Liver Transplantation with Use of Cyclosporin a and Prednisone
Authors:
- Thomas E. StarzlTSThomas E. Starzl
- Göran B. G. KlintmalmGKGöran B. G. Klintmalm
- Kendrick A. PorterKPKendrick A. Porter
- Shunzaburo IwatsukiSIShunzaburo Iwatsuki
- Gerhard P. J. SchröterGSGerhard P. J. Schröter
- 30 July 1981
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 305 (5) , 266-269
Abstract
THE difficulties in consistently prolonging survival after orthotopic liver transplantation have been documented by us1 and by Calne.2 In this report we describe a new trial of orthotopic liver transplantation in 14 patients who were scheduled to be treated with cyclosporin A and prednisone. Two patients died during the operation. Ten (83 per cent) of the 12 patients who survived surgery and received the drugs are living after eight to 14 1/2 months; another lived for a year, before dying of a recurrence of cholangiocarcinoma.Although longer follow-up periods and more case studies will be required to establish the safety . . .Keywords
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