A multicenter trial of mizoribine compared with placebo in children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome

Kazuo Yoshioka; Yasuo Ohashi; Tadasu Sakai; Hiroshi Ito; Norishige Yoshikawa; Hajime Nakamura; Takakuni Tanizawa; Hiroyoshi Wada; Sunao Maki; J. Kadowaki; H. Tochimaru; S. Waga; T. Suzuki; Y. Kondou; H. Suzuki; S. Tomizawa; A. Matsui; K. Kanou; T. Nakahara; S. Akasi; H. Kurayama; H. Shiraga; S. Watanabe; Y. Suhara; S. Yoshida; M. Murakami; K. Yabuta; A. Takeda; M. Awazu; K. Ito; T. Kosaka; M. Honda; Y. Koitabashi; K. Iitaka; N. Kasai; Y. Yoshida; H. Nagasaka; M. Uchiyama; M. Hara; S. Tomizawa; S. Takahashi; T. Yazaki; K. Tsuzuki; A. Mizuno; S. Inaba; S. Tateishi; H. Kawakatsu; M. Tokuda; M. Kino; S. Matsuyama; H. Kamitsuji; Y. Seino; M. Taki; N. Takeda; H. Hayashibara; K. Okada; K. Hatae; Y. Ito; S. Hattori; M. Tuchiya; S. Yoshimitsu; S. Ito; M. Shimada

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A multicenter trial of mizoribine compared with placebo in children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome

Kazuo Yoshioka, Yasuo Ohashi, Tadasu Sakai, Hiroshi Ito, Norishige Yoshikawa, Hajime Nakamura, Takakuni Tanizawa, Hiroyoshi Wada, Sunao Maki, J. Kadowaki, H. Tochimaru, S. Waga, T. Suzuki, Y. Kondou, H. Suzuki, S. Tomizawa, A. Matsui, K. Kanou, T. Nakahara, S. AkasiH. Kurayama, H. Shiraga, S. Watanabe, Y. Suhara, S. Yoshida, M. Murakami, K. Yabuta, A. Takeda, M. Awazu, K. Ito, T. Kosaka, M. Honda, Y. Koitabashi, K. Iitaka, N. Kasai, Y. Yoshida, H. Nagasaka, M. Uchiyama, M. Hara, S. Tomizawa, S. Takahashi, T. Yazaki, K. Tsuzuki, A. Mizuno, S. Inaba, S. Tateishi, H. Kawakatsu, M. Tokuda, M. Kino, S. Matsuyama, H. Kamitsuji, Y. Seino, M. Taki, N. Takeda, H. Hayashibara, K. Okada, K. Hatae, Y. Ito, S. Hattori, M. Tuchiya, S. Yoshimitsu, S. Ito, M. Shimada

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Background: The use of corticosteroids or cytotoxic/immunosuppressive agents such as cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, and cyclosporine for the treatment of frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome (FRNS) is limited because of their adverse effects. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mizoribine, a relatively new immunosuppressive drug developed in Japan, in children with FRNS. Methods: A double-blind, placebo- controlled, multicenter trial was carried out in children, from 2 to 19 years old, with FRNS. At relapse, patients were treated with prednisolone. According to a dynamic allocation, mizoribine or a placebo was concurrently administered to each patient. Prednisolone was gradually tapered and discontinued within 12 weeks. The test drug was maintained for 48 weeks. The primary end point was the relapse rate (the total number of relapses/the total treatment days for all patients). Analyses were performed according to the intention-to-treat principle. Results: The primary analysis was conducted on 99 mizoribine- and 98 placebo-treated patients. The relapse rate was lower in the mizoribine group than in the placebo group (0.0055 vs. 0.0067; ratio 0.81, 95% CI, 0.61 to 1.05, P = 0.12). The hazard ratio of the cumulative remission rate between the two groups was 0.79 (95% CI, 0.57 to 1.08). In the subgroups consisting of patients 10 years old or younger, the relapse rate ratio between the mizoribine subgroup (54 patients) and the placebo subgroup (57 patients) was 0.66 (95% CI, 0.44 to 0.94, P = 0.017). The hazard ratio of the cumulative remission rate between the two subgroups was 0.56 (95% CI, 0.37 to 0.85, P = 0.007). Hyperuricemia was the most common adverse event with mizoribine (16%), but was transient. Conclusions: Compared with the placebo, mizoribine significantly decreased the relapse rate and prolonged the remission period in the subgroup consisting of patients 10 years old or younger. This drug may be useful in young children with FRNS who generally relapse more frequently than older children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	317-324
Number of pages	8
Journal	Kidney international
Volume	58
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00168.x
Publication status	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cytotoxicity
End-stage renal disease
Immunosuppression
Prednisolone
Steroid therapy

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Nephrology

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Yoshioka, K., Ohashi, Y., Sakai, T., Ito, H., Yoshikawa, N., Nakamura, H., Tanizawa, T., Wada, H., Maki, S., Kadowaki, J., Tochimaru, H., Waga, S., Suzuki, T., Kondou, Y., Suzuki, H., Tomizawa, S., Matsui, A., Kanou, K., Nakahara, T., ... Shimada, M. (2000). A multicenter trial of mizoribine compared with placebo in children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. Kidney international, 58(1), 317-324. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00168.x

Yoshioka, K, Ohashi, Y, Sakai, T, Ito, H, Yoshikawa, N, Nakamura, H, Tanizawa, T, Wada, H, Maki, S, Kadowaki, J, Tochimaru, H, Waga, S, Suzuki, T, Kondou, Y, Suzuki, H, Tomizawa, S, Matsui, A, Kanou, K, Nakahara, T, Akasi, S, Kurayama, H, Shiraga, H, Watanabe, S, Suhara, Y, Yoshida, S, Murakami, M, Yabuta, K, Takeda, A, Awazu, M, Ito, K, Kosaka, T, Honda, M, Koitabashi, Y, Iitaka, K, Kasai, N, Yoshida, Y, Nagasaka, H, Uchiyama, M, Hara, M, Tomizawa, S, Takahashi, S, Yazaki, T, Tsuzuki, K, Mizuno, A, Inaba, S, Tateishi, S, Kawakatsu, H, Tokuda, M, Kino, M, Matsuyama, S, Kamitsuji, H, Seino, Y, Taki, M, Takeda, N, Hayashibara, H, Okada, K, Hatae, K, Ito, Y, Hattori, S, Tuchiya, M, Yoshimitsu, S, Ito, S & Shimada, M 2000, 'A multicenter trial of mizoribine compared with placebo in children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome', Kidney international, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 317-324. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00168.x

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AU - Takahashi, S.

AU - Yazaki, T.

AU - Tsuzuki, K.

AU - Mizuno, A.

AU - Inaba, S.

AU - Tateishi, S.

AU - Kawakatsu, H.

AU - Tokuda, M.

AU - Kino, M.

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AU - Kamitsuji, H.

AU - Seino, Y.

AU - Taki, M.

AU - Takeda, N.

AU - Hayashibara, H.

AU - Okada, K.

AU - Hatae, K.

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