We analyzed the efficacy and safety of an everolimus with reduced-exposure calcineurin inhibitor (EVR+rCNI) versus mycophenolic acid with standard-exposure CNI (MPA+sCNI) regimen in Asian patients from the TRANSFORM study. In this 24-month, open-label study, de novo kidney transplant recipients (KTxRs) were randomized (1:1) to receive EVR+rCNI or MPA+sCNI, along with induction therapy and corticosteroids. Of the 2037 patients randomized in the TRANSFORM study, 293 were Asian (EVR+rCNI, N = 136; MPA+sCNI, N = 157). At Month 24, EVR+rCNI was noninferior to MPA+sCNI for the binary endpoint of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <50 mL/min/1.73 m or treated biopsy-proven acute rejection (27.0% vs 29.2%, P = 0.011 for a noninferiority margin of 10%). Graft loss and death were reported for one patient each in both arms. Mean eGFR was higher in EVR+rCNI versus MPA+sCNI (72.2 vs 66.3 mL/min/1.73 m , P = 0.0414) even after adjusting for donor type and donor age (64.3 vs 59.3 mL/min/1.73 m , P = 0.0582). Overall incidence of adverse events was comparable. BK virus (4.4% vs 12.1%) and cytomegalovirus (4.4% vs 13.4%) infections were significantly lower in the EVR+rCNI arm This subgroup analysis in Asian de novo KTxRs demonstrated that the EVR+rCNI versus MPA+sCNI regimen provides comparable antirejection efficacy, better renal function and reduced viral infections. (NCT01950819) This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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