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Overview of immunosuppression in liver transplantation
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 09/23/09

Pillai AA et al. – Continued advances in surgical techniques and immunosuppressive therapy have allowed liver transplantation to become an extremely successful treatment option for patients with end–stage liver disease. Beginning with the revolutionary discovery of cyclosporine in the 1970s, immunosuppressive regimens have evolved greatly and current statistics confirm one–year graft survival rates in excess of 80%. Immunosuppressive regimens include calcineurin inhibitors, anti–metabolites, mTOR inhibitors, steroids and antibody–based therapies.

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Liver Transplantation, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 72%

Diffuse liver diseases in neonatal and pediatric liver transplant candidates: a pictorial essay
Clinical Transplantation, 11/18/09 Relevance Score: 70%

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Digestive and Liver Diseases, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Prognosis of adult patients transplanted with liver grafts < 35% of their standard liver volume
Liver Transplantation, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Two-stage liver transplantation: an effective procedure in urgent conditions
Clinical Transplantation, 10/23/09 Relevance Score: 70%