Experience With Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) as Induction Agent in Renal Transplantation Followed by Steroid-Free Immunosuppression

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 697-699

  Baez, Y ^a   Giron, F ^a   Nino Murcia A ^a   Rodriguez J ^a   Salcedo, S ^a  

^a Departamento de Nefrología de Trasplantes   (Colombia)

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Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; ANTIMETABOLITE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CLEMASTINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NYSTATIN; PARACETAMOL; TACROLIMUS; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 42949131344     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.02.026     Document Type: Article

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