The Journal of Practical Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (7): 1294-1300.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2026.07.024

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Research advances in personalized tacrolimus therapy for adult liver transplant recipients

Yan JIANG1,2,Guohui WANG1,Cangsang SONG1,2,Hanshu ZHANG1,Xingde LI1,2()   

  1. 1.Department of Pharmacy,Ganmei Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University,Kunming 650224,Yunnan,China
    2.Graduate School of Kunming Medical University,Kunming 650500,Yunnan,China
  • Received:2025-07-21 Revised:2025-09-16 Accepted:2025-09-17 Online:2026-04-10 Published:2026-04-13
  • Contact: Xingde LI E-mail:smart1103@163.com

Abstract:

Tacrolimus(TAC) serves as a cornerstone immunosuppressive therapy following liver transplantation(LT). However, its narrow therapeutic window, combined with significant inter- and intra-individual pharmacokinetic variability, often leads to blood concentrations deviating from target range, posing a major challenge for precision dosing. In recent years, with the widespread adoption of therapeutic drug monitoring(TDM), research on individualized dosing strategies based on TAC blood concentrations has achieved substantial progress. This article provides a systematic review of the latest advances in personalized TAC dosing for adult LT recipients, with a focus on the clinical application value and current status of pharmacogenomics, population pharmacokinetics(PPK), and machine learning(ML). It further compares and summarizes the strengths and limitations of different modeling strategies. Studies demonstrate that model-informed precision dosing(MIPD) tools can not only significantly enhance the accuracy of blood concentration predictions but also generate patient-tailored dosing regimens, thereby contributing to the optimization of therapeutic outcomes and long-term prognosis in LT patients.

Key words: tacrolimus, liver transplantation, personalized dosing, population pharmacokinetics, machine learning

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