Belatacept : a new biological agent for maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplantation

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy
Swati AroraKalathil K Sureshkumar

Abstract

Over the past decades, calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) have become the cornerstone of transplant immunosuppression. CNIs can exert negative effects on chronic allograft function along with cardiovascular (CV) and metabolic adverse effects. Belatacept , a selective co-stimulation blocker of T cells, is the first US FDA (06/2011) and EMEA (06/2011) approved biologic agent for maintenance immunosuppression in renal transplantation. The authors critically reviewed the literature over the last few years comparing belatacept with current standard of maintenance immunosuppression including CNIs in kidney transplantation. Despite the increased incidence and severity of acute rejection with belatacept in Phase II and III studies, a better preservation of GFR and reduced incidence of chronic allograft nephropathy was observed as compared with CNIs. Patient and graft survivals were similar over 3- and 5-year follow-up post-transplantation. Incidence of adverse events were similar between the groups, but the risk of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, predominantly involving CNS, was higher in Epstein-Barr virus seronegative recipients on belatacept, especially with a more intensive regimen. CV and metabolic end points were more fa...Continue Reading

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