Fig. 1
From: Low dose of mycophenolate mofetil is enough in desensitized kidney transplantation using rituximab
New immuonosuppressive protocol. Tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and steroids are used in addition to rituximab and started 7–10 days before the operation. Tacrolimus is started at a dose of 0.075 mg/kg bid, and the target drug trough level is 10 ng/mL for the first 2 postoperative weeks and 3–8 ng/mL after 2 weeks. MMF is started at a dose of 500 mg bid before the operation, and 750 mg bid is used for the first postoperative week. After 1 week, MMF dose is reduced to 500 mg bid