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INTRODUCTION:C2 (2-hour post-absorption levels) monitoring of cyclosporine (CsA) seems to reduce the rate of acute rejection episodes (ARE) without increasing nephrotoxicity during the first months after transplant. There are a few reports on the impact of adopting this strategy in patients with stable renal transplants. We herein report a prospective trial in long-term renal transplant patients (>6 months) monitored by C0 or C3 who were switched to C2 monitoring. METHODS:Seventy-six (mean age = 43 +/- 11 years) kidney transplant patients (mean = 37 +/- 21 months after transplant) receiving CsA, steroids, and azathioprine were switched to C2 monitoring, seeking to achieve a target range of 800 +/- 100 ng/mL. The patients were followed for at least 6 months. RESULTS:At conversion the C2 values of 61% of the patients were above and 17% below the therapeutic range. Six months after conversion there was a significant reduction in BUN (29 +/- 11 vs 27 +/- 10, P < .01), Creatinine (Cr), cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were unchanged. Mean CsA dose was decreased 10% from 244 +/- 63 to 220 +/- 52 (P < .01), implying a net savings of 390 US dollars per patient per year. Among the group of patients who showed a high C2 level, there was also a reduction in BUN (30 +/- 12 vs 27 +/- 10, P < .01) and a nonsignificant decrease in Cr (1.53 +/- 0.6 vs 1.50 +/- 0.6). CONCLUSIONS:C2 monitoring in stable kidney transplant recipients is feasible and safe. The strategy results in reduced drug costs and improved renal function.
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Transplant Procjournal_title
Transplantation proceedingsauthors
Domínguez J,Fuenzalida D,Norambuena R,Pais E,Cortes Monroy G,Llanos Rdoi
10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.09.016subject
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2005-04-01 00:00:00pages
1583-5issue
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0041-1345issn
1873-2623pii
S0041-1345(04)01086-3journal_volume
37pub_type
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.05.082
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.12.059
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.09.060
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1984-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.09.016
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.05.015
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.07.016
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.03.132
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.10.013
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.12.007
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.01.024
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.010
更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.11.021
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.11.060
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.12.001
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.021
更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.12.070
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0041-1345(03)00705-x
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.11.039
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.09.045
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.07.105
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.09.014
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.12.015
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.063
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.01.042
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00