Sirolimus Therapy in Liver Transplant Patients: An Initial Experience at a Single Center

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1950-1952

  Nocera, A ^a   Andorno, E ^a   Tagliamacco, A ^a   Morelli, N ^a   Bottino, G ^a   Ravazzoni, F ^a   Casaccia, M ^a   Barocci, S ^a   Alice, S ^a   Santori, G ^a   Ghirelli, R ^a   Valente, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN A; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; RAPAMYCIN; SORAFENIB; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TORVASTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANEMIA; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEADACHE; HEPATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LEG EDEMA; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THYROID CANCER;

ANEMIA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48049107572     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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