Early Steroid Withdrawal Compared With Standard Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplantation - Interim Analysis of the Amsterdam-Leiden-Groningen Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND. The optimal immunosuppressive regimen in kidney transplant recipients, delivering maximum efficacy with minimal toxicity, is unknown. METHODS. The Amsterdam, LEiden, GROningen trial is a randomized, multicenter, investigator-driven, noninferiority, open-label trial in 305 kidney transpla...

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Main Authors: Marit S. van Sandwijk, MD, Aiko P.J. de Vries, MD, PhD, Stephan J.L. Bakker, MD, PhD, Ineke J.M. ten Berge, MD, PhD, Stefan P. Berger, MD, PhD, Yassine R. Bouatou, MD, Johan W. de Fijter, MD, PhD, Sandrine Florquin, MD, PhD, Jaap J. Homan van der Heide, MD, PhD, Mirza M. Idu, MD, PhD, Christina Krikke, MD, Karlijn A.M.I. van der Pant, MD, Marlies E. Reinders, MD, PhD, Jan Ringers, MD, PhD, Neelke C. van der Weerd, MD, PhD, Frederike J. Bemelman, MD, PhD, Jan-Stephan S. Sanders, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-06-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000794