Multicentre, Controlled, Prospective, Randomized, Open-label Clinical Trial to Compare Enteric-Coated Mycophenolate Sodium (EC-MPS) Plus Reduced Dose Cyclosporine Microemulsion (CsA-ME) Vs EC-MPS Plus Standard Dose CsA-ME in Elderly de Novo Renal Transplant Recipients Treated With Basiliximab and Short-term Steroids

All patients of the core study who are interested of being treated with EC-MPS will be included in an open-label extension study to collect further information on the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of this drug.

The aim of this study is to compare the renal function, 6 months after transplant, in de novo old-age renal transplant recipients treated with EC-MPS plus reduced dose CsA-ME or with EC-MPS plus standard dose CsA-ME, both in combination with basiliximab and short-term oral steroids.