[What's new in immunosuppression for renal transplantation?]

The goal of immunosuppression in transplantation is to prevent acute rejection and, more recently, chronic renal graft rejection related in part to side-effects of immunosuppressive therapy (hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia,..). The development of new drugs in renal transplantation has improved graft survival, but also the patient's quality of life. A better understanding of the side-effects of immunosuppressive therapy and the observation of optimal drug associations to reduce these side-effects have often led to propose modifications of the immunosuppressive regimen, mainly at the end of the first trimester after renal transplantation. The aim of this overview is to describe the available oral immunosuppressive agents, especially the new ones, their advantages, but also the danger when different drugs are added in acute illness.