Abstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In June 2011 the US Food and Drug Administration approved belatacept (Nulojix; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in adult kidney transplant recipients. This review will discuss the use of belatacept for the prevention of acute rejection as part of a maintenance immunosuppression regimen. RECENT FINDINGS:Belatacept is a selective costimulation blocker designed to provide effective immunosuppression while avoiding the toxicities associated with calcineurin inhibitors. Phase 3 trial data have demonstrated that belatacept is noninferior to cyclosporine in 1-year patient and allograft survival. Three-year data demonstrate an ongoing improvement in mean measured glomerular filtration rate in belatacept-treated versus cyclosporine-treated patients. Overall, there seemed to be an improvement in cardiometabolic parameters in patients treated with belatacept compared with cyclosporine. There was a trend toward higher rates of early rejection episodes in patients treated with belatacept. One safety issue that must be considered when using belatacept is the potential for increased risk of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease, especially in Epstein-Barr virus-seronegative recipients or patients treated with lymphocyte-depleting agents. SUMMARY:Belatacept is the first new agent available in kidney transplant that may achieve the goal of improved long-term renal function.
journal_name
Curr Opin Organ Transplantjournal_title
Current opinion in organ transplantationauthors
Wojciechowski D,Vincenti Fdoi
10.1097/MOT.0b013e32835a4c0dsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-12-01 00:00:00pages
640-7issue
6eissn
1087-2418issn
1531-7013journal_volume
17pub_type
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
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更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32832e6f7b
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32835c6eda
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e3283449dd3
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000402
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32834ee5b6
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
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更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e3283615df9
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Discuss the recent progress on the clinical use of mesenchymal stromal (stem) cells (MSC) in solid organ transplantation (SOT). RECENT FINDINGS:Tissue repair and immunomodulatory properties have been recognized for MSC obtained from different human tissues. MSC-based therapy has been proposed to redu...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00