OKT3 prophylaxis in renal grafts with prolonged cold ischemia times: Association with improvement in long-term survival
OKT3 prophylaxis in renal grafts with prolonged cold ischemia times: Association with improvement in long-term survival. The data on patients participating in two randomized, prospective studies with similar immunosuppressive regimens were updated and combined to evaluate the long-term effects of OK...
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Published in | Kidney international Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 768 - 772 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
01.03.1996
Nature Publishing |
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Summary: | OKT3 prophylaxis in renal grafts with prolonged cold ischemia times: Association with improvement in long-term survival. The data on patients participating in two randomized, prospective studies with similar immunosuppressive regimens were updated and combined to evaluate the long-term effects of OKT3 according to cold ischemia time (≤ or > 24 hr). Among 159 patients in the OKT3 and 153 in the cyclosporine A (CsA) group, 8 and 12 deaths occurred, respectively (P = NS). In patients with cold ischemia > 24 hours, OKT3 prophylaxis resulted in a lower mean number of rejection episodes per patient than did CsA prophylaxis within one year (mean ± sem: 0.87 ± 0.11 vs. 1.35 ± 0.14, respectively; P = 0.008) and within five years (1.07 ± 0.12 vs. 1.49 ± 0.15, respectively; P = 0.032). In contrast, rejection incidences in patients with cold ischemia ≥ 24 hours was not significantly different in the two groups. In all study patients, there was a trend towards higher graft survival rates in the OKT3 group versus the CsA group (at 5 years, 73% vs. 66%, respectively; P = 0.182). Among recipients of kidneys with cold ischemia times > 24 hours, OKT3 patients had significantly higher graft survival than CsA patients at two years (84% vs. 64%, respectively) and at five years (71% vs. 56%, respectively; P = 0.045). Significant differences were not observed in recipients of kidneys with cold ischemia times ≤ 24 hours. In conclusion, patients receiving renal grafts with long cold ischemia times strongly benefit from OKT3 prophylaxis. |
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ISSN: | 0085-2538 1523-1755 |
DOI: | 10.1038/ki.1996.106 |