Is induction therapy necessary for successful simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation in the cyclosporine era?

Transplant Proc. 1994 Oct;26(5):2525-7.

Authors

K L Brayman¹, M F Egidi, A Naji, A L Friedman, M T Holland, J E Tomaszewski, F Samini, J Perloff, R Grossman, C F Barker

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104.

PMID: 7940776

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Antilymphocyte Serum / administration & dosage
Antilymphocyte Serum / therapeutic use
Azathioprine / administration & dosage
Azathioprine / therapeutic use
Cyclosporine / administration & dosage
Cyclosporine / therapeutic use*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / surgery*
Diabetic Nephropathies / surgery*
Drug Administration Schedule
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Rejection / etiology
Graft Survival
Humans
Immunosuppression Therapy / methods*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
Kidney Transplantation / immunology*
Pancreas Transplantation / immunology*
Prednisone / administration & dosage
Prednisone / therapeutic use
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors

Substances

Antilymphocyte Serum
Cyclosporine
Azathioprine
Prednisone