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Long-term renal allograft function

G Nyberg1, G Nordén, C Svalander

  • 1Transplant Unit, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.

Transplant International : Official Journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation
|July 1, 1994
PubMed
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Kidney transplant function, measured by glomerular filtration rate (GFR), can change long-term. While some grafts show stable GFR, others may decline or improve over time.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Transplantation immunology
  • Medical research

Background:

  • Long-term kidney transplant survival is crucial for patient outcomes.
  • Assessing graft function over extended periods is essential for understanding transplant longevity.
  • Cyclosporine is a common immunosuppressant in kidney transplantation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the long-term functional changes of kidney transplants.
  • To determine if early graft function predicts later outcomes.
  • To investigate the relationship between cyclosporine dosage and long-term GFR.

Main Methods:

  • Studied kidney transplants with preserved function at 6 months post-transplant.
  • Measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using 51Cr EDTA clearance at 12, 24, 36, and 60 months.

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  • Excluded grafts lost due to patient death.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant GFR difference was observed at 6 months between grafts that continued to function and those that failed later.
    • Median GFR of surviving grafts remained stable, but individual variations in GFR were noted.
    • Long-term GFR changes did not correlate with cyclosporine dosage at 6 months or subsequent dose reductions.

    Conclusions:

    • Kidney transplant function can exhibit long-term deterioration or improvement.
    • Early GFR at 6 months is not a definitive predictor of long-term graft survival.
    • Cyclosporine dosage does not appear to be directly correlated with long-term GFR stability.