A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tacrolimus in Korean Nephropathy Patients

Summary

This study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of tacrolimus in the patients with non-nephrotic albuminuric, normotensive IgA nephropathy after 16 week treatment with tacrolimus (Prograf) or placebo.

Timeline

Start

2010-11

Primary completion

2011-06

Completion

2011-06

Publications

• Kim YC, Chin HJ, Koo HS, Kim S. Tacrolimus decreases albuminuria in patients with IgA nephropathy and normal blood pressure: a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy of tacrolimus on IgA nephropathy. PLoS One. 2013 Aug 19;8(8):e71545. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071545. eCollection 2013.

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