Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: analysis of rejection.
(2005) Transplantation Proceedings — Vol. 37, n° 6, p. 2856-2858 (2005)
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- The 3-year data concerning the occurrence of rejection episodes (RE) are reported herein. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Two hundred five simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantations were performed from May 1998 to September 2000, including 103 patients randomly assigned to tacrolimus (Tac) and 102 to cyclosporine microemulsion (CsA-ME). All patients received concomitant rATG induction therapy, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and short-term corticosteroids. RESULTS: After a follow-up of 3 years, acute rejection episodes occurred in 41 patients receiving tacrolimus and in 51 patients receiving CsA ME. The majority of first rejection episodes in both groups occurred during the first 6 months (93% and 90%, respectively) and in most cases were treated with corticosteroids (88% and 90%). Actuarial rejection-free graft survival was not significantly different between the two groups (54% and 44% at 3 years posttransplant). In a multivariate analysis, HLA compatibility (P = .003) and graft vessel extension (P = .0005) had a significant influence on rejection-free survival. Rejection influenced pancreatic graft survival (P = .01) and pancreatic graft loss owing to rejection influenced patient survival (P = .02). In the intent-to-treat analysis of early rejection, first moderate-to-severe episodes (1 of 40 versus 12 of 47; P = .004) and refractory episodes (2 of 40 versus 10 of 47; P = .03) were significantly lower with tacrolimus than with CsA ME. Pancreatic graft survival was worse among late rejectors (53%) than nonrejectors (86%; P = .002). In addition, serum creatinine was highest in late rejectors. In conclusion, Tac-based immunosuppressive therapy shows advantages over CsA ME in terms of the severity of acute rejection episodes among patients undergoing SPK transplantation.
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Malaise, J., Arbogast, H., Illner, W. D., Tarabichi, A., Dieterle, C., Landgraf, R., Land, W., Van Ophem, D., & Squifflet, J.-P. (2005). Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: analysis of rejection. Transplantation Proceedings, 37(6), 2856-2858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.05.027 (Original work published 2005)