title: Outcome after steroid withdrawal in renal transplant patients receiving tacrolimus-based immunosuppression.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Scantlebury
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vivas
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gritsch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCauley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McQuitty
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Irish
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McMichael
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Hakala
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Starzl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003404:Creatinine; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone; D016559:Tacrolimus