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Paolo De Simone1, Jessica Bronzoni1, Caterina Martinelli1
1Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Italia.
Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
|May 12, 2022
Abstract:
The current edition of the journal features a Spanish, nationwide, multi-institutional study by Gomez Bravo MA et al. exploring the advantages of everolimus (EVR)-facilitated tacrolimus (TAC) minimization versus TAC in combination with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) after liver transplantation (LT).
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