Ten-year results of renal transplantation with azathioprine and prednisolone as only immunosuppression

Lancet. 1988 Apr 30;1(8592):983-5. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(88)91792-8.

Abstract

93 patients received 102 renal transplants between 1968 and 1977. 99 grafts were from cadavers and 3 were from live donors; 93 were first grafts, 7 were second, and 2 were third. At 10 years total actual patient survival was 66.6%. 50 (55.5%) of 90 first cadaver grafts, and 52.2% of all cadaver grafts, survived at 10 years. Cardiovascular disease was the commonest cause of death, being responsible for 18 of 31 deaths (58%).

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Azathioprine / therapeutic use*
  • Cadaver
  • Cause of Death
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use*
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Prednisolone
  • Azathioprine