RCT Comparing Immunosuppressive Regimens in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed 2. Male or female subject ≥65 years old 3. Subject randomized within 24 hours of completion of transplant surgery 4. Stratum A: Recipient of a primary (or secondary, if first graft is not lost due to immunological reasons) renal transplant from a deceased donor aged 65 years or older 5. Stratum B: Recipient of a primary (or secondary, if first graft is not lost due to immunological reasons) renal transplant from a deceased donor aged below 65 years or a living donor of any age Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria for both stratum A and B 1. Subject is a multi-organ transplant recipient 2. Recipient of bloodgroup ABO incompatible allograft or CDC cross-match positive transplant 3. Subject at high immunological risk for rejection as determined by local practice for assessment of anti-donor reactivity 4. Recipient of a kidney with a cold ischaemia time (CIT) \>24 hr 5. Recipients of a kidney from an HLA-identical related living donor 6. Known intolerability for one or more of the study drugs 7. Subject who is HIV positive 8. HBsAg and/or a HCV positive subject with evidence of elevated liver function tests (ALT/AST levels ≥2.5 times ULN). Viral serology results obtained within 6 months prior to randomization are acceptable 9. Recipient of a kidney from a donor who tests positive for human immunodeficiency virus, (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) 10. Subject with severe systemic infections, current or within the two weeks prior to randomization 11. Subject with severe restrictive or obstructive pulmonary disorders 12. Subject with severe hypercholesterolemia or hypertriglyceridemia that cannot be controlled 13. Subject with white blood cell (WBC) count ≤ 2,000/mm3 or with platelet count ≤ 50,000/mm3