Safety Outcomes of Lower Immunosuppression Versus Traditional Immunosuppression in Heart Transplant Recipients

Summary

This was a study to compare less intense immunosuppression with a more traditional approach. The hypothesis was that less immunosuppression will provide similar protection against rejection than typical 2-3 drug therapy.

Timeline

Start

2004-04

Primary completion

2009-06

Completion

2009-12

Publications

• Results Baran DA, Zucker MJ, Arroyo LH, Alwarshetty MM, Ramirez MR, Prendergast TW, Goldstein DJ, Camacho M, Gass AL, Carr C, Cohen M. Randomized trial of tacrolimus monotherapy: tacrolimus in combination, tacrolimus alone compared (the TICTAC trial). J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Oct;26(10):992-7. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.07.022.
• Results Baran DA, Zucker MJ, Arroyo LH, Camacho M, Goldschmidt ME, Nicholls SJ, Prevost-Fernandez J, Carr C, Adams L, Pardi S, Hou V, Binetti M, McCahill J, Chichetti J, Viloria V, Sanagustin MG, Ebuenga-Smith J, Mele L, Martin A, Blicharz D, Wolski K, Olesnicky L, Qian F, Gass AL, Cohen M. A prospective, randomized trial of single-drug versus dual-drug immunosuppression in heart transplantation: the tacrolimus in combination, tacrolimus alone compared (TICTAC) trial. Circ Heart Fail. 2011 Mar;4(2):129-37. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.110.958520. Epub 2011 Jan 7.

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