Tacrolimus or Mycophenolate in Kidney Transplantation-Less, or More?
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Mycophenolate mofetil decreases rejection in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation when combined with tacrolimus or cyclosporine.
BACKGROUND Historically, the acute rejection rates in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) recipients have been extremely high (50-80%), with many second and third rejection episodes despite the use of quadruple immunosuppression (antibody induction and cyclosporine [CsA]-azathioprine [AZA]-based maintenance immunosuppression). Although this acute rejection has rarely led to graft loss, it has be...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Transplantation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1600-6135
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12676