A randomized, multicenter study comparing steroid‐free immunosuppression and standard immunosuppression for liver transplant recipients with chronic hepatitis C
Klintmalm GB, Davis GL, Teperman L, Netto GJ, Washburn K, Rudich SM, Pomfret EA, Vargas HE, Brown R, Eckhoff D, Pruett TL, Roberts J, Mulligan DC, Charlton MR, Heffron TG, Ham JM, Douglas DD, Sher L, Baliga PK, Kinkhabwala M, Koneru B, Abecassis M, Millis M, Jennings LW, Fasola CG. A randomized, multicenter study comparing steroid‐free immunosuppression and standard immunosuppression for liver transplant recipients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Transplantation 2011, 17: 1394-1403. PMID: 21850690, DOI: 10.1002/lt.22417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntiviral AgentsBiopsyChi-Square DistributionDaclizumabDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGraft RejectionHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunosuppressive AgentsKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver FailureLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedMycophenolic AcidProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRNA, ViralSurvival RateTacrolimusTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute cellular rejectionSteroid-free immunosuppressionLiver transplant recipientsHCV recurrenceMycophenolate mofetilTransplant recipientsHCV RNA-positive subjectsHepatitis C virus infectionSevere HCV recurrenceSteroid-free groupC virus infectionChronic hepatitis CGraft survival ratesProportion of patientsLiver biopsy samplesCellular rejectionChronic HCVStandard immunosuppressionSteroid sparingHepatitis CLess diabetesMulticenter trialMulticenter studyPatient survivalArm 1