Table 3.
Tacrolimus/Sirolimus N = 318 | Tacrolimus/MMF N = 316 | |
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Acute Rejection, Number (%) | 82 (25.8) | 77 (24.4) |
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Biopsy confirmed acute rejection, Number (%): | 48 (15.1)a | 39 (12.3)a |
Spontaneously resolving | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Corticosteroid sensitive | 34 (10.7) | 32 (10.1) |
Corticosteroid resistant | 14 (4.4) | 8 (2.5) |
Resolved with further treatment | 12 (3.8) | 8 (2.5) |
Other | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
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Histological grade, Number (%): | ||
Mild (Banff I) | 30 (9.4) | 20 (6.3) |
Moderate (Banff II) | 17 (5.3) | 17 (5.4) |
Severe (Banff III) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.6) |
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Patient survivalb, % | 99.0 | 99.0 |
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Graft survivalb, % | 92.7 | 93.3 |
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aMore than one BCAR episode was reported for some patients.
bKaplan-Meier estimates.