title: A multicenter analysis of the significance of HLA matching on outcomes after kidney-pancreas transplantation.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of HLA matching on outcomes in simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant (SKPT) recipients in a multicenter trial. From March 1999 to May 2001, a total of 297 SKPT recipients were enrolled in a prospective randomized trial of 2 daclizumab dosing strategies versus no antibody induction in combination with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and steroids in SKPT recipients. Subanalyses using both univariate and multivariate models were performed at 1 year to identify factors associated with acute rejection, graft loss, or death. Potential risk factors evaluated were treatment group, African American ethnicity, HLA-A mismatches (MM), HLA-B MM, HLA-DR MM, total HLA MM, surgical technique, cytomegalovirus status of donor and recipient, and delayed graft function (DGF). Univariate analyses revealed that treatment group, HLA-A MM, HLA-B MM, total HLA MM >3, and DGF were significantly associated with acute rejection. These variables were then entered into logistic and Cox regression analyses. HLA-A MM and DGF were the only variables that remained significantly associated with acute rejection in the multivariate model. The relative risk for acute rejection in recipients with HLA-A MM was 1.56 (P = .02). In conclusion, despite contemporary immunosuppression, the degree of HLA MM, particularly HLA-A, and DGF are associated with an increased risk for acute rejection in SKPT recipients at 1 year. Less rejection was noted in patients with 0 MM at all 3 HLA loci and in patients with total HLA-MM <3. However, none of these factors affected short-term patient or graft survival rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee-Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stratta
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Alloway
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Hodge
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000077561:Daclizumab; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000453:epidemiology; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D006680:HLA Antigens; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000077561:Daclizumab