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Personalized Tacrolimus Dosing After Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Jeffrey Khong, Megan Lee, Curtis Warren

    Medrxiv : the Preprint Server for Health Sciences
    |July 3, 2023
    PubMed
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    Phenotypic Personalized Medicine (PPM) improves tacrolimus dosing after liver transplant, reducing large deviations from target drug levels. This approach offers actionable daily recommendations, enhancing drug level maintenance compared to standard care.

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