Similar lipid profile but improved long-term outcomes with sirolimus after cyclosporine withdrawal compared to sirolimus with continuous cyclosporine

Autor: M. Lelong, H. Wilczek, José M. Morales, G. Senatorski, Josep M. Grinyó, Anders Hartmann, N.V. Jamieson, James T. Burke, Rowan G. Walker, J.A. Scarola, Wolfgang Arns, A. Shoker, Yves Brault
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Transplantation proceedings. 41(6)
ISSN: 1873-2623
Popis: Renal transplant recipients show an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared with a nontransplant population. Herein we have shown an analysis of a randomized controlled trial wherein 525 patients receiving a first or second (9.7%) renal allograft from a deceased (89.1%), a living-related (7.8%), or a living-unrelated donor (3.1%) received sirolimus (SRL), cyclosporine (CsA), and steroids (ST) at the time of transplantation with randomization at 3 months after transplantation of 430 eligible patients to continue on SRL-CsA-ST or to have CsA withdrawn with increased SRL trough targets (SRL-ST group). Graft survival, patient survival, and renal function at 5 years were analyzed by average fasting total cholesterol (or=200 or200 mg/dL) and triglyceride (or=240 or240 mg/dL) subgroups. At 5 years, total, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol and triglyceride values were similar between the groups. Statins ( approximately 80% of patients of both groups) were most effective to lower cholesterol ( approximately 50 mg/dL; P.001; both groups), and fibrates ( approximately 25% of patients of both groups) were most effective to decrease triglycerides ( approximately 100 mg/dL; P.001; both groups). Renal function and blood pressure were significantly better with SRL-ST. Hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia were associated with reduced graft survival, patient survival, and calculated GFR, but the only significant difference was lower graft survival among SRL-CsA-ST patients with hypertriglyceridemia. Cardiovascular-related deaths were reported in 3.7% and 2.8% of patients in the SRL-CsA-ST and SRL-ST groups, respectively. In conclusion, when compared with continuous SRL-CsA-ST, CsA withdrawal at 3 months followed by SRL-ST significantly improved glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and blood pressure without a further increase in lipid parameters or an incidence of untoward effects from hyperlipidemia, despite a 2-fold higher SRL exposure.
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