A randomized prospective study of cadaver donor pretreatment in renal transplantation

Transplantation. 1978 Jun;25(6):287-9. doi: 10.1097/00007890-197806000-00001.

Abstract

In a randomized study ww have been unable to demonstrate any beneficial effect of cadaver donor pretreatment with 5 g of methylprednisolone and 7 g of cyclophosphamide on graft function or survival in 22 recipients of pretreated kidneys compared with 30 recipients of nonpretreated kidneys.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cadaver
  • Cyclophosphamide / pharmacology*
  • Graft Survival / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Methylprednisolone / pharmacology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Tissue Donors
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Methylprednisolone