Abstract
Introduction: Induction therapy has been recently adopted for intestinal transplant. Patients and methods: We compared during first 30 days post-transplantation 29 recipients, allocated in two groups, treated with Daclizumab (Zenapax®) or Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H®). Results: During first month, 45% of Daclizumab recipients experienced six acute cellular rejections (ACRs) of mild degree, while 63% of them developed an infection requiring treatment. We found three acute cellular rejections in 17.6% of Alemtuzumab recipients, two with moderate degree; 64.7% of them required treatment for infection. Discussion and conclusions: Graft and patient 3-years cumulative survival rate were not significantly different between groups. Alemtuzumab seems to offer a better immunosuppression during first month.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 253-256 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Digestive and Liver Disease |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Alemtuzumab
- Daclizumab
- Immunosuppression
- Induction therapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology