ISSN:
1432-2277
Keywords:
Immunosuppression, triple therapy, kidneys
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Cyclosporin, in triple therapy
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Azathioprine, in triple therapy
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Kidney transplantation, triple therapy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract One hundred and ninety-two patients received 200 consecutive cadaver renal transplants (158 first and 42 regrafts) and were treated with triple therapy immunosuppression consisting of low-dose cyclosporin, azathioprine and prednisolone. One-year patient and graft survival rates were 95% and 82%, respectively. Against this low rate of graft loss, the proportion of rejection-free patients in the first 3 months was strongly related to matching for HLA-DR (P〈0.01), although HLA-DR matching was not associated with improved graft survival. More grafts were lost to nonimmunological causes than to rejection, and these losses fell into three main categories, namely, losses in elderly and diabetic patients and losses due to renal vascular thrombosis. Thus, triple therapy immunosuppression appears to offer effective immunosuppression, resulting in good graft and patient survival, especially in highly sensitised patients or patients receiving regrafts. There are relatively few serious adverse effects, although elderly and diabetic patients experienced significant morbidity and mortality after transplantation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00333199
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