Multivariate analysis of risk factors for acute rejection in early corticosteroid cessation regimens under modern immunosuppression

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2740-2744

  Woodle, E Steve ^a   Alloway, Rita R ^a   Buell, Joseph F ^a   Alexander, J Wesley ^a   Munda, Rino ^a   Roy Chaudhury, Prabir ^a   Roy First, M ^b   Cardi, Michael ^c   Trofe, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b ASTELLAS PHARMA GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute rejection; Corticosteroid; Kidney transplant; Multivariate

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RISK FACTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; REOPERATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644790316     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01090.x     Document Type: Article

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