Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Open, Single Center, Randomised, Parallel Group Pilot Study to Investigate a Calcineurin Free Immunosuppressive Treatment for de Novo Renal Transplant Recipients: A Comparison of a Rapamycin/MMF/Steroids Regime to a Cyclosporine A Neoral/MMF/Steroids Regimen in the Prevention of Acute Rejection Following Renal Transplantation
Brief Summary: The main purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary information on the efficacy, safety and cost of two regimens, Rapamycin / MMF / steroid therapy and Cyclosporine A Neoral / MMF / steroid therapy, used in the prevention of acute rejection following renal transplantation.


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A: Inclusion criteria

* At least 18 years of age
* End-stage renal disease in patients receiving a primary or secondary renal allograft from a cadaveric, living-unrelated, or living-related mismatched donor
* Patients with secondary kidney transplant must have maintained primary graft for at least 6 months

Exclusion criteria

* Antibody induction within one week of current transplantation
* Multiorgan transplants
* Patients at high-risk of rejection
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* 1. Patients of either gender above 18 years of age at time of randomisation. 2. More than twelve months posttransplant. 3. Treated with an immunosuppressive protocol consisting of CsA, MMF and steroid from the time of discharge from the transplant clinic (e.g. 3 months posttransplant).

  4. Kidney (only) transplant recipients with stable renal function (S-creatinine \< 300 umol/L and an average increase in S-creatinine \< 20% the last 6 months prior to inclusion) and without treated clinically and/or biopsy proven acute rejection episodes the last 6 months prior to inclusion.

  5. No previous steroid resistant acute rejections (e.g. treated with ATG/OKT3). 6. Not more than two steroid sensitive acute rejections posttransplant. 7. Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- 1. PRA positivity \> 20%. 2. Concomitant therapy with other investigational drugs or prohibited medication specified in the protocol.

3. Life expectancy less than one year. 4. Acute illness or acute fungal, bacterial or viral infection at screening. 5. Unable and/or unlikely to follow the study protocol.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female patients between 15 and 75 years of age, regardless of race.
* Female patients of child bearing age agree to maintain effective birth control practice during the study.
* Patient has end stage kidney disease and is a suitable candidate for primary renal transplantation or retransplantation as assessed by the transplantation center.
* Patient has been fully informed and has given written or independent person witnessed oral informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient is pregnant or breastfeeding.
* Patient has a low immunological risk constellation, defined by receiving a kidney from a HLA-identical related living donor.
* Patient has a high immunological risk constellation, defined as having within the previous three years a measured PRA grade of ≥25% and/or having a previous graft survival shorter than 3 years due to rejection.
* Patient and donor have a positive T or B-cell crossmatch.
* Patient and donor are ABO incompatible.
* Age of donor \> 68 years.
* Cold ischemia time \> 36 hours.
* Patient has leucopenia, defined as having at transplantation less than 3000/mm3 leukocytes.
* Patient has thrombocytopenia, defined as having at transplantation less than 75000/mm3 thrombocytes.
* Patient is allergic or intolerant to cremophor RH 60 or structurally related compounds, steroids, Cyclosporine A Neoral, Rapamycin or MMF.
* Patient requires initial sequential or parallel therapy with immunosuppressive antibody preparation(s).
* Patient or donor is known to be HIV positive.
* Patient has significant liver disease, defined as having during the past 28 days continuously ASAT (SGOT) and/or ALAT (SGPT) levels greater than 3 fold of the upper value of the normal range of the investigational site.
* Patient with malignancy or history of malignancy ≥ 2 years, except non metastatic basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been treated successfully.
* Patient has significant, uncontrolled concomitant infections and/or severe diarrhea, vomiting, or active peptic ulcer.
* Patient is taking or has been taking an investigational drug in the past 28 days.
* Patient has previously received or is receiving another organ transplant other than kidney.
* Patient is unlikely to comply with the visits schedule in the protocol.
D: Inclusion criteria

* Males or females, aged 18 - 70 years
* Recipients of de novo cadaveric, living unrelated or living related kidney transplants
* Females capable of becoming pregnant must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to or at screening, and are required to practice an approved method of birth control for the duration of the study and for a period of 6 weeks following discontinuation of study medication, even where there has been a history of infertility.
* Patients who are willing and able to participate in the study and from whom written informed consent has been obtained.

Exclusion criteria

* More than one previous renal transplantation
* Multi-organ recipients (e.g., kidney and pancreas) or previous transplant with any other organ, different from kidney
* Patients receiving a kidney from a non-heart beating donor
* Donor age: \< 5 years or \> 70 years
* Graft loss due to immunological reasons in the first year after transplantation (in case of secondary transplantation)
* Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Answer: C