Clinical Study

Long-Term Impact of Cyclosporin Reduction with MMF Treatment in Chronic Allograft Dysfunction: REFERENECE Study 3-Year Follow Up

Table 2

(a) MMF treatment.

Randomization population1On-treatment population2
MMF group3Control group4Group I5Group II6
Patients under
MMF 2g/day
Mean MMF
dose/day
Patients under
MMF treatment
Mean MMF
dose/day
Patients under
MMF 2 g/day
Mean MMF dose/dayPatients under
MMF treatment
Mean MMF
dose/day

M3036 (75.0%)1844±295 mg2 (9.0%)125  ± 448 mg36 (64.3%)1549  ±  741 mg3 (21.4%)321 ± 668 mg
M4831 (70.5%)1773±424 mg6 (33.4%)500 ± 786 mg33 (66.0%)1650 ± 600 mg3 (25.0%)375 ± 711 mg
M6026 (60.5%)1628 ± 608 mg 9 (47.4%)711 ± 822 mg29 (59.2%)1704 ± 432 mg0

1 Patients randomized to receive either MMF or CsA treatment in the initial study phase.
2 Determined by the treatment patients received at the end of the post-trial phase (mycophenolic acid derivative or not).
3 Patients who received 2 g MMF per day and 50% of the initial CsA dose.
4 Patients who received the usual CsA dose
5 Patients who received a treatment with a mycophenolic acid derivative at the end of the follow up phase.
6 Patients without a mycophenolic acid derivative at the end of the follow up phase.
(b) Mean CsA dose per day.

Randomization population1On-treatment population2
MMF group3Control group4Group I5Group II6

M30129 ± 37 mg190 ± 50 mg137 ± 48 mg191 ± 30 mg
M48134 ± 47 mg180 ± 54 mg134 ± 41 mg205 ± 60 mg
M60126 ± 44 mg163 ± 43 mg128 ± 37 mg173 ± 63 mg

1 Patients randomized to receive either MMF or CsA treatment in the initial study phase.
2 Determined by the treatment patients received at the end of the post-trial phase (mycophenolic acid derivative or not).
3 Patients who received 2 g MMF per day and 50% of the initial CsA dose.
4 Patients who received the usual CsA dose.
5 Patients who received a treatment with a mycophenolic acid derivative at the end of the follow up phase.
6 Patients without a mycophenolic acid derivative at the end of the follow up phase.