Comparison of four different immunosuppression protocols without long-term steroid therapy in kidney recipients monitored by surveillance biopsy: five-year outcomes
MSA Kumar, MI Saeed, K Ranganna, G Malat… - Transplant …, 2008 - Elsevier
Induction and maintenance immunosuppression protocols with or without long-term steroid
therapy in kidney transplant recipients are variable and are transplant center-specific. The
aim of this prospective randomized pilot study was to compare 5-year outcomes in kidney
recipients maintained on 4 different calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-based immunosuppression
protocols without long-term steroid therapy. Two hundred consenting patients who received
kidney transplants between June 2000 and October 2004 were enrolled in 4 …
therapy in kidney transplant recipients are variable and are transplant center-specific. The
aim of this prospective randomized pilot study was to compare 5-year outcomes in kidney
recipients maintained on 4 different calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-based immunosuppression
protocols without long-term steroid therapy. Two hundred consenting patients who received
kidney transplants between June 2000 and October 2004 were enrolled in 4 …