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Nature Reviews Nephrology 1, 16–17 (1 November 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncpneph0016

Is tacrolimus superior to ciclosporin microemulsion in preventing long-term acute renal transplant rejection?

Johannes MM Boots

Kr|[auml]|mer BK et al. (2005) Efficacy and safety of tacrolimus compared with cyclosporin A microemulsion in renal transplantation: 2 year follow-up results. Nephrol Dial Transplant 20: 968–973 Synopsis Background Large-scale trials indicate that tacrolimus has a greater preventive effect on acute renal transplant rejection than ciclosporin.