Liver transplantation LTx, HCC,
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - First liver transplantation - Age between 18 and 75 - Using immediate release tacrolimus - written informed consent - Female subject of childbearing potential must agree to practice effective birth control
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Pregnancy or breast feeding - eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73m2 - Systemic infection - Combined organ transplantation - Use of a mTOR inhibitor - Use of other tacrolimus formulations - Hepatic artery trombosis - Known allergy to the study drug or any of its components
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A composite endpoint of any of three events: sustained (>3 months post transplantation) new onset diabetes mellitus, eGFR < 60 ml/minute/1.73 m2 for >3 months or new onset hypertension. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Drug compliance - Quality of life - Neurotoxicity in terms of tremors, cognitive impairment, sleep quality - Pharmacokinetics and –dynamics - Drug metabolism - Liver steatosis and fibrosis - Efficacy in terms of graft and patient survival and episodes of acute cellular rejection, chronic rejection, antibody mediated rejection | — |