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Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients Receiving Low-toxicity Immunosuppressive Regimens:. A Substudy of the Symphony Study

Oppenheimer, Federico ; Rebollo, Pablo ; Grinyo, Josep M. ; Ortega, Francisco ; Sanchez-Plumed, Jaime ; Gonzalez-Molina, Miguel ; Hernandez, Domingo ; Anaya, Fernando and Ekberg, Henrik LU (2009) In Transplantation 87(8). p.1210-1213
Abstract
Objective. To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with different low-toxicity regimens post-transplantation. Methods. One hundred fifty-six patients were randomized to standard-dose cyclosporine A (CsA), mycophenolate mofetil, and corticosteroids or daclizumab induction, mycophenolate mofetil, and corticosteroids with a low dose of CsA, tacrolimus (Low-Tac), or sirolimus. SF-36 Health survey was completed at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Results. There were no differences between groups in SF-36 at baseline or at month 12. Low-Tac showed higher scores at month 3 than standard-dose CsA and low dose of CsA. Patients with serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 mg/mL had better HRQoL at 6 and 12 months. Proportion... (More)
Objective. To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with different low-toxicity regimens post-transplantation. Methods. One hundred fifty-six patients were randomized to standard-dose cyclosporine A (CsA), mycophenolate mofetil, and corticosteroids or daclizumab induction, mycophenolate mofetil, and corticosteroids with a low dose of CsA, tacrolimus (Low-Tac), or sirolimus. SF-36 Health survey was completed at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Results. There were no differences between groups in SF-36 at baseline or at month 12. Low-Tac showed higher scores at month 3 than standard-dose CsA and low dose of CsA. Patients with serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 mg/mL had better HRQoL at 6 and 12 months. Proportion of these patients was higher in Low-Tac at 6 months. Physical component summary of Patients increased during follow-up, but mental component summary did not. Patients with acute rejection showed lower mental component summary at 6 months. Conclusions. No HRQoL differences were identified among groups, but the low-dose Tac group showed the fastest improvement. (Less)
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Health-related quality of life, Kidney transplant, Immunosuppression
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Transplantation
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87
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8
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1210 - 1213
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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  • wos:000265461600016
  • scopus:65549169951
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1534-6080
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10.1097/TP.0b013e31819ec41f
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English
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  abstract     = {{Objective. To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with different low-toxicity regimens post-transplantation. Methods. One hundred fifty-six patients were randomized to standard-dose cyclosporine A (CsA), mycophenolate mofetil, and corticosteroids or daclizumab induction, mycophenolate mofetil, and corticosteroids with a low dose of CsA, tacrolimus (Low-Tac), or sirolimus. SF-36 Health survey was completed at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Results. There were no differences between groups in SF-36 at baseline or at month 12. Low-Tac showed higher scores at month 3 than standard-dose CsA and low dose of CsA. Patients with serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 mg/mL had better HRQoL at 6 and 12 months. Proportion of these patients was higher in Low-Tac at 6 months. Physical component summary of Patients increased during follow-up, but mental component summary did not. Patients with acute rejection showed lower mental component summary at 6 months. Conclusions. No HRQoL differences were identified among groups, but the low-dose Tac group showed the fastest improvement.}},
  author       = {{Oppenheimer, Federico and Rebollo, Pablo and Grinyo, Josep M. and Ortega, Francisco and Sanchez-Plumed, Jaime and Gonzalez-Molina, Miguel and Hernandez, Domingo and Anaya, Fernando and Ekberg, Henrik}},
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  keywords     = {{Health-related quality of life; Kidney transplant; Immunosuppression}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{1210--1213}},
  publisher    = {{Lippincott Williams & Wilkins}},
  series       = {{Transplantation}},
  title        = {{Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients Receiving Low-toxicity Immunosuppressive Regimens:. A Substudy of the Symphony Study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0b013e31819ec41f}},
  doi          = {{10.1097/TP.0b013e31819ec41f}},
  volume       = {{87}},
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