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SALVAGE THERAPY WITH MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL FOR LUNG TRANSPLANT BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANSImportance of Dosage1

 

作者: Speich2,3 Rudolf,   Boehler2 Annette,   Thurnheer2 Robert,   Weder4 Walter,  

 

期刊: Transplantation  (OVID Available online 1997)
卷期: Volume 64, issue 3  

页码: 533-535

 

ISSN:0041-1337

 

年代: 1997

 

出版商: OVID

 

数据来源: OVID

 

摘要:

Background.Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is the most important long-term complication of lung transplantation. Treatment of this condition is often unsuccessful.Methods.A patient presented with early BO. Despite OKT3 and the addition of methotrexate, the patient needed persistently high doses of prednisone to maintain lung function at a moderate level. Only the substitution of azathioprine by mycophenolate mofetil (MMF, 3 g/day) made it possible to reduce the dose of prednisone.Results.Reduction of the dose of MMF to 2 g/day resulted in a deterioration of lung function, which improved impressively after MMF was increased again to 3 g/day.Conclusions.MMF may be a valuable therapy for lung transplant BO. However, the use of a high dose, i.e., 3 g/day, may be crucial.

 



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