Tacrolimus therapy after renal transplantation. Current questions of concentration/dose ratio

Tacrolimus is an important part of immunosuppressive therapy after solid organ transplantation. The therapeutic range of the drug from the calcineurin inhibitor group is narrow. Adjustment of the blood concentration can be very complicated but to be able to avoid the occurrence of side effects or ineffective immunosuppression it is inevitable. This article summarizes the properties of tacrolimus pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenetics and pharmacodynamics. We will focus on individual variations of cytochrome enzymes. In the following part, a new method for screening high risk patients will be introduced. We will present the publications of the determination of the concentration/dose (C/D) ratio. By determining the C/D ratio, researchers identify fast and slow metabolizing patient groups. Fast metabolizers require higher doses in general and the occurrence of complications is also more frequent in this group. Long-term results are lagging behind the slow metabolizing group. The long-term results of renal transplantation nowadays contribute to the postoperative period and the later years rather than the surgery itself. It includes the proper management of previous illnesses (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, endocrinological problems), detection of complications (e.g., infections, malignancies), and the precise regulation of immunosuppressive therapy. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(30): 1178-1183.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:160

Enthalten in:

Orvosi hetilap - 160(2019), 30 vom: 23. Juli, Seite 1178-1183

Sprache:

Ungarisch

Weiterer Titel:

Takrolimuszterápia vesetranszplantáció után. A koncentráció/dózis arány aktuális kérdései

Beteiligte Personen:

Varga, Ádám [VerfasserIn]
Kalmár Nagy, Károly [VerfasserIn]
Szakály, Péter [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Calcineurin Inhibitors
Immunosuppression
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunszuppresszió
Journal Article
Kidney transplantation
Review
Tacrolimus
Takrolimusz
Veseátültetés
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.10.2019

Date Revised 24.10.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1556/650.2019.31470

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299396681