Renal function improvement in liver transplant recipients after early everolimus conversion: A clinical practice cohort study in Spain

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Autores de IIS La Fe

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

  • Bilbao I
  • Salcedo M
  • Gómez MA
  • Jimenez C
  • Castroagudín J
  • Fabregat J
  • Almohalla C
  • Cuervas-Mons V
  • Otero A
  • Miras M
  • Rodrigo J
  • Serrano T
  • Crespo G
  • De la Mata M
  • Bustamante J
  • Gonzalez-Dieguez ML
  • Moreno A
  • Narvaez I
  • Guilera M
  • EVEROLIVER study group

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Abstract

A national, multicenter, retrospective study was conducted to assess the results obtained for liver transplant recipients with conversion to everolimus in daily practice. The study included 477 recipients (481 transplantations). Indications for conversion to everolimus were renal dysfunction (32.6% of cases), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; 30.2%; prophylactic treatment for 68.9%), and de novo malignancy (29.7%). The median time from transplantation to conversion to everolimus was 68.7 months for de novo malignancy, 23.8 months for renal dysfunction, and 7.1 months for HCC and other indications. During the first year of treatment, mean everolimus trough levels were 5.4 (standard deviation [SD], 2.7) ng/mL and doses remained stable (1.5 mg/day) from the first month after conversion. An everolimus monotherapy regimen was followed by 28.5% of patients at 12 months. Patients with renal dysfunction showed a glomerular filtration rate (4-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease) increase of 10.9 mL (baseline mean, 45.8 [SD, 25.3] versus 57.6 [SD, 27.6] mL/minute/1.73 m(2)) at 3 months after everolimus initiation (P < 0.001), and 6.8 mL at 12 months. Improvement in renal function was higher in patients with early conversion (<1 year). Adverse events were the primary reason for discontinuation in 11.2% of cases. The probability of survival at 3 years after conversion to everolimus was 83.0%, 71.1%, and 59.5% for the renal dysfunction, de novo malignancy, and HCC groups, respectively. Everolimus is a viable option for the treatment of renal dysfunction, and earlier conversion is associated with better recovery of renal function. Prospective studies are needed to confirm advantages in patients with malignancy. Liver Transpl 21:1056-1065, 2015. (c) 2015 AASLD.

Datos de la publicación

ISSN/ISSNe:
1527-6465, 1527-6473

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society  WILEY

Tipo:
Article
Páginas:
1056-1065
PubMed:
25990257
Factor de Impacto:
1,799 SCImago
Cuartil:
Q1 SCImago

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