Randomized trial of tracolimus versus cyclosporin microemulsion in renal transplantation

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 141-149

  Trompeter, Richard ^b   Filler, Guido ^a   Webb, Nicholas J A ^b   Watson, Alan R ^b   Milford, David V ^b   Tyden, Gunnar ^b   Grenda, Ryszard ^b   Janda, Jan ^b   Hughes, David ^b   Ehrich, Jochen H H ^b   Klare, Bernd ^b   Zacchello, Graziella ^b   Brekke, Inge Bjorn ^b   McGraw, Mary ^b   Perner, Ferenc ^b   Ghio, Lucian ^b   Balzar, Egon ^b   Friman, Styrbjörn ^b   Gusmano, Rosanna ^b   Stolpe, Jochen ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute rejection; Cyclosporin microemulsion; Graft survival; Pediatric renal transplant; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INSULIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; CYCLOSPORIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GINGIVA DISEASE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRICHOSIS; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMULSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 0036943134     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-001-0795-9     Document Type: Article

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