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Renal Function and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Stable Kidney Transplant Patients Following Conversion From Twice-Daily Immediate-Release Tacrolimus to Once-Daily Prolonged-Release Tacrolimus: A 12-Month Observational Study in Routine Clinical Practice in Germany (ADAGIO).
Hugo, C, Weihprecht, H, Banas, B, Schröppel, B, Jank, S, Arns, W, Schenker, P, Rath, T, Hergesell, O, Feldkamp, T, et al
Transplantation proceedings. 2021;(5):1484-1493
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INTRODUCTION This 12-month, noninterventional study on routine clinical practice in Germany evaluated renal function in stable kidney transplant recipients converted from immediate-release tacrolimus (IR-T) to prolonged-release tacrolimus (PR-T). METHODS Renal function was assessed in 183 patients by estimated glomerular filtration rate using the modification of diet in renal disease-4 formula. Self-reported gastrointestinal health-related quality of life, adherence, satisfaction with PR-T, suspected rejection episodes, and safety were also assessed at conversion and at 3, 6, and 12 months. RESULTS Conversion from IR-T to PR-T resulted in stable kidney function over 12 months, with a difference in estimated glomerular filtration rate between the first and final visits of 0.1 mL/min/1.73 m2 (95% confidence interval, -1.6, 1.8). Eight patients experienced an acute rejection episode (4.4%). At each assessment, gastrointestinal health-related quality of life was low and adherence was high. Most patients reported that they were very satisfied (69.8%) or satisfied (28.1%) with PR-T at the final visit. Among patients reporting a preference, 78.4% preferred PR-T, 2.2% preferred IR-T, and 19.4% reported no preference. The safety profile of PR-T was consistent with that previously described. CONCLUSION Conversion of stable kidney transplant recipients from IR-T to PR-T provided stable kidney and graft function over 12 months (Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller--registered study: NIS ADV-02).
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Efficacy and safety of tacrolimus compared with ciclosporin-A in renal transplantation: 7-year observational results.
Krämer, BK, Montagnino, G, Krüger, B, Margreiter, R, Olbricht, CJ, Marcen, R, Sester, U, Kunzendorf, U, Dietl, KH, Rigotti, P, et al
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation. 2016;(3):307-14
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The European Tacrolimus versus Ciclosporin-A Microemulsion (CsA-ME) Renal Transplantation Study demonstrated that tacrolimus decreased acute rejection rates at 6 months. Primary endpoints of this investigator-initiated, observational 7-year follow-up study were acute rejection rates, patient and graft survival rates, and a composite endpoint (BPAR, graft loss, and patient death). We analyzed data from the original intent-to-treat population (n = 557; 286 tacrolimus, 271 CsA-ME). A total of 237 tacrolimus and 208 CsA-ME patients provided data. At 7 years, Kaplan-Meier estimated rates of patients free from BPAR were 77.1% in the tacrolimus arm and 59.9% in the CsA-ME arm, graft survival rates amounted to 82.6% and 80.6%, and patient survival rates to 89.9% and 88.1%. Estimated combined endpoint-free survival rates were 60.2% in the tacrolimus arm and 47.0% in the CsA-ME arm (P = <0.0001). A higher number of patients from the CsA-ME arm crossed over to tacrolimus during 7 year follow-up: 19.7% vs. 7.9% (P = <0.002). More patients in the tacrolimus group stopped steroids and received immunosuppressive monotherapy. Significantly, more CsA-ME patients received lipid-lowering medication and experienced cosmetic and cardiovascular adverse events. Tacrolimus-treated renal transplant recipients had significantly higher combined endpoint-free survival rates mainly driven by lower acute rejection rates despite less immunosuppressive medication at 7 years.
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Long-term dosing patterns of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium or mycophenolate mofetil with tacrolimus after renal transplantation.
Langone, A, Shihab, F, Pankewycz, O, Doria, C, Wiland, A, McCague, K, Chan, L
Clinical transplantation. 2014;(9):961-7
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MORE was a four-yr, prospective, observational study at 40 transplant centers in the US. Data were analyzed to evaluate changes in mycophenolic acid (MPA) dosing over time in 904 de novo kidney transplant recipients receiving enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS, n = 616) or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF, n = 288) with tacrolimus. Induction therapy and steroid treatment were similar in the two subpopulations. The proportion of patients receiving the maximal recommended MPA dose was 80.5%, 43.9%, 39.2%, 34.6%, and 30.1% at baseline and years 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. More patients received the maximal recommended MPA dose with EC-MPS vs. MMF at month 1 (79.2% vs. 71.7%, p = 0.016), month 3 (68.5% vs. 56.9%, p = 0.001), and month 6 (52.9% vs. 44.0%, p = 0.028). Multivariate analysis showed the risk of biopsy-proven acute rejection, graft loss or death to be similar for EC-MPS vs. MMF. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was similar with EC-MPS vs. MMF at all time points. There were no significant differences in any category of adverse event between the EC-MPS and MMF cohorts during follow-up, including gastrointestinal events. In conclusion, MPA dose was maintained more effectively in the first six months after kidney transplantation using EC-MPS vs. MMF, without an increase in adverse events.
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Influence of SLCO1B3 genetic variations on tacrolimus pharmacokinetics in renal transplant recipients.
Boivin, AA, Cardinal, H, Barama, A, Naud, J, Pichette, V, Hébert, MJ, Roger, M
Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics. 2013;(3):274-7
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The immunosuppressive drug tacrolimus requires strict therapeutic monitoring due to its narrow therapeutic index and high interindividual variability. Organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B3 (OATP1B3) is a human hepatocyte transporter involved in the hepatobiliary elimination of diverse endogenous and exogenous substances. Genetic variations within the solute carrier (SLCO) 1B3 gene that encodes OATP1B3 may contribute to interindividual differences in tacrolimus disposition. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the association between SLCO1B3 polymorphisms and tacrolimus pharmacokinetics in renal transplant recipients. We found significant correlations between two linked coding nonsynomymous polymorphisms, T334G and G699A, and mean dose-adjusted tacrolimus trough blood concentrations during the first week post-transplantation (p = 0.04) and when the target dose (10-12 ng/ml) was obtained (p = 0.01). Patients carrying the homozygous mutant haplotype had 14.3-fold higher risk (95% confidence interval: 1.43-100; p = 0.02) of having blood tacrolimus concentrations above the median level, and thus being classified as poor OATP1B3 transporters, than carriers of one or two copies of the wild-type haplotype. This study shows, for the first time, that SLCO1B3 polymorphism is associated with tacrolimus exposure in the early post-transplant period.