsum of the hands, the forearms, the head.<br /><br /><br>Secondary Safety:<br /><br>1. Incidence and severity of biopsy-confirmed acute rejection;<br /><br>2. Treatment failure, defined as the occurrence of acute rejection or premature withdrawal from study medication for any reason;<br /><br>3. Differences in renal function as estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation in both renal and liver transplant recipients;<br /> <br>4. Patient and graft survival.