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Eisinger, F. ; Mühlbacher, T.* ; Na, A.* ; Althaus, K.* ; Nadalin, S.* ; Birkenfeld, A.L. ; Heyne, N. ; Guthoff, M.

Standardized, risk-adapted induction therapy in kidney transplantation.

J. Nephrol. 36, 2133-2138 (2023)
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Background: The choice of induction therapy in kidney transplantation is often non-standardized and centre-specific. Clinicians can choose between depleting and non-depleting antibodies, which differ in their immunosuppressive capacity and the concomitant risk of infection. We herein present a standardized risk-stratified algorithm for induction therapy that might help to balance the risk of rejection and/or serious infection. Methods: Prior to kidney transplantation, patients were stratified into low-risk, intermediate-risk or high-risk according to our protocol based on immunologic risk factors. Depending on their individual immunologic risk, patients received basiliximab (low risk), antithymocyte globulin (intermediate risk) or low-dose alemtuzumab (high risk) for induction therapy. We analysed the results after 3 years of implementation of our risk-stratified induction therapy protocol at our kidney transplant centre. Results: Between 01/2017 and 05/2020, 126 patients were stratified in accordance with our protocol (low risk/intermediate risk/high risk: 69 vs. 42 vs. 15 patients). The median follow-up time was 1.9 [1.0–2.5] years. No significant difference was observed in rejection rate and allograft survival (low risk/intermediate risk/high risk: 90.07% vs. 80.81% vs. 100% after 3 years (p > 0.05)) among the groups. The median eGFR at follow-up was (low risk/intermediate risk/high risk) 47 [33–58] vs 58 [46–76] vs 44 [22–55] ml/min/1.73 m2. Although the rate of viral and bacterial infections did not differ significantly, we observed a higher rate of opportunistic fungal infections with alemtuzumab induction. Conclusions: Our strategy offers facilitated and individualized choice of induction therapy in kidney transplantation. We propose further evaluation of our algorithm in prospective trials.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Immunological Risk ; Induction Therapy ; Kidney Transplantation ; Standard Operating Procedure; Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin; Basiliximab
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1120-3625
e-ISSN 1724-6059
Zeitschrift Journal of Nephrology
Quellenangaben Band: 36, Heft: 7, Seiten: 2133-2138 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Springer
Verlagsort Tiergartenstrasse 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, Germany
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM)
Förderungen Projekt DEAL