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Mycophenolate sodium (Myfortic®) is a newly developed enteric-coated tablet version of mycophenolate mofetil (Cellcept®) which is currently used as therapy for the prevention of transplant rejection. Myfortic® was developed to improve the gastrointestinal tolerability of Cellcept®. The new enteric-coated, Myfortic® is presently FDA approved for the prevention of acute kidney rejection only. There is no clinical data of its use in heart transplant patients.
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This is an open-labeled, prospective, non-randomized pilot-phase study of the enteric-coated, Myfortic® versus the non enteric-coated, Cellcept® in patients who are within 5 years of having undergone heart transplant surgery who are currently taking Cellcept®. After the initial screening, 20 patients who fulfill the inclusion criteria and report symptoms of gastrointestinal side-effects while taking Cellcept will be switched to Myfortic. All 20 patients will be followed closely over a period of 6 months following enrollment. Concomitant immunosuppressive therapy will continue in all patients per standard treatment protocol.
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