Favorable Results of Concomitant Tacrolimus and Sirolimus Therapy in Taiwanese Renal Transplant Recipients at 12 Months

Background/Purpose: Combined therapy of sirolimus and cyclosporine has been found to exacerbate cyclosporine-related nephrotoxicity and to imperil graft renal function. We hypothesized that tacrolimus could bring about better renal function than cyclosporine when used in combination with sirolimus a...

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Main Authors: Kuo-Hsin Chen, Meng-Kun Tsai, I-Rue Lai, Fe-Lin Lin Wu, Rey-Heng Hu, Po-Huang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-07-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601667