Effects of immunotherapy induction on outcome and graft survival of kidney-transplanted patients with different immunological risk of rejection

Effects of immunotherapy induction on outcome and graft survival of kidney-transplanted patients with different immunological risk of rejection

Abstract Background In kidney transplantation, immunotherapy with thymoglobulin (rATG) has been used to down-regulate the patient immune system. rATG is a powerful immunobiologic drug used to deplete lymphocytes to prevent early acute rejection. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects o...

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Main Authors: Marcus Faria Lasmar, Rodrigo Santana Dutra, José Augusto Nogueira-Machado, Raquel A. Fabreti-Oliveira, Raquel Gomes Siqueira, Evaldo Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Kidney transplantation
Outcome
Thymoglobulin
Immunotherapy induction
Risk of rejection
Graft survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1497-5

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