TABLE 4.
Renal function after conversion from CsA to FK506a
| Time after FK506 conversion (weeks) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 52 | |
| No. patients | 48 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 32 | 20 |
| Mean SCR (mg/dl ± SD) | 3.20 ± 1.6 | 3.20 ± 1.9 | 2.57 ± 1.1 | 2.39 ± 0.9 | 2.20 ± 0.8 | 2.25 ± 0.9 |
| Range | 1.0–7.2 | 0.5–9.8 | 0.4–6.5 | 0.7–5.7 | 0.7–4.3 | 1.1–4.7 |
| P (vs. time 0) | NAb | 0.90 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.002 |
| Mean BUN (mg/dl ± SD) | 52.2±31.0 | 55.4 ± 33.5 | 42.0 ± 20.8 | 40.4 ± 18.6 | 35.8 ± 13.2 | 35.3 ± 14.8 |
| Range | 12–154 | 14–149 | 11–116 | 19–91 | 16–58 | 16–57 |
| P (vs. time 0) | NA | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Excluding patients on dialysis at the time of conversion to FK506.
NA: not applicable.