Effects of Immunosuppression on HCV Recurrence After Living Donor Liver Transplantation - Comparative Study Between Tacrolimus + MMF and Tacrolimus + Steroid

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare immunosuppression protocol of tacrolimus + MMF with that of tacrolimus + steroid for preventing recurrence of hepatitis C after living donor liver transplantation.

Timeline

Start

2003-09

Primary completion

2010-08

Completion

2011-08

Publications

• Takada Y, Kaido T, Asonuma K, Sakurai H, Kubo S, Kiuchi T, Inomata Y, Isaji S, Tsumura H, Teramukai S, Matsubara Y, Sakabayashi S, Uemoto S. Randomized, multicenter trial comparing tacrolimus plus mycophenolate mofetil to tacrolimus plus steroids in hepatitis C virus-positive recipients of living donor liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2013 Aug;19(8):896-906. doi: 10.1002/lt.23679.

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Indications