TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of FK 506 in pancreas transplantation
AU - Gruessner, Rainer W.G.
AU - Sutherland, David E.R.
AU - Drangstveit, Mary Beth
AU - Troppmann, Christoph
AU - Gruessner, Angelika C.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Until recently, FK 506 was used only for rescue therapy after pancreas transplantation. We report our initial experience with FK 506 for 67 pancreas recipients (treated between 1 May 1993 and 30 April 1995). Of these recipients, 49 (73%) received FK 506 for induction and maintenance therapy, 12 (18%) for rescue or antirejection therapy, and 6 (9%) for reasons other than rescue or antirejection therapy. In our induction and maintenance therapy group, 32 recipients (65%) underwent a simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPK), 8 (16%) a pancreas transplant alone (PTA), and 9 (19%) a pancreas after previous kidney transplant (PAK). Quadruple immunosuppression was used for induction; the median FK 506 starting dose was 4 mg/day p.o. and target levels were 10-20 ng/ml. The most common side effects were nephrotoxicity (16%) and neurotoxicity (14%); transient episodes of hyperglycemia were also noted (12%), in particular in the presence of concurrent rejection and infection episodes. A matched-pair analysis was done to compare graft outcome with FK 506 versus cyclosporin A (CsA). For SPK recipients, pancreas graft survival at 6 months was 79% with FK 506 versus 65% with CsA (P = 0.04), for PTA, 100% versus 63% (P > 0.35), and for PAK, 88% versus 33% (P > 0.01). Pancreas graft loss due to rejection at 6 months posttransplant was lower with FK 506 versus CsA. Two FK 506 recipients died from B-cell lymphomas (Epstein-Barr virus positive) at 6 and 7 months posttransplant. In our rescue or antirejection group, 5 recipients underwent SPK, 3 PTA, and 4 PAK. The mean average FK 506 dose was 10 mg/day p.o. and the mean average FK 506 blood level was 11 ng/ml. The most common side effects were nephrotoxicity (33%) and neurotoxicity (16%). Two recipients developed hyperglycemic episodes, of whom 1 has remained on insulin with good exocrine pancreas graft function. Graft survival at 6 months after conversion was 75% for SPK, 67% for PTA, and 50% for PAK. Only one graft was lost due to chronic rejection. Our single-center experience shows that FK 506 after pancreas transplantation is associated with: (1) a low rate of graft loss due to rejection when used for induction, in particular for solitary pancreas transplants, (2) a high rate of graft salvage when used for rescue, (3) a 1% rate of new-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and (4) a 3% rate of posttransplant lymphoma. Further studies are necessary to analyze the long-term impact of FK 506 on pancreas transplant outcome.
AB - Until recently, FK 506 was used only for rescue therapy after pancreas transplantation. We report our initial experience with FK 506 for 67 pancreas recipients (treated between 1 May 1993 and 30 April 1995). Of these recipients, 49 (73%) received FK 506 for induction and maintenance therapy, 12 (18%) for rescue or antirejection therapy, and 6 (9%) for reasons other than rescue or antirejection therapy. In our induction and maintenance therapy group, 32 recipients (65%) underwent a simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPK), 8 (16%) a pancreas transplant alone (PTA), and 9 (19%) a pancreas after previous kidney transplant (PAK). Quadruple immunosuppression was used for induction; the median FK 506 starting dose was 4 mg/day p.o. and target levels were 10-20 ng/ml. The most common side effects were nephrotoxicity (16%) and neurotoxicity (14%); transient episodes of hyperglycemia were also noted (12%), in particular in the presence of concurrent rejection and infection episodes. A matched-pair analysis was done to compare graft outcome with FK 506 versus cyclosporin A (CsA). For SPK recipients, pancreas graft survival at 6 months was 79% with FK 506 versus 65% with CsA (P = 0.04), for PTA, 100% versus 63% (P > 0.35), and for PAK, 88% versus 33% (P > 0.01). Pancreas graft loss due to rejection at 6 months posttransplant was lower with FK 506 versus CsA. Two FK 506 recipients died from B-cell lymphomas (Epstein-Barr virus positive) at 6 and 7 months posttransplant. In our rescue or antirejection group, 5 recipients underwent SPK, 3 PTA, and 4 PAK. The mean average FK 506 dose was 10 mg/day p.o. and the mean average FK 506 blood level was 11 ng/ml. The most common side effects were nephrotoxicity (33%) and neurotoxicity (16%). Two recipients developed hyperglycemic episodes, of whom 1 has remained on insulin with good exocrine pancreas graft function. Graft survival at 6 months after conversion was 75% for SPK, 67% for PTA, and 50% for PAK. Only one graft was lost due to chronic rejection. Our single-center experience shows that FK 506 after pancreas transplantation is associated with: (1) a low rate of graft loss due to rejection when used for induction, in particular for solitary pancreas transplants, (2) a high rate of graft salvage when used for rescue, (3) a 1% rate of new-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and (4) a 3% rate of posttransplant lymphoma. Further studies are necessary to analyze the long-term impact of FK 506 on pancreas transplant outcome.
KW - FK 506
KW - Pancreas transplantation
KW - Tacrolimus
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1996.tb01624.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1996.tb01624.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 8959841
AN - SCOPUS:0029853732
SN - 0934-0874
VL - 9
SP - S251-S257
JO - Transplant International
JF - Transplant International
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -