The typical immunosuppressive regimen at our institute was described previously.[9 (link)] All kidney recipients receive basiliximab (Simulect, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Co., Basel, Switzerland) 20 mg on POD0 and 4 or antithymocyte globulin (ATG) (Thymoglobulin, Sanofi Genzyme, Cambridge, MA) 1.25 mg/kg from POD0 to 4 as induction immunosuppressants (in case of highly sensitized patients or expanded criteria deceased donor). Maintenance immunosuppression consists of tacrolimus (Tacrobell, Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceuticals Co., Seoul, Korea; Prograf, Astellas Pharma Inc., Toyama, Japan), corticosteroid, and either mycophenolate mofetil (Cellcept, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ) or mycophenolate sodium (Myfortic, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Co.).