To determine the safety and efficacy of early corticosteroid discontinuation in liver transplant recipients more than 90 days post transplant, utilizing a combination of two drugs (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) for maintenance immunosuppressant therapy.
To determine the safety and efficacy of early corticosteroid discontinuation in liver transplant recipients more than 90 days post transplant, utilizing a combination of two drugs (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) for maintenance immunosuppression therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Tacrolimus is a pill taken orally. Dose, frequency and duration will be decided by the study doctor on a case-by-case basis.
Mycophenolate mofetil is a pill taken orally. Dose, frequency and duration will be decided by the study doctor on a case-by-case basis.
Prednisone is a pill taken orally. Dose, frequency and duration will be decided by the study doctor on a case-by-case basis.
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Incidence of Biopsy Confirmed Acute Rejection at 12 Months.
Time frame: 12 months
Patient Survival.
Time frame: 12 months
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