Kidney Transplant Rejection
Conditions
Keywords
kidney transplantation, tacrolimus, acute rejection, graft survival, adverse event
Brief summary
Using CDW data from 5 tertiary hospitals in Korea, this study identify the optimal range of trough level that can prevent adverse outcome in the early periods after transplantation.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Renal transplant recipients between January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2014 in one of the five participating centers * Patients receiving oral tacrolimus as one of the main immunosuppressant at the start of the defined cohort time (i.e. at post-transplant 2 months for the analysis of 1-year outcomes and at post-transplant 12 months for the analysis of 6-year outcomes)
Exclusion criteria
* Graft failure occurring within the first 2 month of transplantation * Mortality of any cause occurring within the first 2 month of transplantation * Patients moving centers during the study period * Patients who have received other organ transplantation(s) besides renal transplantation in the defined period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| relationship between time varying periodic mean of tacrolimus trough and a composite 1-year allograft outcomes | 1 year after transplantation | the relationship between time varying periodic mean of tacrolimus trough level during 2-12 mo. post-transplant and a composite of 1-year allograft outcomes consisting of biopsy proven acute rejection, renal dysfunction (eGFR\<30), development of dnDSA, and death censored graft failure that occurred within 1 year from the latest transplant. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| relationship between time varying periodic mean of tacrolimus trough level during 12-72 mo. post-transplant and 6-year composite allograft outcome | 6 year after transplantation | the relationship between time varying periodic mean of tacrolimus trough level during 12-72 mo. post-transplant and 6-year composite allograft outcome that occurred within 6 years from the latest transplant |
| relationship between post-transplant time varying periodic mean tacrolimus trough level and severe infection | 6 year after transplantation | the relationship between post-transplant time varying periodic mean tacrolimus trough level and severe infection (1-year and 6-year) |
| relationship between post-transplant time varying periodic mean tacrolimus trough level and cardiovascular event | 6 year after transplantation | the relationship between post-transplant time varying periodic mean tacrolimus trough level and cardiovascular event (1-year and 6-year) |
| relationship between post-transplant time varying periodic mean tacrolimus trough level and patient mortality | 6 year after transplantation | the relationship between post-transplant time varying periodic mean tacrolimus trough level and patient mortality (1-year and 6-year) |
Countries
South Korea