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Titel:

Conversion to sirolimus of patients with chronic allograft nephropathy--a retrospective analysis of outcome and influencing factors.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article
Autor(en):
Witzke, O; Viklický, O; Türk, TR; Lutz, J; Wilde, B; Willenberg, I; Vítko, S; Heemann, U
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyse the outcome and its influencing factors in patients whose therapy was converted from calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) to sirolimus (SRL) due to chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Therapies of 78 patients (44 men) with CAN from three European transplant centres were converted from CNI therapy to SRL and followed 24 months. Slopes for creatinine clearance before and after conversion were calculated. Influencing factors were analysed by a multivariance analysis. RESULTS: The slope of the creatinine clearance improved significantly (-0.90 vs. -0.34 ml min(-1) month(-1); p < 0.01). In patients whose therapy was converted from cyclosporine A (CyA) to SRL, the slope improved significantly, whereas conversion from Tacrolimus (Tac) to SRL did not affect the slope. The benefit was more pronounced in (1) patients with low or moderate baseline creatinine clearance, (2) patients receiving SRL after conversion without additional mycophenolate mofetil and (3) patients with low or moderate proteinuria. CONCLUSION: Conversion from CyA to SRL but not from Tac to CRL is associated with a reduced loss of renal allograft function in patients with CAN.
Zeitschriftentitel:
Langenbecks Arch Surg
Jahr:
2009
Band / Volume:
394
Heft / Issue:
6
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
1073-8
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00423-008-0435-y
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19020895
Print-ISSN:
1435-2443
TUM Einrichtung:
Fachgebiet Nephrologie (Prof. Heemann)
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