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This is a prospective randomized study to compare the influence of area under the curve (AUC)-monitored dual treatment with steroids in combination with either a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on the progression of subclinical cardiovascular disease in renal transplant recipients.
Since CNI have a detrimental effect on cardiovascular risk factors, it is the researchers' hypothesis that renal recipients after CNI withdrawal will have more reduction of markers of cardiovascular disease.
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Stable renal transplant patients on maintenance immunosuppressive therapy with steroids, a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) will be randomized for AUC-monitored withdrawal of either CNI or MMF.
The progression of cardiovascular markers will be assessed by yearly measurements of Intima Media Thickness, Pulse Wave Velocity and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in both groups.
The duration of the study will be 3 years and the target sample size is 100 patients per arm
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119 participants in 2 patient groups
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