Table 4. Fate of Double Heart Transplants With Three-Day Course of 1.28 mg/kg/d Intramuscular FK.
Time Sequence Over 14-Day Period | |||||
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Group | Strain Combinations | 1st HTx on Day 0 and Survival (d) | FK on Days 4, 5, and 6 | HTx on Day 14 and Survival (d) | Meaning of Group |
1 | 1st HTx, ACI-LEW | Yes (6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7) | No | No | Untreated control, same as group 1, Table 1 |
19 | 1st HTx, BN-LEW | Yes (11, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13) | No | No | Untreated control, with BN-LEW strain combination |
20 | Delayed HTx, ACI-LEW | No | Yes | Yes (9, 10, 10, 11) | Measures effect of 3 days' treatment 7-10 days before delayed grafting |
21 | Delayed HTx, BN-LEW | No | Yes | Yes (27, 34) | Measures effect of 3 days' treatment 7-10 days before delayed grafting with easier BN-LEW combination |
22 | 1st HTx, ACI-LEW | Yes (>37, 63, 64, 70) | Yes | Confirms group 18, Table 3, and conditions recipient for 2nd graft | |
2nd HTx, ACI-LEW | Yes (25, 41, 49, 56) | Test of donor-specific tolerance without further FR treatment, ACI donor P < .01 v group 20 | |||
23 | 1st HTx, ACI-Lew | Yes (48, 60) | Yes | Same result with 1st Htx as in group 22 | |
2nd HTx, BN-LEW | Yes (14, 15) | Minimal survival advantage for 2nd graft using BN donor |
Test groups are groups 22 and 23; all others are controls.
Abbreviation: HTx, heart transplant.