A WORLDWIDE, PHASE III, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED, SAFETY AND EFFICACY STUDY OF A SIROLIMUS/CYCLOSPORINE REGIMEN FOR PREVENTION OF ACUTE REJECTION IN RECIPIENTS OF PRIMARY MISMATCHED RENAL ALLOGRAFTS

Abstract

The addition of either 2 mg/day sirolimus or 5 mg/day sirolimus to CsA/corticosteroid therapy significantly reduces the incidence of acute rejection episodes in primary mismatched renal allograft recipients, without an increase in immunosuppressant-related side effects, including infections and malignancy, at 6 months and at 1 year after transplantation.