Eshcar Meisel, Dana Bielopolski, Tali Steinmetz, Timna Agur, Shelly Lichtenberg, Shira Goldman, Michal Herman-Edelstein, Eviatar Nesher, Ruth Rahamimov, Benaya Rozen-Zvi
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The Number of Episodes of Subtherapeutic Tacrolimus Blood Level Is Independently Associated With Reduced Kidney Graft Survival
Background
Tacrolimus blood level variability is associated with reduced graft survival among kidney transplant recipients. To date, no practical approach for reducing variability has been validated. We defined specific tacrolimus blood level patterns correlated with variability and evaluated their independent association with reduced graft survival.
Methods
In this single-center retrospective study, we predefined 12 patterns that exhibited correlation with high tacrolimus blood level variability. Subsequently, we utilized a multivariate Cox proportional hazard model, in conjunction with the Akaike information criteria, to evaluate the association between the predefined patterns and decreased graft survival.
Results
Our cohort included 1305 kidney transplant recipients. The primary outcome of this trial was graft loss, defined as the initiation of chronic dialysis or the need for retransplantation. The secondary outcome was the combination of death-censored graft loss and death with a functioning graft. During the study's follow-up period, there were 131 events of graft loss. The number of episodes of subtherapeutic tacrolimus level during the first-year posttransplantation was significantly associated with graft loss (HR 1.208 per episode, 95% CI 1.075–1.356, p = 0.001) and significantly improved the relative likelihood of the model compared to the multivariate model as demonstrated by the delta AIC value (8.256, p = 0.016).
Conclusion
In addition to increased tacrolimus blood level variability, the number of episodes of subtherapeutic tacrolimus levels is independently associated with decreased graft survival among kidney transplant recipients.
期刊介绍:
Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research aims to serve as a channel of rapid communication for all those involved in the care of patients who require, or have had, organ or tissue transplants, including: kidney, intestine, liver, pancreas, islets, heart, heart valves, lung, bone marrow, cornea, skin, bone, and cartilage, viable or stored.
Published monthly, Clinical Transplantation’s scope is focused on the complete spectrum of present transplant therapies, as well as also those that are experimental or may become possible in future. Topics include:
Immunology and immunosuppression;
Patient preparation;
Social, ethical, and psychological issues;
Complications, short- and long-term results;
Artificial organs;
Donation and preservation of organ and tissue;
Translational studies;
Advances in tissue typing;
Updates on transplant pathology;.
Clinical and translational studies are particularly welcome, as well as focused reviews. Full-length papers and short communications are invited. Clinical reviews are encouraged, as well as seminal papers in basic science which might lead to immediate clinical application. Prominence is regularly given to the results of cooperative surveys conducted by the organ and tissue transplant registries.
Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research is essential reading for clinicians and researchers in the diverse field of transplantation: surgeons; clinical immunologists; cryobiologists; hematologists; gastroenterologists; hepatologists; pulmonologists; nephrologists; cardiologists; and endocrinologists. It will also be of interest to sociologists, psychologists, research workers, and to all health professionals whose combined efforts will improve the prognosis of transplant recipients.