SHORT COURSE INDUCTION IMMUNOSUPPRESSION WITH THYMOGLOBULIN FOR RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS1

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Authors

Irfan Agha · Washington University in St. Louis

Jose Rueda

Venkataraman Ramachandran

William Irish · SangStat Medical Corporation

Abstract

Three-day induction with thymoglobulin is as effective and safe as seven days, decreases initial hospitalization and causes more sustained lymphocyte depletion.

Topics & Keywords

Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Transplantation

Volume 73, Issue 3, pp. 473-475

DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200202150-00025

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