Article: Researchers from University of Munich report on findings in cytomegalovirus.

According to a study from Munich, Germany, "Recently published data from our center have demonstrated the feasibility of a nephrotoxicity- and atherogenicity-free, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)-based immunosuppressive protocol for elderly recipients of kidneys from elderly cadaveric donors. We investigated a therapeutic regimen of strictly monitored MMF (target mycophenolic acid [MPA] trough levels between 2-6 mu g/mL) and steroids combined with a polyclonal-monoclonal induction regimen consisting of a low-dose, single shot of rabbit ATG (ATG-Fresenius) and the interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R)-antibody basiliximab (d0 and d4)."

"Between 1997 and 2007, we treated 175 ...

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