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Zhengshan Wu, Qingyang Meng, Yongxiang Xia, Feng Zhang, Wei You. A retrospective analysis of the safety and efficacy of low dose tacrolimus (FK506) for living donor liver transplant recipients[J]. The Journal of Biomedical Research, 2013, 27(4): 305-309. DOI: 10.7555/JBR.27.20130023
Citation: Zhengshan Wu, Qingyang Meng, Yongxiang Xia, Feng Zhang, Wei You. A retrospective analysis of the safety and efficacy of low dose tacrolimus (FK506) for living donor liver transplant recipients[J]. The Journal of Biomedical Research, 2013, 27(4): 305-309. DOI: 10.7555/JBR.27.20130023

A retrospective analysis of the safety and efficacy of low dose tacrolimus (FK506) for living donor liver transplant recipients

  • We sought to evaluate the efficacy and effects of low-dose tacrolimus (FK506) to recipients with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). A total of 66 patients who underwent LDLT between 2001 and 2007 were enrolled in this study. According to different doses of tacrolimus, the recipients were randomly divided into two groups: the low-dose tacrolimus group (group A) and the normal-dose tacrolimus group (group B). The blood concentra-tion of tacrolimus and its side effects including infection, hyperglycemia, hypertension, high blood creatinine and jaundice were monitored once a week at the perioperative period, and once a month thereafter. Besides, the sur-vival rates of the recipients were analyzed at the 1- and 3-year time point after operation. Among these patients, no significant acute rejection was detected after LDLT. The incidences of infection, hyperglycemia, liver dys-function and renal impairment in group A were markedly lower than those in group B. However, no significant differences were detected in the incidence of hypertension between the two groups. Moreover, the recipients in each group had a similar survival rate according to the results of 1- and 3-year follow-up. The incidence of side effects that associated with tacrolimus positively correlated with tacrolimus blood concentration. In conclusion, long-term and low-dose administration of tacrolimus is a safe and effective treatment for LDLT recipients.
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