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An economic and quality‐of‐life assessment of basiliximab vs antithymocyte globulin immunoprophylaxis in renal transplantation

2001; Oxford University Press; Volume: 16; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ndt/16.5.1028

ISSN

1460-2385

Autores

Daniel Polsky, Kevin P. Weinfurt, Bruce Kaplan, Jennifer Kim, John Fastenau, Kevin A. Schulman,

Tópico(s)

Pregnancy and Medication Impact

Resumo

Background. Immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporin A has substantially improved clinical outcomes for renal transplantation. Whether basiliximab (a chimeric monoclonal antibody) demonstrates economic and quality‐of‐life advantages over other induction therapies has not yet been shown.

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