title: Basiliximab in association with tacrolimus and steroids in caucasian cadaveric renal transplanted patients: significant decrease in early acute rejection rate and hospitalization time.
abstract: Safety and tolerability of basiliximab in renal transplantation have been proven in different immunosuppressive regimens. Few informations are available about the association of basiliximab with tacrolimus and steroids. We present a retrospective analysis performed in Caucasian cadaveric renal transplant recipients, comparing a basiliximab, tacrolimus and steroids induction protocol (GrA: 51 patients) with a tacrolimus and steroids protocol (GrB: 46 patients). A significant decrease in acute rejection rate in the first 3 months (2.0% vs. 17.4%; p < 0.01) was noted. Interestingly, the recipients in GrA were at major immunologic risk for the younger age of recipients, the greater number of mismatches and the higher rate of second transplants. The hospitalization times resulted reduced of 5.3 d in GrA vs. GrB (20.8 d vs. 26.1 d; p < 0.05). The adverse events patterns and profiles were similar in the two treatments groups. One patient in each group had a post-transplant lymphoprolipherative disorder. No significant difference was found in patient and graft survival. According to the results of this study, in a Caucasian adult population, basiliximab in association with tacrolimus and steroids is a safe and efficacious tool for acute rejection prevention and it is cost saving by reducing the hospitalization times.
authors.affiliation: Renal Transplant Unit, Chair of Nephrology, University of Turin, St John Hospital, C.so Bramante, Turin, Italy. leonardigl@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giraudi
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pellu
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fop
authors.forename: Giuseppe Paolo
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Segoloni
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000077552:Basiliximab; D002102:Cadaver; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000208:ethnology; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D000077552:Basiliximab; D016559:Tacrolimus; D008775:Methylprednisolone