Immunosuppression in kidney transplantation in Poland

Transplant Proc. 2004 Mar;36(2 Suppl):173S-176S. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.01.030.

Abstract

This paper presents experience with cyclosporine A in kidney allograft recipients at the Transplantation Institute, the Medical University of Warsaw. Comparative studies on pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of CsA and Neoral as well as monitoring of the drug immunosuppressive activity are presented. The implementation of CsA to immunosuppressive therapy in renal allograft recipients have greatly improved the grafts and patients survival. CsA has been used in a great percentage of patients after renal allograft in Poland (72%) and seems to be in some patients the gold standard of immunosuppression.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cyclosporine / pharmacokinetics
  • Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Graft Survival / drug effects
  • Graft Survival / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / methods*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Kidney Transplantation / immunology*
  • Kidney Transplantation / mortality
  • Kidney Transplantation / physiology*
  • Models, Animal
  • Poland
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cyclosporine