Article: Researchers at Mayo Clinic release new data on pancreas.(Report)

According to recent research from the United States, "We studied 72 consecutive simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant (SPKT) recipients. There were 14 patients with positive pretransplant cross-matches (positive CDC- B cell and/or positive flow T or B cross-match)."

"The control group included all 58 SPKT recipients with a negative crossmatch. The study group received induction with low dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG; total dose 6 mg/kg), or alemtuzumab (30 mg single dose) and maintenance with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and corticosteroids. The control group was treated similarly, but with steroid ...

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