Det første år efter transplantationen blev der rapporteret en lavere incidens af akutte afstødningsepisoder for tacrolimus - versus ciclosporinbehandlede patienter (11, 5% versus 22, 6%) og en lavere incidens af kronisk afstødning, bronchiolitis obliterans syndromet (2, 86% versus 8, 57%).
A lower incidence of acute rejection episodes for tacrolimus- versus ciclosporin- treated patients (11.5% versus 22.6%) and a lower incidence of chronic rejection, the bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (2.86% versus 8.57%), was reported within the first year after transplantation.