Abstract
Between November 1983 and December 1984, 79 cadaver kidney transplant recipients were treated at Montefiore Medical Center with the immunosuppressive agents cyclosporine and prednisone. One-year patient survival was 98% and kidney survival was 73%. These results, though excellent, were not statistically different from results in this institution immediately preceding the use of cyclosporine. Cyclosporine is a potent immunosuppressive agent, often effective when other agents have failed. However, it is toxic and expensive. Further study and experience is necessary to define its role in cadaver kidney transplantation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 531-534 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | New York State Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1985 |