A randomized prospective study comparing low-dose OKT3 to low-dose ATG for the treatment of acute steroid-resistant rejection episodes in kidney transplant recipients

Transplant International : Official Journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation
C MariatF Berthoux

Abstract

Acute steroid-resistant rejection episodes in kidney allograft recipients require treatment with antilymphocyte antibodies. Monoclonal anti-CD3 and polyclonal antilymphocyte antibodies have been widely used but seldom compared. Recent data have suggested that these antibodies could be used at reduced doses without jeopardizing their efficacy. In this study, we randomized renal transplant recipients who encountered a first acute steroid-resistant rejection episode to low-dose ATG or low-dose OKT3 treatment. Sixty patients were enrolled in the study. They received prophylactic immunosuppression with cyclosporin, azathioprine, and prednisolone. Treatment of biopsy-proven rejection consisted of a 10-day course of either ATG (n = 31) or OKT3 (n = 29). The total ATG dose was 484 +/- 110 mg, i.e., 0.75 mg/kg per day. The total OKT3 dose was 32 +/- 4 mg, i.e., 0.05 mg/kg per day. We compared reversion of rejection, side effects, immunodepression, and graft function. Reversion of rejection was similar in the two groups, although we noted a trend in favor of ATG. Results were 3% vs 10% early graft failures, 13% vs 23% overall graft failures, 28% vs 38% 3-month actuarial incidence of rebound rejection, and 89% vs 81% 1-year graft survival...Continue Reading

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