EXTENDED TREATMENT WITH ANTI-THYMOCYTE GLOBULIN (ATGAM) IN RENAL-ALLOGRAFT RECIPIENTS

被引:25
作者
WECHTER, WJ
MORRELL, RM
BERGAN, J
ROSENBERG, JC
TURCOTTE, J
SCHULTZ, JR
机构
[1] NORTHWESTERN UNIV,DEPT SURG,CHICAGO,IL 60611
[2] WAYNE STATE UNIV,HUNTZEL HOSP SURG UNIT,DETROIT,MI 48202
[3] UNIV MICHIGAN,MED CTR,DEPT SURG,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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D O I
10.1097/00007890-197911000-00003
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Twenty renal allograft recipients were treated with antithymocyte globulin (ATGAM; ATG) for up to 16 weeks in addition to azathioprine and prednisone, while 20 controls received no ATG. The ATG group showed a lower incidence of first rejection episodes during the first month after transplantation, and also a better functional graft survival rate up to 2 years after transplantation. The results in this early ATG trial were better than those in subsequent trials which used 14-day treatment regimens. Longer treatment deserves another look. © 1979 by The Williams and Wilkins Co.
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