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ArticleTransplantation direct2016

Early Kidney Allograft Dysfunction (Threatened Allograft): Comparative Effectiveness of Continuing Versus Discontinuation of Tacrolimus and Use of Sirolimus to Prevent Graft Failure: A Retrospective Patient-Centered Outcome Study.

Ravinder K Wali, Heather A Prentice, Venkata Reddivari, Geroge Baffoe-Bonnie, Cinthia I Drachenberg, John C Pappadimitriou, Emilio Ramos, Matthew Cooper, Johann Jonsson, Stephen Bartlett and 1 more

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Ravinder K WaliTransplant Division, Department of Surgery and Medicine, Inova Health System. Falls Church, VA.
Heather A PrenticeTransplant Division, Department of Surgery and Medicine, Inova Health System. Falls Church, VA.
Venkata ReddivariDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Geroge Baffoe-BonnieDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Cinthia I DrachenbergDepartment of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
John C PappadimitriouDepartment of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Emilio RamosDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Matthew CooperDepartment of Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Johann JonssonTransplant Division, Department of Surgery and Medicine, Inova Health System. Falls Church, VA.
Stephen BartlettDepartment of Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Matthew R WeirDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

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Abstract

backgroundDue to lack of treatment options for early acute allograft dysfunction in the presence of tubular-interstitial injury without histological features of rejection, kidney transplant recipients are often treated with sirolimus-based therapy to prevent cumulative calcineurin inhibitor exposure and to prevent premature graft failure.

methodsWe analyzed transplant recipients treated with sirolimus-based (n = 220) compared with continued tacrolimus-based (n = 276) immunosuppression in recipients of early-onset graft dysfunction (threatened allograft) with the use of propensity score-based inverse probability treatment weighted models to balance for potential confounding by indication between 2 nonrandomized groups.

resultsWeighted odds for death-censored graft failure (odds ratio [OR], 1.20; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.66-2.19,

conclusionsUse of sirolimus compared with tacrolimus in recipients with early allograft dysfunction during the first year of transplant may not prevent worsening of allograft function and could potentially lead to poor survival along with increased risk of late death.

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PMCPMC5068206

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