PMID: 9537852Apr 16, 1998Paper

Steroid withdrawal is safe and beneficial in stable cyclosporine-treated liver transplant patients

Journal of Hepatology
R GómezI García

Abstract

In the immunosuppression of orthotopic liver transplant recipients, steroids are used despite their unspecific action and long-term side effects. Few studies have been carried out on steroid withdrawal and many aspects remain to be elucidated. A prospective study was performed to analyse the effect of steroid withdrawal on 86 patients with stable graft function, more than 1 year after orthotopic liver transplant. Thirty patients had chronic hepatitis in the graft. Seventy-two continued with cyclosporine (CsA) and 14 with CsA-azathioprine (AZA) therapy. The follow-up was 23.2 +/- 8.1 months (range 12-52 months). A paired t-test was used for statistical analysis. No acute or chronic rejection occurred, and steroids were not reinstituted. There were no changes in serum transaminase levels, but bilirubin levels decreased (p < 0.01). At the end of the follow-up, we found improvements in blood pressure in hypertensive patients (systolic 156.1 +/- 8.4 mmHg vs. 139.4 +/- 8.7 mmHg, p < 0.001); body weight (72 +/- 13.5 kg vs. 70.8 +/- 13 kg, p < 0.05); serum cholesterol (211.3 +/- 42 mg/dl vs. 191.6 +/- 43.5 mg/dl, p < 0.001) and bone mineral density in lumbar spine (0.823 +/- 0.13 g/cm2 vs. 0.893 +/- 0.135 g/cm2, p < 0.001). Four of ten...Continue Reading

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