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Successful tapering of immunosuppression to low-dose monotherapy steroids after living-related human leukocyte antigen-identical renal transplantation.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Living-related (LR) human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical renal transplant (RTx) recipients often receive standard immunosuppression, despite the absence of mismatched major HLA-antigens and the known complications of long-term use of immunosuppression. No data are available on the need for immunosuppression for these specific patients. We wondered whether their immunosuppressive load could be radically reduced. METHOD:Between November 1982 and November 2005, 83 LR HLA-identical RTx were performed in our center. Their unadjusted graft survival was 74% at 10 years. In 29 patients (median time after transplantation 5.6 [range 1.0-21.4] years) with stable uncompromised renal function, we tapered their immunosuppression from triple or dual therapy to prednisolone 5 mg/day. Follow up on prednisolone monotherapy was at least 24 months. RESULTS:In 27 of 29 patients reduction of immunosuppression to prednisolone monotherapy was uneventful. One patient, using dual therapy, developed JC-virus nephropathy resulting in graft loss. One refused further discontinuation of his medication. Four (15%) of the 27 patients on monotherapy developed biopsy-proven recurrence of their original disease. Only one of them showed a transient decline in renal function. One additional patient developed minor proteinuria and a rise in serum creatinine level, as a result of chronic urinary tract infections. The remaining 23 of 27 patients (85%) had an uneventful follow up during 24 months prednisolone monotherapy. CONCLUSION:We conclude that HLA-identical LR RTx recipients who are at least 1 year after transplantation might be treated with low-dose steroid monotherapy. Close surveillance of patients for recurrence of their original disease is recommended to allow for potential early therapeutic intervention.

journal_name

Transplantation

journal_title

Transplantation

authors

van de Wetering J,Gerrits JH,van Besouw NM,Ijzermans JN,Weimar W

doi

10.1097/TP.0b013e31819634eb

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-03-15 00:00:00

pages

740-4

issue

eissn

0041-1337

issn

1534-6080

pii

00007890-200903150-00018

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Successful tapering of immunosuppression to low-dose monotherapy steroids after living-related human leukocyte antigen-identical renal transplantation.