Personalized therapy for mycophenolate: consensus report by the international association of therapeutic drug monitoring and clinical toxicology

S Bergan, M Brunet, DA Hesselink… - Therapeutic drug …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
When mycophenolic acid (MPA) was originally marketed for immunosuppressive therapy,
fixed doses were recommended by the manufacturer. Awareness of the potential for a more …

Optimizing mycophenolic acid exposure in kidney transplant recipients: time for target concentration intervention

DK Metz, N Holford, JY Kausman, A Walker… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The immunosuppressive agent mycophenolate is used extensively in kidney transplantation,
yet dosing strategy applied varies markedly from fixed dosing (“one-dose-fits-all”), to …

Immunosuppressants in organ transplantation

B Tönshoff - Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Springer
The goal of immunosuppressive therapy post-transplantation in pediatric renal transplant
recipients is to prevent acute and chronic rejection while minimizing drug side effects. Most …

Long-term outcomes of children after solid organ transplantation

JJ Kim, SD Marks - Clinics, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Solid organ transplantation has transformed the lives of many children and adults by
providing treatment for patients with organ failure who would have otherwise succumbed to …

[HTML][HTML] Immunosuppressive drugs

Y Hussain, H Khan - Encyclopedia of infection and immunity, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Immunosuppressant is a class of medicines that inhibit or decrease the intensity of the
immune response in the body. Most of these medications are used to allow the body less …

A short overview on mycophenolic acid pharmacology and pharmacokinetics

PCL Ferreira, FV Thiesen, AG Pereira… - Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Immunosuppressive therapy is used in solid organ transplant treatment, and mycophenolic
acid (MPA) is one of the immunosuppressive drugs most used worldwide. It is a potent …

UGT1A9, UGT2B7, and MRP2 genotypes can predict mycophenolic acid pharmacokinetic variability in pediatric kidney transplant recipients

T Fukuda, J Goebel, S Cox, D Maseck… - Therapeutic drug …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Mycophenolic acid (MPA) exposure in pediatric patients with kidney transplant
receiving body surface area (BSA)–based dosing exhibits large variability. Several genetic …

Therapeutic drug monitoring of mycophenolate mofetil in pediatric patients: novel techniques and current opinion

R Ehren, AM Schijvens, A Hackl… - Expert Opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an ester prodrug of the immunosuppressant
mycophenolic acid (MPA) and is recommended and widely used for maintenance …

The compelling case for therapeutic drug monitoring of mycophenolate mofetil therapy

G Filler, AC Alvarez-Elías, C McIntyre, M Medeiros - Pediatric Nephrology, 2017 - Springer
We have reviewed current evidence on the therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of
mycophenolic acid (MPA) in relationship to drug efficacy and safety. The relationship …

Mycophenolate mofetil for steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome: a phase II Bayesian trial

V Baudouin, C Alberti, AL Lapeyraque, A Bensman… - Pediatric …, 2012 - Springer
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has emerged as a new therapeutic option in steroid-
dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS). We conducted a phase II Bayesian trial of MMF in …